by Mary Kathryn Paynter | Dec 23, 2024 | General
by Rev. Cheryl Kimble I know I say it every year: “Where did this year go?” Man, this year it’s really true! Where did this year go? Not just that I haven’t even gotten used to writing 2024 or that buying presents and being prepared for Christmas snuck up...
by Mary Kathryn Paynter | Dec 2, 2024 | Advent 2024, General
Our advent theme is “Remembering Advent: Hope Through the Eyes of a Child”. The following poem was written by Rev. Masyn Evans-Clements, and read during the Worship on the first Sunday of Advent on December 1, 2024. Children are our past. Each of us came...
by Mary Kathryn Paynter | Nov 26, 2024 | Advent 2024, General
I sit here thinking about Thanksgiving and the first thing that comes to me is, “Can it really be November already?” It’s been a year of changes for me and for our entire world. In this time of division, destruction, and uncertainty in our world, is it okay to think...
by Mary Kathryn Paynter | Nov 13, 2024 | General
Every year, the women of Highland Park go to “Womanfest”. It’s a time where we come together to have a time of worship, fellowship, and a whole lot of fun. Though we have changed the setting and the speakers throughout the years, the camaraderie remains. This year, we...
by Mary Kathryn Paynter | Oct 3, 2024 | General
Why Community? Being in authentic, long-lasting community is one of the most important and humanizing things we can do. In isolation, we can never live up to our full potential. We need each other! As Christians, building and sustaining this kind of community is not...
by Mary Kathryn Paynter | Mar 6, 2020 | General
Dear friends, It’s a new day at Highland Park. After months of prayer, discussions and planning that led up to a unanimous vote from Highland Park members on Sunday, March 1st, we’re so excited to share the news: Highland Park Baptist Church has a new name — The...
