Register Today: Free Black Rural Church Regional Summit

The Black Church Cornerstone Collaborative (BCCC) invites you to attend the Black Rural Church Regional Summit, a two-day gathering dedicated to empowering and supporting rural and small-town Black churches and faith-based communities in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. Together, we will lift up the vital role of the Black Church as we cultivate faith, collaboration, and community.

FAITH & FAMILY NIGHT

Friday, October 3 | 6:00–8:00 PM

Food, fellowship, and fun at the Marnel C. Moorman Family Life Center.

BRCR SUMMIT

Saturday, October 4 | 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Panels, plenaries, and workshops on leadership, discipleship, ministry revitalization, economic empowerment, mental health, media/technology, and more. Grounded in the BCCC’s four priorities—Evangelism, Church Growth, Sankofa, and Black Women in Ministry Leadership—the summit will equip and inspire Black religious leaders for ministry in today’s rural contexts.

📍 Clay Street Missionary Baptist Church

1940 Midland Trail, Shelbyville, KY 40065

💻 Attend in person or online - see registration page for details

💲 Free to attend – Registration required by Oct 1st.

Together, let us answer Paul’s reminder that “we are co-workers in God’s service” (1 Corinthians 3:9), building resilient congregations and communities for today and generations to come.

https://lpts.edu/BRCRSummit

The Black Church Cornerstone Collaborative (BCCC; formerly known as Black Church Small-Town & Rural Ministry Initiative) is a new grant program of Louisville Seminary's Black Church Studies Program funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. 

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