Highland Park Presbyterian Church Youth & Children’s Programs
Highland Park Presbyterian Church, 3821 University Blvd, Dallas, TX 75205
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Highland Park Presbyterian Church Youth & Children’s Programs include activities such as Vacation Bible School (VBS) – Illumination Station, Children’s Choirs, and the Genesis Student Choir. Students and families participate in events and programs including Transform Dallas city-wide workday, the Dallas Family Mission Trip, Ignite Student Retreat, Fish Camp for incoming 9th graders, UNITED monthly gatherings for high school students, and High School Home Groups. The programs also include Confirmation, Baptism Sunday, Student Lead Team, Move Up Sunday, Elementary Family Movie Night, and Teach Me to Pray, along with intergenerational gatherings like Anchor AM and Anchor PM, Ascent, Becoming HP Pres, and the re|engage marriage enrichment program.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
Highland Park Presbyterian Church will reach its 100th anniversary in 2026. The church states its mission as “Leading all generations to find and follow Jesus for the flourishing of our city and beyond.” It is affiliated with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. The church follows a family of churches model that includes All Nations, Good Shepherd Oak Cliff, Grace Church Lake Highlands, Mandarin Chinese Church, and Peak Street Church. Through its Vision 100 initiative, the church has set milestones that include 100% of covenant partners growing as followers of Jesus, 10,000 new followers of Jesus, 10 new church plants, 100 leaders raised from the next-generation for Christ-centered ministry, and 1,000,000 hours of prayer. Programming for Nursery through High School occasionally takes a break for All Generations Worship Sunday, when families worship together in shared spaces.
Every year, Highland Park Presbyterian Church participates in Transform Dallas in partnership with Dallas Leadership Foundation (DLF). In this effort, the church works towards the transformation of the city through acts of mercy and justice, feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, and supporting and mentoring the marginalized. Children from elementary age through 5th and 6th grade spend their spring break serving the city alongside their families during the Dallas Family Mission Trip.
Participants describe these programs in several ways. A Student Lead Team statement says, “It isn't student ministry until students are ministering.” A Confirmation-related comment says, “This is a season of life where kids are kind of looking at who they are going to be. I think that this is just a really great opportunity, for us as a church, to be able to put these faith-basics in front of them as they’re figuring out who they are going to be and what they believe.” About Ignite Student Retreat, one description says, “This weekend is all about teaching students about the passion God has for them with the hope that it ignites a fire in their hearts that makes them want change in their lives.” A participant in Baptism Sunday says, “My life transformed in all ways and it's because of God. I want to show people that this is a life-long commitment I'm willing to make.” A re|engage participant says, “Re | Engage is the best thing we’ve found at HP Pres for our marriage and for our faith.” Another comment about Anchor and Ascent says, “Hearing how people in different life stages have overcome common problems has made a huge impact in my life.”
Last updated July 22, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
Highland Park Presbyterian Church will reach its 100th anniversary in 2026. The church states its mission as “Leading all generations to find and follow Jesus for the flourishing of our city and beyond.” It is affiliated with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. The church follows a family of churches model that includes All Nations, Good Shepherd Oak Cliff, Grace Church Lake Highlands, Mandarin Chinese Church, and Peak Street Church. Through its Vision 100 initiative, the church has set milestones that include 100% of covenant partners growing as followers of Jesus, 10,000 new followers of Jesus, 10 new church plants, 100 leaders raised from the next-generation for Christ-centered ministry, and 1,000,000 hours of prayer. Programming for Nursery through High School occasionally takes a break for All Generations Worship Sunday, when families worship together in shared spaces.
Every year, Highland Park Presbyterian Church participates in Transform Dallas in partnership with Dallas Leadership Foundation (DLF). In this effort, the church works towards the transformation of the city through acts of mercy and justice, feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, and supporting and mentoring the marginalized. Children from elementary age through 5th and 6th grade spend their spring break serving the city alongside their families during the Dallas Family Mission Trip.
Participants describe these programs in several ways. A Student Lead Team statement says, “It isn't student ministry until students are ministering.” A Confirmation-related comment says, “This is a season of life where kids are kind of looking at who they are going to be. I think that this is just a really great opportunity, for us as a church, to be able to put these faith-basics in front of them as they’re figuring out who they are going to be and what they believe.” About Ignite Student Retreat, one description says, “This weekend is all about teaching students about the passion God has for them with the hope that it ignites a fire in their hearts that makes them want change in their lives.” A participant in Baptism Sunday says, “My life transformed in all ways and it's because of God. I want to show people that this is a life-long commitment I'm willing to make.” A re|engage participant says, “Re | Engage is the best thing we’ve found at HP Pres for our marriage and for our faith.” Another comment about Anchor and Ascent says, “Hearing how people in different life stages have overcome common problems has made a huge impact in my life.”
Last updated July 22, 2026.
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