Highland Baptist Church

I’ve stuck my neck out again.  An editorial on welcoming gays and lesbians into the church appears in Sunday's Courier-Journal.  As the primary author, my name appears first, along with four other local pastors who weighed in on the content and put their names and ministries on the line with me.

Bill Leonard, scholar of American Christianity and of Baptists in particular, gives a wonderful “shout-out” to Highland Baptist Church in a video clip found on Duke Divinity School’s website.  It is hugely affirming to be noted by a scholar and churchman of Leonard’s stature. You can view it here.  

http://www.faithandleadership.com/multimedia/bill-leonard-hospitable-traditionalism

HBC will use its special offerings to aid Supplies Overseas (SOS) send truckloads of medical supplies to Haiti in the coming days and weeks. An offering was gathered on Friday and Sunday. Members may continue to give through the website (click Giving at the top) or through our regular offering collection in services.

SOS is run by HBC's Allen Montgomery. Here is Monday's Courier Journal story on their operation. Our thanks and blessings to Ronnie Gilbert and others who had the foresight to organize refreshments for the many SOS volunteers!

Text from Carolyn Winfrey Gillette's new hymn, "In Haiti, There is Anguish"

Link to Baptist World Alliance's work in Haiti

CBF's Haiti Ministry