Highland Park Presbyterian Church (Dallas, Texas)
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 Highland Park Presbyterian Church
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| 32°50′40.8″N 96°47′59.6″W / 32.844667°N 96.799889°WCoordinates: 32°50′40.8″N 96°47′59.6″W / 32.844667°N 96.799889°W | |
| Location | 3821 University Boulevard, University Park, Texas 75205 |
| Country |
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| Denomination | ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians |
| Previous denomination | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
| Website | hppc.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Dedicated | 1928 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Mark Lemmon |
| Architectural type | Gothic architecture |
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| Pastor(s) | Rev. Bryan Dunagan |
Highland Park Presbyterian Church (HPPC) is a Presbyterian church in University Park, Texas, which is one of the affluent Park Cities enclaves of Dallas.
In 2013, HPPC voted to change its affiliation from Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians.
HPPC was first established in 1926, with 290 members. By January 1927, Dr. W.A. Alexander of Mobile, Alabama became the first pastor. A year later, in 1928, the church building designed by architect Mark Lemmon (1889–1975) was erected. From 1932 to 1937, Dr. Thomas W. Currie, Sr. served as the new pastor; he would later serve as President of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. The next pastor, Dr. Henry Wade DuBose of Spartanburg, South Carolina, served from 1938 to 1944. Dr. William M. Elliott, Jr., who came from Druid Hills Presbyterian Church in Druid Hills, Georgia, served as pastor from 1944 to 1973. Moreover, Peter Marshall (1902-1949) occasionally preached in the church. Additionally, Dr. Arthur V. Boand became the first associate minister in 1950 and Dr. Edward A. Mohns became the second associate pastor in 1954.
In 1973, Dr. B. Clayton Bell Sr., who came from the First Presbyterian Church in Rome, Georgia, became the new pastor. Further associate pastors were Dr. Sherwood M. Strodel, Dr. Thomas Tyndall, Dr. Harry S. Hassall, Thomas Foley, Thomas Cook, Gareth Icenogle, Dr. Ace L. Tubbs, Peter Barnes, Paul Peterson, William A. Watson, Jean Marie Thorndike, Russell Jonas, Robert H.Thompson, Andrew Adair, Ellen Schulz, Jeffrey Schulz, Martha Thorson, Murray Gossett, Joseph Parker, Chris Robinson, Don Riley, Max Reddick and Marshall Zieman. In 2000, Rev. Dr. Ronald W. Scates of Baltimore, Maryland became the new pastor until stepping down in 2013. The congregation was then served by Rev. Joe Rightmyer, interim Senior Pastor, until the Rev. Bryan Dunagan was called in 2014.
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