Highland Park United Methodist Church
| Highland Park United Methodist Church | |
|---|---|
| Location | Dallas, Texas 75205 |
| Country |
 USA |
| Denomination | United Methodist Church |
| Website | hpumc.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Dedicated | 1927 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) |
Mark Lemmon Roscoe DeWitt |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Paul Rasmussen |
Highland Park United Methodist Church is a United Methodist church in Dallas, Texas.
Location
It is located on the campus of Southern Methodist University, at 3300 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75205.[1][2]
History
In February 1916, the United Methodist congregation met on the campus of Southern Methodist University for the first time to worship together.[3] A year later, in 1917, a temporary church building called "The Little Brown Church" was erected.[3]
The current church building was designed by architect Mark Lemmon (1889–1975) and Roscoe DeWitt (1894-1975) and built in 1927.[3][4] It was dedicated on February 6, 1927, when Dr Umphrey Lee served as the pastor.[3]
In 1995, Mark Craig became Senior Minister.[3] Since 2011, Rev Paul Rasmussen has served as the Senior Minister.[3] That same year, after much restoration, the Munger Place Church located at 5200 Bryan St, Dallas, TX 75206 in the Munger Place Historic District, Old East Dallas became the East Dallas satellite of the Highland Park United Methodist Church.[3][5]
As of 2013, it has over 15,000 members and organizes missions to sixteen countries worldwide, including Costa Rica, Haiti, Nigeria and Nepal.[3] It also sponsors over six hundred inner-city children to attend summer camp every year.[3]
Notable church-goers
- Former American President George W. Bush attended the church from 1989 to 1995. He volunteered in a ministry to help low-income, mostly Hispanic families. He has attended since his Presidency concluded. He currently attends and is a member. [6]
- American football player and coach Tom Landry 1924-2000) attended the church.[7]
References
- ↑ Highland Park United Methodist Church: Maps & Parking
- ↑ Google Maps
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Highland Park United Methodist Church: Our History
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association: Mark Lemmon
- ↑ Munger Place Church: Our History
- ↑ Gary Scott Smith, Faith and the Presidency From George Washington to George W. Bush, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 371
- ↑ Denne H. Freeman, Jaime Aron, I Remember Tom Landry, Sports Publishing, 2001, p. 225