A native Texan, Dunagan currently serves as the teaching pastor at Peachtree Presbyterian Church, a 7,000-member church in Atlanta, where he is one of the church’s two primary preaching pastors. During his nine years at Peachtree, Dunagan has emphasized preaching, teaching, outreach ministry and work with young adults and families.

Highland Park Presbyterian Church (HPPC) voted unanimously Sunday (April 27) to call the Rev. Bryan H. Dunagan as the church’s next senior pastor. He will be the seventh senior pastor in the 88-year history of the church, which has approximately 4,896 members.

Dunagan will begin his call at HPPC in mid-June and start preaching regularly sometime in August.

A native Texan, Dunagan currently serves as the teaching pastor at Peachtree Presbyterian Church, a 7,000-member church in Atlanta, where he is one of the church’s two primary preaching pastors. During his nine years at Peachtree, Dunagan has emphasized preaching, teaching, outreach ministry and work with young adults and families. He also has been instrumental in growing the involvement of younger generations and increasing participation in weekly worship.

“I am honored, humbled and grateful to be extended this call to serve as your next senior pastor,” said Dunagan.

“As your new senior pastor, I look forward to helping HPPC dream God-sized dreams about the impact this congregation can have, not only in the city of Dallas, but also as part of an interwoven global church,” Dunagan wrote in a letter to the Highland Park congregation. “It is a great privilege to be given this opportunity to point people to Jesus – not only through my words, but also through my actions – as together we seek to be transformed in Christ.”

A Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC), elected by the congregation in October 2012 to oversee the search process, evaluated more than 100 candidates and networked with more than 60 contacts.

“Through God’s great sovereignty, Bryan and his wife, Ali, have quickly developed a strong love for our church community and feel a definitive call to HPPC,” said Anne Compton, co-moderator of the PNC. “We enthusiastically and unanimously believe that God is calling the Rev. Bryan Dunagan because his gifts fit the needs of our congregation.”

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