Generosity

By giving to Highland Park Pres, you are supporting our mission of helping people find and follow Jesus.

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Wake up to Generosity

Wake up to Generosity

There is a difference between moments of generosity and living a generous life.

Giving Support

Questions about giving? Contact Melinda Jones at melinda.jones@hppres.org or 214-525-4269.

Special Giving

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Disaster Relief

Our Disaster Relief team researches the best place to send funds after a disaster, both local and globally. Your donations aid organizations that will impact individuals that have been directly impacted.
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City Engagement

Help our local partners with special projects and meet new needs in the city as they arise.
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Compassion Fund

Meet the critical needs of people in challenging circumstances within our church, city, and world.
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Global Engagement

Help our global partners with special projects and meet new needs in the world as they arise.
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Church Planting Fund

Support planting churches throughout the city and world

Missionaries

Support our 29 missionaries that serve locally and across the world.

Highlander Concerts

Glorifying God and exercising the creative gifts of music through vocal and instrumental performance.
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Memorial Giving

Make a gift to Highland Park Pres in memory of your loved one.

Other Giving

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Grace LH Property Fund

Grace Church LH is securing a long-term church home in the heart of Lake Highlands, and you can help. Be sure to select “42 – Grace LH Property” as the fund on the giving screen.
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The Foundation at HP Pres

Create your legacy by giving through The Foundation at Highland Park Presbyterian Church.

Resources

New tax laws mean you should think differently about your charitable giving. Our Tax Smart Giving Guide and CARES Act Guide will help you navigate giving in the way that is best for you.

There are four values that guide lay leaders and staff in the creation of each year’s budget:

  1. Mission: We value using funds strategically in order to advance our mission of leading all generations to find and follow Jesus, for the flourishing of our city and beyond.
  2. Stewardship: We value using funds wisely, striving to achieve maximum impact through the use of minimum resources.
  3. Transparency: We value communicating often and with candor about how we create our budget and how the money is utilized.
  4. Accountability: We value the accountability offered by audited financial statements conducted by a third party, as well as sound internal controls, lay-led committees, and review procedures.

Our budget philosophy is to carefully consider both internal and external factors when developing annual spending for the year.

  • Goals: The budget must line up with the goals of the church, which are focused on advancing our mission. Each year, we review and apply Session-directed priorities.
  • Economy: We evaluate the impact of the economic climate on our members as well as on the city and the nation.
  • Giving: The number of giving households and their giving trends from the past several years are also utilized to build the budget.
  • Stability: Leaders evaluate budget decisions and how they can create long-term stability for our church.
  • Relationships: Ministry is relational, and our church needs staff to help members carry out our mission. Highland Park Pres is currently within the industry standard for similar churches with our staffing numbers and budget.

Outreach Funds Distributed in FY 2021-22:

Disaster Relief$619,913
Compassion Fund$284,372
Missionaries$237,301
City Engagement$593,630
Global Engagement$293,822
$2,029,038

General Giving Information:

2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-24
Total Operating
Budget
$8,963,022$8,719,924$12,700,000$16,300,000$15,266,000
General Fund Giving
(Budget)
n/an/a$11,200,000$14,436,000$14,436,000
General Fund Giving
(Actual)
$9,660,462$9,492,860$12,377,000$14,711,000$5,971,000
(12/31/23)
Transform
Giving
$18,940,073$3,776,062$1,920,782$1,490,000$271,000
(12/31/23)