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Adult Forum: Highland Educational Project

March 17 @ 9:45 am - 10:30 am

The Highland Educational Project (HEP) has been an outreach ministry of the Diocese of West Virginia for more than 70 years. It is located in Welch, McDowell County, in one of the most impoverished areas of the country.

In the past HEP was the only full-time mission-based organization that was open to provide area residents with aid every day of the week. It offered a food pantry, clothing, help with utility bills, and other provisions for county residents. After a time of revisioning, restructuring and reimagining, HEP has reopened with the goal of becoming an even more vital outreach ministry in McDowell County. Our focus is in three areas; hosting mission groups at the center and setting them up with projects in the community, providing a free children’s literacy library, and being a community and spiritual center for the area and visiting groups.

The Rev. Paul Barker is the Director of HEP.

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Date:
March 17
Time:
9:45 am - 10:30 am
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