Presbyterian
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Chaplain Cultivates Conversations Beyond Place, Faiths and Generations
The Rev. Chester “Craig” Topple gathered under a blue umbrella with three residents of St. Mary’s Highland Hills Village, an age-in-place community in Athens where he serves as chaplain. With gentle yet direct questioning, Topple encouraged reflection from the women — What was your first memory of a deep connection…
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Diversity
Haley Lerner’s Presbyterian Faith Calls Her to Seek Justice
Haley Lerner discovered that social justice is rooted in her Presbyterian faith when she was in college. Now, just a few years later, she guides college students toward this same discovery. Lerner, a Philadelphia native, moved to Atlanta in 2016 to pursue her Masters of Divinity at Emory University’s…