We envision a church, empowered by the Holy Spirit, reducing poverty in Dallas and around the world. That’s why hundreds of people from HPUMC spent time on Saturday, March 27 serving our local partners around Dallas. These selfless volunteers made a huge, positive impact on those needing help wit...

Because he lives, we’re celebrating Easter with a variety of worship services — in person and online. To make sure you have the best experience possible on this exciting day, look below to find helpful tips for navigating Easter Sunday and discovering the right worship experience for you. Ea...

Rev. Susan Robb, Senior Associate Minister of Highland Park United Methodist Church, joins Richard Stanford to discuss her recently released second book, “Seven Words: Listening to Christ from the Cross.” In this interview, Rev. Robb shares insights into the importance of Jesus’ last words — word...

“It’s been a very trying week,” Rev. Paul Rasmussen said. “So many of you had problems with pipes and water, loss of electricity, or sleeping in the cold. The city has been ravaged, but this church really stepped up.” Through Preston Hollow Catering, HPUMC distributed 3,900 meals to the Dallas ...

Torie Watkins and her husband moved to Dallas a couple of months before the pandemic began. After watching Rev. Matt Tuggle speak about HPUMC’s Bible Reading Plan, she decided to read the Book of Genesis as part of a Small Group. It was a unique opportunity to study the Bible while growing person...

Back in the summer of 2019, Rev. Paul Rasmussen accompanied several high school seniors from our Outreach Camp on a civil rights pilgrimage, exploring famous sites, museums, and more. It was a life-changing event for everyone involved. For the students that went, many different locations impacted...

Joe Washington first accepted the call to ministry as a teenager at a 1947 national Methodist youth conference, where famed missionary Dr. E. Stanley Jones spoke. However, because SMU’s Perkins School of Theology was closed to African Americans at the time, Joe went to Gammon Theological Seminary...

This weekend, HPUMC opened its 40th church, Uptown Church, for weekly worship at House of Blues after nearly a year of praying, planning, and preparing. Campus Pastor, Rev. Joy Gonzalez, acknowledged, “It seems like a difficult week and year with all that has happened in our world and lives to st...

The Sabbath. For years I’ve listened to messages that evoke the Sabbath as the primary reason we are called to leave margin and allow for rest in our weekly and yearly rhythms. These messages often cite the latest findings in psychology or human anatomy as evidence to drive home their point: hum...

Karla Nivens has been singing in Cornerstone since 2003. First as one of the singers in the Cornerstone band and then, starting in 2013, as the Worship Leader. She’s felt at home at HPUMC since her very first Sunday and treasures all of the lasting friendships she’s formed over the years. It’s be...