Special Event Archives
Working Faith Presents Business: For Good, For God, and For Growth
April 18, 2024
What does it look like to serve God in all that we do—even in a demanding for-profit environment? How can faith-friendly businesses not only compete but thrive in their respective industries? We'll hear from Mark Whitacre, Vice President of Culture and Care for Coca-Cola Consolidated, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States, on how they attribute their success to their unwavering commitment to Christian principles. We will also hear from Matt Monson, Partner and Portfolio Manager of Sovereign's Capital, on how they deliver outsized returns to investors through a strategy based on investing exclusively in faith-led enterprises.
Tower Arts Presents Dallas Winds and Bradley Hunter Welch
March 3, 2024
Spotlight Musical Theater Presents: Mission: Mirror Mirror
February 25, 2024
Belong Disability Ministry’s Spotlight Musical Theater is back with a new production in 2024! Titled “Mission: Mirror-Mirror,” the action-packed play takes place in the Oval Office with the President of the United States, his Cabinet members, and his family at the heart of the story. While one staff member’s imaginative young daughter plays unaware, an unknown enemy attempts to take control of a mirrored satellite that can impact global warming. Watch to find out what happens when the FBI steps in. Spotlight Musical Theater is a theater group comprised of older teens and adults with disabilities who work with a professional artistic team for six months to create and perform an original musical. Spotlight productions give a voice to our friends in the community who rarely have the opportunity to speak out, as well as a chance for them to shine in the public eye and share their talents and point of view.
Tower Arts Presents Christmas at HPUMC
December 10, 2023
Tower Arts Presents The Gesualdo Six
November 19, 2023
The Gesualdo Six is an award-winning British vocal ensemble comprising some of the UK"s finest consort singers, directed by Owain Park.
Rejebian Series Presents Mary Roberson: World War II Trilogy: Mission, Fireball, Dutch Girl
July 26, 2023 • Mary Roberson
For the Rejebian series, Mary Roberson reviews three Robert Matzen books on Hollywood stars in World War II: Jimmy Stewart flying in the air war over Europe in “Mission,” the death of Carole Lombard on a war bond tour in “Fireball,” and the story of young Audrey Hepburn during her formative years in Nazi-occupied Netherlands in “Dutch Girl.”
Rejebian Series Presents Marjorie Herrera Lewis: When the Men Were Gone
July 19, 2023 • Marjorie Herrera Lewis
For the Rejebian series, author and sports journalist Marjorie Herrera Lewis brings us “When the Men Were Gone,” her novel of courage and perseverance. It’s based on the true story of Tylene Wilson, a woman in 1940s Brownwood, Texas, who coaches the high school football team to a season they will always remember.
Rejebian Series Presents Dana Harkey: Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Ad
July 12, 2023 • Dana Harkey
Dana Harkey is an active member of HPUMC and has been a book reviewer for over ten years. With degrees from SMU, Dana likes to tell stories about history, women, art, and adventures that you may not have heard before.
Rejebian Series Presents Sharron Lucky: Caleb's Crossing
July 5, 2023 • Sharron Lucky
For the Rejebian series, Sharron Lucky reviews “Caleb’s Crossing” by Geraldine Brooks. A young Puritan woman meets Caleb, the son of a chieftain, who later becomes the first Native American graduate of Harvard College. They forge a secret bond that draws each into the alien world of the other, risking everything in a search for knowledge in a time of superstition and ignorance.
Rejebian Series Presents Dave Lieber: Amon! The Ultimate Texan
June 28, 2023 • Dave Lieber
For the Rejebian series, Dave Lieber presents the life of Texas powerhouse Amon G. Carter Sr., "Mr. Ft. Worth." Amon Carter built a media empire and was a friend of presidents. In his book "Amon! The Ultimate Texan," Dave Lieber tells us his story in a fun way.
Rejebian Series Presents Kathleen Kent: Black Wolf
June 21, 2023 • Kathleen Kent
For the Rejebian series, New York Times best-selling author Kathleen Kent brings us her riveting new thriller "Black Wolf," the story of a female CIA agent whose extraordinary facial recognition powers lead her into the heart of the Soviet Union and the path of a killer who shouldn"t exist.
Rejebian Series Presents Rebecca Blackwood: A Girl Named Carrie
June 14, 2023 • Rebecca Blackwood
For the Rejebian series, Rebecca Blackwood reviews “A Girl Named Carrie” by Jerrie Marcus Smith. This is the largely untold story of Carrie Marcus Neiman, who, with her brother, Herbert Marcus Sr., and her husband, A.L. Neiman, founded Neiman Marcus in 1907. Self-taught and single after her divorce from Neiman, she became a prominent fashion buyer and an arbiter of fashion and culture in Dallas.
Rejebian Series Presents Sam W. Haynes: Unsettled Land
June 7, 2023 • Sam W. Haynes
Author Sam W. Haynes brings us his award-winning new book “Unsettled Land,” a history of the Texas Revolution and Republic.