Young Adults of Highland is a group for members and guests in their 20s and 30s. This group features Bible study, book studies, and plenty of fellowship. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Courtney Stevens, or the church office, (336) 724-6303.

We’re excited to welcome summer with fresh energy and meaningful connection in our Young Adult Ministry! Whether you’re back from school, new in town, or just looking for a way to grow in community, this season is for you.

Summer Cookout—August 1, Noon. Join the group for a low country boil. It’s a chance to relax, meet new faces, and enjoy some delicious food together. Bring a friend and an appetite to the home of Grace Chao and Patrick Clarke. Contact Courtney Stevens for more information.

Other Highland Things
Summer Documentary: Harvest of Dignity, August 16, 4:00 p.m., Ardmore Room
Join us as we watch the PBS Documentary: Harvest of Dignity. This film is about the lives, conditions, and issues facing Migrant workers. This may be an eye-opening experience for many and we hope you take this opportunity to learn more about our neighbors.
Following the documentary, we will have a panel discussion led by experts:
* Dr. Andrea Gomez Cervantes, PhD Asst. professor Dept. of Sociology, Latin American and Latino Studies Affiliate, Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies Affiliate Wake Forest University and Co-Founder and Co-Director Comunidades Confined Lab.
* Eirian Avila, LCMHC-A with Salud Mental Health PLLC who isa bilingual counselor seeing farm workers via telehealth with a wide variety of exposure to different stories, dynamics through three sites including north and west towards the mountains and one south going towards Wilmington.
* Dr. Taylor J. Arnold, PhD, MA Asst. Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine and Asst. Director of Community and Stakeholder Research, Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Books Groups
LGBTQ Summer Study, September, 4:00 p.m.
Our group will gather on a date to be determined (in September) at 4:00 p.m. in the Ardmore Room to discuss this beautifully written collection of twelve essays, poems, and stories that follows and fractures the expectations surrounding LGBTQIA+ Appalachians and their religious beliefs. Gathered by Davis Shoulders, the pieces delve into themes of chosen family, loss, congregation, and alternative expressions of faith. Set against the backdrop of Christian cultural mores and a region considered to be deeply pious, these writings offer diverse perspectives on religion, queerness, and growth. Queer Communion explores everything from the joy and excitement of worship to the complexities of navigating one’s queerness and spiritual convictions in oppressive environments. Copies are available through Bookmarks. You will receive 20% off when you tell them at the time of your order you are with the Bookmarks’ Book Club program. Contact Debbie Layman with questions or to sign up.

Spring Poverty Group: Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America by Beth Macy
Our Poverty Book Group will discuss of Paper Girl, by Beth Macy on September 28. Macy is a journalist who chronicles the forces eroding America’s social fabric by reckoning with the changes that have rocked her own beloved small Ohio hometown. She is the bestselling author of Dopesick. Paper Girl is timely and poignant and will help us engage in often uncomfortable conversations about poverty and American life today. Contact Debbie Layman if you have questions.