Highland Park Church was incorporated on January 4, 1949, by a group of about 130 folks who split from a mainline church.

Highland Park Church was committed to conservative, Biblical faith from the very beginning.

The church was named Highland Park Church because the fellowship's original intent was to purchase property near Highland Park and construct its building there. Zoning problems thwarted the original plan, but the members wanted to retain the name of the church despite its location nearer to Foster Park.

That same year, 1949, the church bought the Conradt Mansion, a beautiful World War I vintage mansion at 516 West Sycamore Street. They converted the first floor to a chapel. The basement, originally a wine cellar, became the fellowship hall. The third floor had been built originally as a ballroom, but, along with the second floor, was turned into the pastor's family quarters.

In 1954, the main auditorium was constructed. It was added onto the mansion in such a way that the building appears to be one structure. In 1956, the church purchased the house at 502 West Sycamore Street for a parsonage.

The church reached its high mark numerically in the early 1960s, averaging just shy of 200 in the morning service. Its emphasis was foreign missions. A decline began in 1963 and continued for over twenty years. By the time Pastor Ed Vasicek began his duties in late 1983, attendance was averaging in the 70s.

God has shown himself faithful to HPC, and in time, the church grew and maintained its love of deep Bible study, foreign missions, and encouraging fellowship.

Our mission "to reach people with the Gospel, to connect believers to one another and to God, and to deepen believers" provides us with direction, and we are excited to see what God will do to further His Gospel, use His people, and glorify Himself here, at Highland Park Church.