06/25/2021

Jane Parker awarded UMW’s Georgia Bates Award

A member of the Carpenters for Christ Committee for over 15 years, Jane served as the volunteer chair, supply officer, meals coordinator, van driver, and outstanding hostess to thousands of volunteers. In total, she contributed an estimated 15,000 hours of work to the Carpenters Ministry, serving...

06/25/2021 Outreach

HPUMC and partners host vaccination events

On June 6, in partnership with CitySquare, we helped distribute vaccinations and meals at Church at the Square to a poverty-stricken community. Rev. Cottrell King did a short Bible study in lieu of a regular worship service and then encouraged congregants who hadn’t already to receive their vacci...

06/22/2021 Outreach

Seven summer serving opportunities

CHRIST’S FOUNDRY Mini VBS | Wednesdays in July | 6:30–8:30 pm Instead of traditional VBS, Christ’s Foundry will hold miniature VBS sessions on Wednesday evenings in July. Volunteers will help with VBS activities or can provide a meal one Wednesday (for 40 people total). Contact Caroline Hazlett t...

06/15/2021 Justice Ministry

A cultural journey: Group from HPUMC visits the African American Museum of Dallas

Opened in Fair Park in 1993, the African American Museum of Dallas is a one-of-a-kind museum devoted to the preservation and display of African American artistic, cultural, and historical materials. On Saturday, June 12, Highland Park United Methodist Church’s Impact Team led a group of 50 people...

05/18/2021

HPUMC recognizes and celebrates high school seniors

With the school year coming to an end, Highland Park United Methodist Church celebrated our graduating seniors this past Sunday, May 16, in the 11 am Cornerstone worship service. In addition to the class of 2021 leading worship, this sacred, annual service featured a slideshow of the graduating...

05/14/2021

Rev. Jeremiah Booker to lead Cox Chapel

During his time here, he’s enjoyed serving in a variety of roles on HPUMC’s Pastoral Care team—officiating weddings and funerals, going on hospital visits, overseeing the Prayer Tower Ministry, and helping with Journey Ministry Memory Care. His “partner in ministry” is his wife, Petrella, who wor...

05/10/2021 Disability Ministry

Belong gathers in person for the first time since spring 2020

There were plenty of big smiles and socially distanced hugs when our Belong disABILITY Ministry gathered in person on Sunday, May 2, for the first time in over a year. Not wanting to miss any part of the day, several Belong participants and their families arrived 20 minutes early. “Can you b...

05/06/2021 by Andi Fancher Parenting

Finding rest in the midst of overwhelmed this Mother's Day

As I reflect on this past year and all the many ways that moms have poured themselves out for their families, pivoting in ways we could have never imagined, I wonder how many of us are hitting a wall? If you can identify with needing a little self-care this year, I see you. You made it. We made i...

04/28/2021

Rev. Susan Robb to retire this summer

This summer, Highland Park United Methodist Church and the Cox Chapel community will say farewell to Rev. Susan Robb, HPUMC Senior Associate Minister. After leading Cox Chapel for nearly two years, Rev. Robb is confident that now is the right time to retire. “My husband and I are looking forward...