Rev. Ethan Brown, Pastor and Minister of Care & Discipleship

For nearly ten years growing up I had a fifty gallon aquarium tank in my bedroom that was the home for two turtles, a painted turtle named Leonardo and a red-eared slider named Tiger. Leo was the first and probably the total number of turtles my parents envisioned me having, but Tiger soon joined after being liberated from a turtle smuggling ring trying to pass through the airport in Atlanta (yes, this sentence is true). My mom’s friends whose son worked at the airport sent Tiger our way...

As we work through this season of discernment and growth, we are seeking leaders to cultivate stories of our past for a creative and expansive vision of our future. As such, this year the ten nominees for deacon election have responded to three questions to help share their experience and vision of Highland Hills. Please take a moment to read their responses before November 8th and join me in prayer for the leadership of our church. Jeff Browne Tell me about a time when you could see God...

Well, HHBC Family, once again y'all have shown you know how to work! This past Sunday afternoon a couple dozen of us—church members, scouts and parents, and neighborhood residents—gathered to care for the beautiful bit of creation that makes up our church grounds. We had teams spreading mulch, trimming bushes, pulling weeds, and, what I spent most of my time doing, waging war against the invasive English Ivy slowly choking out most of our trees. The pernicious vines have been slowly creeping...