People make their way to the entrance, before the start of a memorial service for Henry Ross Perot at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Did disagreements over the handling of LGBTQ issues lead to one…
One of the United Methodist Church’s largest congregations has voted overwhelmingly to leave the denomination, escalating a dispute over church governance and property, according to The Dallas Morning News. Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas announced Monday that 90.35% of…
NewsKevin Slimp | October 27, 2026 I’ll never forget a joke my senior pastor, Glynn Vickers, used to tell. “I told the bishop,” Glynn would say in his deep voice that matched his 6’8” tall frame, “that I felt the Lord was calling me…
Highland Park United Methodist Church congregants have voted to separate from the church’s denomination following a two-day churchwide voting process, according to a statement from the church council. The church council shared in a statement that of 4,775 votes cast, 90.35% voted…
Highland Park UMC says it will separate from the United Methodist Church following a congregational vote this week. But the regional body of the UMC said the vote is not valid under its policy, setting up what could be a…
NewsMark Wingfield | October 23, 2026 Thirty-five clergy or family members of clergy who have served or been members of Highland Park United Methodist Church issued a letter Oct. 23 opposing this weekend’s vote on disaffiliation with The United Methodist Church. The Church Council…
Former senior minister the Rev. Paul Rasmussen conducts Sunday worship at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas. In a stunning rebuke of the denomination it has been a part of for over 100 years, Highland Park United Methodist Church’s council…
Church hurt, spiritual abuse, deconstruction and dechurching: why people leave congregations and what they say about it.
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