AnalysisMark Wingfield | November 5, 2026 To close observers of The United Methodist Church, the current legal wranglings over Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas might sound familiar. A similar story played out four years ago in Arkansas, in what was then…
Highland Park Methodists held separate services Sunday following a congregational vote in which Highland Park Methodist Church voted in favor of separating from the United Methodist denomination amid an ongoing legal dispute over governing documents. Highland Park Methodist Church’s church…
One of the nation’s largest Methodist congregations is moving into a new chapter, and thousands turned out for its first weekend of worship after an overwhelming vote to leave the United Methodist Church. Dallas’ Highland Park Methodist Church welcomed 7,950 attendees…
The bishop overseeing Dallas’ Highland Park United Methodist Church removed the current and former senior ministers of the congregation on Thursday (Oct. 29) and provided a new pastor to lead worship at a different location, in yet another escalation in the…
Thousands of congregants attended the first meeting of Highland Park Methodist Church Sunday morning after the church last week voted to leave its historic denominational partner, the United Methodist Church. Senior minister, the Rev. Matt Tuggle, received several ovations during…
Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, Sunday, October 25, 2026. The church is voting on whether to leave the United Methodist Church, its denomination of more than 100 years. One of Texas' biggest churches has rejected the authority of the United…
Audacy Voting members of Highland Park United Methodist Church voted overwhelmingly over the weekend to sever ties with The United Methodist Church, formalizing a split following months of escalating legal disputes over church governance. Despite the congregational decision to disaffiliate,…
In a special vote on Sunday and Monday (Oct. 25–26), members of one of the largest United Methodist churches in the country elected to leave the denomination, setting up what is likely to be a prolonged court challenge. Following two days…
(RNS) — In a special vote on Sunday and Monday (Oct. 25-26), members of one of the largest United Methodist churches in the country elected to leave the denomination, setting up what is likely to be a prolonged court challenge. Following two…
© 2026 The Christian Century. Highland Park votes to leave UMC Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. (Public domain) Members of Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas overwhelmingly voted on October 25-26 to leave the United Methodist Church. Of the…
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