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Report an IssueHighlands Community Ministries/Christ Evangelical
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1228 E. Breckinrdige Street, Louissville
Highlands Community Ministries - Highlands Community Ministries was est. in 1970 and is the oldest of the city’s 15 community ministries. Founder Stan Esterle responded to a need from congregations regarding the socioeconomic changes in the neighborhood, from wealthy to middle class, 2 income families. The group started with a grant from Presbyterian USA & 6 congregations began child and after school care.
Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ -l The German Evangelical Church of Christ was founded in 1879. It served as the German community’s symbol for religious and social activities. Designed by Charles Meyer in Romanesque-Revival style, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The church donated the complex to Highlands Community Ministries in 2014.
Dedicated on November 11, 2020.