On December 13, 2020, Tower Arts presented Christmas at Highland Park. This virtual service of lessons and carols brought the sights and sounds of the holiday season home with Scripture readings, classic Christmas hymns, and more. The musical performances featured several of HPUMC’s choirs, talen...

On Sunday, December 6, Rev. Paul Rasmussen announced that Rev. Matt Tuggle will begin leading HPUMC’s contemporary Cornerstone services, with Rev. Rasmussen continuing to lead the traditional Sanctuary services. "Our church has a long history of raising up the next generation of great Christian l...

In this season of difficulty and loss, I sometimes find it challenging to be thankful. I tend to focus on the pandemic, those who have lost loved ones, the loss of jobs, and the emotional and psychological impact of shelter-in-place. In other words, I tend to pay more attention to my situation in...

Every year before Thanksgiving we have lunch at Luby’s (thank you, Jesus, for Luby’s!). We sit at a big, long table and go around and answer three questions. Everyone answers the first, then we all go around and answer the second, and then everyone answers the third. Here are the three questions:...

Dear HPUMC,In times of illness, I've always believed that the grace and thoughtfulness of the people of the local church is about the best medicine available. Over the past several weeks, I have experienced that first hand.I want to thank you for your prayers, cards, and concern as I've wrestled ...

On Thursday, October 29, three of Dallas' most influential business leaders participated in a candid discussion on race and leadership in a roundtable presented by the Mark Craig Leadership Network and moderated by former Mayor of the City of Dallas, Mike Rawlings. The goal was to help each of us...

Highland Park United Methodist Church has a new Director of Belong disABILITY Ministry, as Vance Gilmore will be retiring. Rev. Ramsey Patton will now be leading the ministry. Gilmore has worked at HPUMC since the fall of 2016, serving as the Director of Belong since January of 2018. “When I was...

Friends, It’s hard to believe that we’ve had online-only worship for 32 Sundays in a row. But that’s about to change. Starting on October 25, we’ll not only continue to offer online worship, but we’ll once again have in-person worship on Sunday mornings! Our new worship times will be at 8:30 am...

Students of KB Polk Elementary definitely felt welcomed when they came back to school on Monday, October 5 for in-person learning — even before they set foot inside the school. That’s because several members of HPUMC’s Chancel Choir, as well as their family and friends, spent time on Saturday, O...