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...

03/21/2023 Justice, Youth Ministry, Wesley House

Spring Break 2023: Learning, Growing, Serving

It has been a busy past few weeks for many of the ministries of HPUMC. Camp-to-Career embarked on a powerful Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Little Rock and Memphis. The college ministry of HPUMC, Wesley House, went on its annual Spring Retreat, and HPUMC Youth returned to Blueprint Ministries in San ...

02/28/2023 Justice

A TRAGEDY REMEMBERED: TULSA CIVIL RIGHTS PILGRIMAGE

As believers, we are called to love God and love our neighbors. Our Justice Ministry’s Civil Rights Pilgrimages play a vital role in HPUMC’s goal to do exactly that. When we embark on these trips, we are friends of God journeying to understand and love others. During the first weekend in February...

02/21/2023 Disability Ministry

An Amazing Day: Spotlight Musical Theater Continues to Shine

On February 18 and 19, six months of work came together in two fun-filled performances in a packed Wesley Hall. HPUMC’s Belong Disability Ministries Spotlight Musical Theater’s newest show, “Whose Hollow?,” concludes a fantastic thirteenth season of the program. Spotlight is a theater group compr...

02/14/2023 by Megan Uhr

Israel: Where Faith Comes to Life

As I sat in Cornerstone one morning, I heard Rev. Matt Tuggle, Executive Minister of Contemporary Worship & Program Ministry, talk about an upcoming Israel trip that HPUMC would be taking. I immediately looked at a few friends sitting next to me, and I could see, in their eyes too, that this ...