Listen to Dr. Joe Stobaugh, Senior Pastor at University Park United Methodist Church, in Dallas, Texas, weekly column "The Ladder." 

Dr. Joe Stobaugh offers a Thanksgiving Prayer and his gratitude for our shared ministry.

Serving our community is at the heart of who we are at UPUMC. In this message, Dr. Joe Stobaugh shares his deep gratitude for our incredible volunteers and everyone who contributed to the recent pop-up food drive supporting Christ’s Foundry. 

Listen as Dr. Joe Stobaugh shares his thoughts on the 86th birthday celebration of University Park United Methodist Church.

Listen as Dr. Joe Stobaugh shares his thoughts on the loss of a loved one and how we can remember them, including All Saints Sunday, which is November 3, 2025. 

Listen as Pastor Joe talks about a very special gift that inspired his ministry over the years and continues to bring him and others around him joy.

This week, Pastor Joe talks about "False Fall." That brief, breezy hint of autumn—when it almost feels like fall. It teases us with cooler mornings, only to hand us back summer by afternoon. In this episode, we talk about how this in-between season can mirror the hard stretches of life—those times when relief feels just out of reach. But there’s good news: we don’t have to face it alone.