toystore-31 Originally uploaded by kerussojc Every year our church participates in the Catawba River Baptist Association’s Toy Store where people who may not be able to provide a Christmas celebration for their families come and select toys provided by churches. They also get a gift card for a grocery storyContinue Reading

The Manhattan Declaration is a document created by three Christian leaders to address the cultural issues of marriage, sanctity of life, and the rights of conscience and religious liberty. You can read it at the declaration’s web site (see link above). It also has a place where you can signContinue Reading

Last night at High Peak Church we hosted what I believe will be the final Candidates forum in a closely watched race for the Burke County School Board.  We advertised that all eight candidates would be attending.  Unfortunately, Tracy Norman was unable to attend due to injuries from a carContinue Reading

We are working on being able to stream the High Peak Candidates Forum live on our web site Thursday Night at 6:30 PM. We will start streaming, if we can make it work, at about 6:15 and go until the forum is concluded. The forum is now over! It wasContinue Reading

See below the updated list of candidates attending our forum on October 29, 2009 at 6:30 pm.  All eight will be there.  Originally we thought that there were nine but Creag Hanson is no longer running for the school board. So all of the candidates will be there. If youContinue Reading

UPDATED: Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight of the Candidates for our High Peak Candidates Forum have agreed to attend. UPDATED AGAIN: I just learned via email that Creag Hanson is no longer running for the school board position.  So we now have all the candidates committed to attending!!Continue Reading

This is going to be a shorter than usual Highlights (or maybe more accurately, just less pretty) because I have to rush out to make a couple of funeral visitations.  Pray for Steve Hice’s family who will be celebrating the life of his grandfather today and grandmother on Monday.  AlsoContinue Reading