04/15/2025 by Jordan Hofeditz Serving, Outreach

HPUMC Churchwide Serving Day a Family Affair

Highland Park United Methodist Church’s mission is to help people become deeply devoted followers of Jesus Christ, and part of that comes from having a servant’s heart. Even if someone is born with a heart to serve, it still has to be nurtured and allowed to grow. This year’s Churchwide Serving D...

04/07/2025 by Jordan Hofeditz Inspirational, Serving

Celebrating 50 Years of the Prayer Tower

For 50 years, a group of Highland Park United Methodist members has been praying for you, and you’ve probably never met. The HPUMC Prayer Tower Ministry celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Starting in May of 1975, Prayer Tower intercessors have prayed over the prayer requests of church mem...

03/26/2025 by Jordan Hofeditz Disability Ministry, Outreach

Belong Making a Difference of Its Own

The Belong Disability Ministry is paying it forward when it comes to making an impact. Participants who have been blessed by Belong’s services and volunteers now have an opportunity to bless others with their own service. Most notably, Give Back Tuesdays. Once a month, on a Tuesday, Chance’s Ca...

03/26/2025 by Jordan Hofeditz Outreach, Youth Ministry

Growing and Giving Through HPUMC Youth

The years spanning from seventh grade through high school graduation are a special time for those involved in HPUMC Youth. Senior Owen Johnson knows firsthand how meaningful this time can be. He has attended HPUMC since first grade when his family moved to Highland Park. He has spiritually mature...

03/20/2025 by Jordan Hofeditz Outreach

Camp-to-Career Is Helping Shape the Future

The Camp-to-Career program is all about shedding light on possibilities. Khalil Bynum saw those possibilities and ran with them. “My Camp-to-Career experience has shaped me into the person and law school student I am today,” he said. “I am grateful for the experience, connections, life-lessons, ...

03/20/2025 by Jordan Hofeditz Serving, Outreach

Opportunities For Adults Abound at HPUMC

There are so many opportunities for adults to serve at HPUMC, and it is easy to get involved. Take Renee Bailey, for example. She wanted to stay busy after retiring and found a group to join. Then another. And another. And another. This past year, Bailey joined the Prayer Blanket Ministry, went ...

03/20/2025 by Jordan Hofeditz Outreach

HPUMC Scholarships Are Changing Lives Through Africa University

Living in Dallas, or even the United States as a whole, can make it feel like opportunities are everywhere, but that is not always the case around the world. One especially challenging place is Africa, where HPUMC provides scholarships for students to attend Africa University in Zimbabwe. There a...

03/20/2025 by Jordan Hofeditz Kids Ministry, Outreach

HPUMC Kids Make an Impact at Charles Rice Learning Center

The HPUMC Kids Ministry took its partnership with Charles Rice Learning Center to a deeper level in 2024 by making the school its sole ministry partner. Kids Ministry support included filling 2,500 Easter eggs, creating a college wall where flags of former students’ colleges were displayed as in...

03/20/2025 by Rev. Paul Rasmussen

Welcoming Rev. Dr. Abe Smith to HPUMC

I am thrilled to announce that Rev. Dr. Abe Smith will join Highland Park United Methodist Church as the Executive Minister of Traditional Worship and Program Ministries. Dr. Smith has over 30 years of ministry experience that includes youth and adult ministry, preaching, church and non-profit c...

03/04/2025 by Jordan Hofeditz Disability Ministry

Spotlight Shines on Real Stories in Entertaining Way

This year’s Spotlight Musical Theater production, “I’m on My Way,” got personal while keeping the lighthearted nature that fans have come to expect from Spotlight’s original shows throughout the program’s 15 years. The musical is ultimately about getting to an event at the Marco Polo Museum, but ...