Housing Development Alliance
Monday, July 20, 2009
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church
Charlotte & I have been looking forward to this group all summer. We just love Pullen and feel very, very blessed to have them in Hazard again this year.
As you may know, our primary lodging partner for this program is First Presbyterian Church of Hazard. Hosting our volunteers is such an integral part of their mission as a church that they are actually renovating their building to be more volunteer-friendly (e.g., more bathrooms and yes, showers!). First Presbyterian includes a short blurb about each volunteer group in their Sunday bulletin. Here's an excerpt from last Sunday's bulletin on Pullen Memorial:
"Pullen Memorial was founded in 1884, just eight years before our own congregation in 1892. The congregation is under the wing of the American Baptist Church and is strongly mission-minded. They have been leaders in Raleigh in issues of racial reconciliation. In 1956, they declared themselves open to all people no matter their race... In 1984, Pullen, an almost all white congregation, established a sister church relationship with Martin Street Baptist Church, an almost all black congregation. They also have a sister church relationship with First Baptist Church in Mantanzas, Cuba. They sponsor Emmaus House, a residence for men who have no homes and are making the transition to financial stability."
As you can imagine, this church produces some passionate leaders. This week, Pullen is working on two home repairs in the county very close to one another, continuing the work of Old Union Christian Church at the Maggard room addition, and the work of South Elkhorn Christian Church at the Wells painting/porches projects. We'll post pictures soon!
--Kelly.
As you may know, our primary lodging partner for this program is First Presbyterian Church of Hazard. Hosting our volunteers is such an integral part of their mission as a church that they are actually renovating their building to be more volunteer-friendly (e.g., more bathrooms and yes, showers!). First Presbyterian includes a short blurb about each volunteer group in their Sunday bulletin. Here's an excerpt from last Sunday's bulletin on Pullen Memorial:
"Pullen Memorial was founded in 1884, just eight years before our own congregation in 1892. The congregation is under the wing of the American Baptist Church and is strongly mission-minded. They have been leaders in Raleigh in issues of racial reconciliation. In 1956, they declared themselves open to all people no matter their race... In 1984, Pullen, an almost all white congregation, established a sister church relationship with Martin Street Baptist Church, an almost all black congregation. They also have a sister church relationship with First Baptist Church in Mantanzas, Cuba. They sponsor Emmaus House, a residence for men who have no homes and are making the transition to financial stability."
As you can imagine, this church produces some passionate leaders. This week, Pullen is working on two home repairs in the county very close to one another, continuing the work of Old Union Christian Church at the Maggard room addition, and the work of South Elkhorn Christian Church at the Wells painting/porches projects. We'll post pictures soon!
--Kelly.
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