Highland Park Presbyterian Church Settles Denominational Dispute Over Church Property

DALLAS, Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Highland Park Presbyterian Church (HPPC) and Grace Presbytery agreed on Monday, September 8, to end litigation over a fundamental question of the right of control over local church property. As part of the agreement over property valued at approximately $70 million, HPPC will make a one-time payment of $7.8 million to Grace Presbytery in exchange for a complete release by Grace Presbytery of all claims of any rights to HPPC's property.

A letter and video distributed to the congregation is available at hppc.org/news.

"A church like ours is so much more than a building or an institution. It's a community of people centered in Jesus and sent into mission," says HPPC Senior Pastor Bryan Dunagan. "Our church property is important as a training ground and center of transformation in our ongoing ministry. By being good stewards of the property entrusted to us, we will continue to honor our calling to make disciples of Jesus Christ in our community and throughout the world."

Founded in 1926, Highland Park Presbyterian Church is a group of Christian believers located in Dallas, Texas, whose mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ who make a difference in the world for the glory of God. HPPC offers four unique worship environments in the reformed Presbyterian tradition: a service for wholeness and communion, two traditional sanctuary services, a modern worship service, an international service with African influences and a new worship community for Mandarin-speaking Chinese. More information is available at http://www.hppc.org.

For more information about the case's resolution, please contact Zack House, Director of Communications at HPPC, at [email protected] or 214-525-4129.

SOURCE Highland Park Presbyterian Church