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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The mustard seed. It’s the smallest of every type of seed. And Jesus often used the image to teach and encourage. Once, Jesus said to his disciples, “For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will mov...

Our sweet Ella was 11 months old when the world shut down. Like everyone else did in 2020, our little family worked through the peaks and valleys. We missed seeing our family that only lived minutes away, we navigated a career furlough and all that entails, and, of course, schools were closed. We...

I leaned over the sleek sink of our hotel, spreading pink lipstick across my lips, then sweeping bronzer beneath my cheekbones. Clay was turning 40, and we were staycationing at The Ritz, getting ready for dinner and drinks with friends at the fancy restaurant downstairs. Other than the momentous...