Highland Park Baptist Church

Highland Park Baptist Church is a Southern Baptist Church in Kilgore, striving to live out the Biblical command to love God, each other and our neighbors well. This means worshiping and following Jesus Christ not only through our words, but also through the lives we lead.


Highland Park Baptist Church is a member of Gregg Baptist Association, The Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention.


August 8, 1949 was the first organizational meeting of Highland Park Baptist Church. Fifty Five charter members met that day in order to establish a Christian influence in this area of Kilgore.


On August 25, 1985 a unanimous vote by 71 members was  made to erect a building. It was three years later on August 14, 1988 that vision became a reality when the first worship service was held in the new building. On May 28, 1989 the building was dedicated to the Lord.

Mission Statement

The mission of Highland Park Baptist Church is to be a ministering body of Christ who, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit proclaims the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ, teaches the essentials of the Christian life as revealed in God's Holy Word, nurtures Christian growth toward Spiritual maturity and service through worship, teaching, training and fellowship and ministers to the needs of the community, state, nation, and throughout the whole world.