When congregants come back for in-person worship at Highland Park United Methodist Church, Rev. Paul Rasmussen wants everyone to be safe, feel safe, and have a meaningful experience. That’s why HPUMC is working diligently toward the goal of being back in the church in early August. “We are gettin...

This time of year, high school seniors are usually making tons of fun memories with friends, graduating in front of their families, and looking forward to whatever the next year may hold for them. While much of that remains true, the current pandemic has also changed so much for these young adult...

I have learned so much from our seniors this year! You have taught me the value of sticking to and staying committed to a community for several years in a row. I think it really hit me during our last family group when you reminisced for two hours about memories from Wesley House. You kept bounci...

On Monday, June 8, HPUMC is starting a new Bible Reading Plan — The Book of Acts. It’s the story of the movement that changed the world. Passages are dated and designed to be read each weekday, typically taking less than five minutes. Falling behind? Don’t worry! On the weekends, you can catch u...

Whether at Lake Tawakoni, White Rock Lake, SMU, or Dallas neighborhoods, the Belong disABILITY Community is thriving through our ministry-wide Fitness Challenge. We’ve challenged participants to walk, roll, or move for 30 minutes every day and post what they did and for how long on our Belong Fac...

John Siburt, President of CitySquare, wanted to personally thank HPUMC for how our congregation has not only supported CitySquare during this current pandemic but our neighbors in Dallas as well. We’ve put our faith into action by providing protective equipment, meals, financial gifts, and more, ...

Dear HPUMC Family,Well, the spigot has opened a bit. This weekend, you can go to a restaurant, go to the mall, or go to a museum. What you can’t do is go to church. Not yet, anyway. No one wants to see our pews full of people more than I do, but it’s still way too challenging to incorporate safe ...

Thursday, May 7, is the yearly National Day of Prayer; a day set aside every year in the United States when people of every faith belief are asked to join together to pray in their own way. We, as Christians, turn our hearts to God and raise our voices to the One we know as Creator, Redeemer, and...

I believe that every follower of Jesus Christ has an innate desire to pray, to communicate with one’s Heavenly Father as a child wants to talk to his or her parent. And it’s reasonable to think that every disciple would discover or develop a sincere delight in prayer, a joy found in expressing gr...

Some days the weight of our global circumstances as a result of Covid-19 is heavier than others. If I linger too long, anxiety begins to build and the things over which I have no control begin to take root in my heart and mind. I am concerned about the well-being of my family, friends, and each o...