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HIGHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH
The Dallas Morning News - Saturday, August 19, 2000
Author: Rae DeShong
1225 N. Josey Lane Carrollton, Texas 75006 972-242-3921
www.castlehillsbaptist.com
Pastor: Steve Skinner
Services: Services are held at 9:55 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m.
Wednesdays.
Congregation: The Southern Baptist Church has about 130 members.
History: "One interesting thing - we are right now the oldest church in
Dallas County," Mr. Skinner said. Founded May 10, 1846, the church first
stood near Keenan Cemetery in Farmers Branch. In about six weeks, he said,
the church will move to 4561 Josey Lane in Denton County. Members plan to
take their historical marker with them, although they will relinquish their
position as oldest church in the county.
Some founders' families still worship at the church, which will change its
name to Castle Wood Baptist when it moves. In the 1800s it was known as
Union Baptist Church, and Elder David Myers was minister and organizer. Two
books of church minutes give a glimpse into the life of a pioneer Texas
church, and the book History of Dallas County documents its beginnings.
Special Programs: The congregation supports Brazilian missions and an
orphanage, Casa Hogar Elim, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Recently, the church
helped send 82 children from the orphanage to summer camp. The Nuevo Laredo
work is part of Mission Outreach International, and several members will go
there in December to deliver Christmas gifts.
Members visit Brookhaven Nursing Home on Mondays, and Mr. Skinner is
exploring getting involved with Dallas' Union Gospel Mission where he worked
in the 1980s.
What makes the church unique: "I think the thing that makes our church
unique is that we haven't forgotten our ties to the past," Mr. Skinner said.
This means not only church history, but ties to biblical Christianity that
are "non-negotiable."
- Rae DeShong
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