Holy Week at Crescent Hill Baptist
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | Share Article 
April 1 - Palm/Passion Sunday Worship at 10:45am - Bill Johnson Preaching - Mark 11:1-11; Quiet Dignity, Hidden Majesty
April 2-7 - Read through Mark's gospel at least once.
April 5 - Maundy Thursday Service at 7:00pm - The choir will lead us in this service as we remember Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples. Communion will be served.
April 6 - Good Friday Service at 7:00pm - A tenebrae service where, through dramatic readings, we will take our final steps with Jesus this Lenten season to the cross.
April 7 - Eggstravaganza at 9:30am - An event open to the community for kids of all ages. Join us for Easter themed games, crafts, and fun before watching the Frankfort Avenue Easter Parade.
April 8 - Easter Worship at 10:45am - Jason Crosby Preaching - John 20:1-18; What I'm Looking For
Crescent Hill members attend meeting with US Ambassador to Burma
Sunday, January 29, 2012 | Share Article Ambassador Derek J. Mitchell serves as the State Department’s Special Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma. Ambassordor Mitchell was the speaker for the inaugural Annual Lecture on Asian Democracy at the University of Louisville. His talk was on “Reform in the ‘Golden Land’: U.S. Policy and Perspectives on Change in Burma.” At the reception following the lecture several CHBC folks who attended spoke with Ambassador Mitchell.
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Jason Crosby and Ambassador Mitchell;)
Ambassador Mitchell, Eh Nay Thaw, and Joshua;)
Ambassador Mitchell, Steve Clark and Annette Ellard
Senator McConnell Visits Refugees from Burma, Living in Louisville at CHBC
Sunday, January 22, 2012 | Share Article READ WAVE 3 News story.
Link to Louisville Courier Journal article on the Senator's visit - Senator Mitch McConnell visits with Louisville's Burmese refugees. The Courier Journal page has some videos including one featuring Steve Clark and Annette Ellard, CHBC members who work full time with refugees.
CHBC to Host Community Meeting with Mitch McConnell about Burma January 21
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 | Share Article On January 13-18, Senator Mitch McConnell is going to Burma. After he returns, he has requested that Crescent Hill Baptist Church host a community meeting so that he can meet with folks from Burma and those in Louisville concerned about what is happening in Burma. The Senator wants to share his thoughts on what he saw in Burma and to get feedback, particularly from folks from Burma, about what changes they would like to see occur there. The meeting will be held, Saturday, January 21, at 10:00am. I hope you will plan to attend in order to demonstrate your interest and concern about United States policy regarding Burma. This remains a fluid situation and if further information about this meeting unfolds, the latest news will be posted at www.chbcky.org.
Also, that weekend...
US Campaign for Burma’s Myra Dahgaypaw to Visit CHBC:
Will Speak During Sunday School Hour on January 22nd
Myra Dahgaypaw will be with the CHBC family the weekend of the McConnell meeting. Myra will be meeting with the community from Burma in Louisville that weekend. She will lead a discussion about what is taking place in Burma at the moment in the sanctuary during the Sunday School hour beginning at 9:30 am on January 22. She is also available to speak to students, groups, etc. on Monday, January 23. Please let Jason Crosby, jasonwcrosby@chbcky.org, know if you are interested in securing Myra to come speak to your group.
Myra Dahgaypaw is a Karen human rights activist from Karen State, Eastern Burma. She was an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) for more than a decade and a refugee for 17 years until she fled to the United States. Myra lost many of the people she knows including but not limited to her own immediate family members, close relatives and close friends due to the oppression, torture, and killing by the Burmese troops.