Early history of Dallas, Texas, and the first church erected in the city. Many of the early settlers in Dallas were the founding families of this church, including John Higgs Cole, Benjamin Franklin Hall, William Henry Hord, William Brown Miller, Jefferson Peak and Harvey Shepherd. Read the stories of the founding families and the men who have served this church as Preachers and Elders since 1855. In the beginning it was simply called Christian Church and today is known as Highland Oaks church of Christ.