05/02/2023 Serving, Outreach

Volunteer Recognition Night Honors Years of Service

On Thursday, April 27, Volunteer Recognition Night invited lay leaders and volunteers who showed regular and consistent commitment to HPUMC ministries in the past school year to be recognized and celebrated at the Tolleson Family Activity Center. Guests honored at the event served for 25 years on...

04/29/2023 Outreach, Justice

Paving the Path: Camp-to-Career’s Seniors Learn Powerful History

Each summer, the camp portion of HPUMC’s Camp-to-Career program offers kids ages 9-17 a chance to be outdoors and dive into God’s word in a fun, safe space. However, camp is just the beginning. During spring break of their senior year, those who have “aged out” of camp (18 years and older) embar...

04/29/2023 Outreach, Justice

Meet the Camp-to-Career Class of 2023

After going on a Civil Rights Pilgrimage through Little Rock, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee, seniors in Camp-to-Career are given the opportunity to attend a luncheon held in April in celebration of their upcoming high school graduation. This year’s luncheon was an Italian feast at Maggiano’s L...

04/25/2023

A Journey in Ministry: Rev. Elizabeth Moseley Leaves Lasting Impact

Rev. Elizabeth Moseley, Associate Minister of Uptown Church, has received a new pastoral appointment with the Methodist Church to serve at First United Methodist Church in Dallas after 18 years of working at HPUMC and Uptown Church. Elizabeth has made an incredible impact in those 18 years. Her a...

04/20/2023

Month of Gratitude: Night OWLS Volunteer John O’Brien

Retiree John O’Brien has been making the most of his free time enjoying a variety of creative endeavors, including yard art, welding, painting, and ceramics. He calls bingo at a retirement home every other Saturday as part of the Lions Club, and is a volunteer with Meals on Wheels. John recommen...

04/18/2023 Disability Ministry, Outreach

Better Together: Belong Disability Ministry Partners with a Purpose

The Belong Disability Ministry of HPUMC offers programs free of charge to anyone who has a disability or has a family member affected by a disability. The programs include Day Classes, Chance’s Cafe, Night OWLS Respite Program, Spotlight Academy of the Arts, The Feast Worship Service, and many m...

04/11/2023

Easter at HPUMC Celebrates A Living Hope

Across HPUMC’s Holy Week and Easter Sunday worship services, more than 15,000 people gathered at Highland Park United Methodist Church or joined online in celebration of our living hope, Jesus Christ. Congregants new and old gathered in each venue to honor that Christ is risen. Surrounded by the...

04/11/2023 by Elizabeth Hamill

Lent 2023: The Chase

Lent has come to a close, and we now have the opportunity to look back at some of the amazing things that have come out of the Lenten season. One such example: Students in Wesley House, HPUMC’s college ministry, took part in The Chase, a 40-day intentional prayer journey during Lent. The discipl...

04/03/2023 Serving, Outreach

Churchwide Serving Day Volunteers Make An Impact Across Dallas

Palm Sunday marks the first day of Holy Week, a celebration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. What better way to usher in the presence of Christ than to honor his call to love and serve others? On the Saturday before Palm Sunday, Highland Park United Methodist Church has made it a tradition to do e...