FAITH-BASED INSTITUTE PRE-CONFERENCE
Monday, October 24, 2011
The Galt House Hotel
140 North 4th Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
All ARE WELCOME! Please Register
Now! This Institute is Free to the public and lunch is included.
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for
Public Heath, is proud to announce the 10th Annual Faith-Based
Institute Kick-off Event, as a part of the African-American and
Hispanic/Latino Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS.
We invite all people of faith to “Get Educated. Get Tested.
Get Involved. Get Treated.” The institute will
provide a safe and supportive environment for faith leaders and
congregations to explore strategic partnership opportunities with the
state and other government entities, as well as learn about means of
accessing pertinent resources for mobilization of their communities to
address HIV related health disparities. The institute will also provide
workshops to help provide valuable HIV/AIDS education and technical
assistance, build skills for successful development of HIV related
ministries, information dissemination, Testing, linkage to care and
provision of supportive services.
Topics and sessions will include discussions regarding:
1) Why is it important for the Faith Communities to be informed about
HIV
2) Potential funding available for Faith Communities to provide services
to groups impacted by HIV
3) Training on implementing Faith-Based HIV programs
Our Key Note Speaker and Gospel Artists
Keynote Speaker:
Rev. Edwin Sanders, II, Senior Servant of Metropolitan
Interdenominational Church in Nashville, TN.
The lunch plenary will feature nationally renowned speaker, the Reverend
Edwin C. Sanders, II, Senior Servant and Founder of the Metropolitan
Interdenominational Church in Nashville, Tennessee. His congregation
attracts a broad cross-section of people with the mission of being
“inclusive of all and alienating to none” and has outreach ministries in
the areas of substance abuse, advocacy for children, sexual violence,
and harm reduction, in addition to providing services to persons
infected with, and affected by, HIV/AIDS through the First Response
Center, founded by Rev. Sanders in 1992.
Gospel Performing Artists:
Jon John was on the 2009 Season 2 of Sunday Best. Jon
John was selected as one of the finalist; and still stands as the ONLY
finalist in any season to be selected from Kentucky.
Richard Moore aka Radio Ricky is a host on WLOU gospel radio on Fridays 10am-12noon. Richard is also currently appearing in the stage play “In Love With Tyrone” that has been touring across the country.
Please RSVP by October 19, 2011, e-mail
kyconference@gmail.com, or
call or call Terry Terrell (502) 210-2557 or (502) 727-6546. Provide the
name (s) of all those planning to attend, address(s), telephone
number(s), email(s), & organization(s). Be sure to indicate that you are
planning to attend the Faith-Based Institute.
Please help spread the word! Click here to download a flyer about the Faith-Based Institute.
We invite you to also learn more about the FREE Hispanic Community
Dialogue and lunch on Sunday, October 23, 2011 and the rest of the
conference (October 25 - 26, 2011).
DID YOU KNOW?
In 2010, the rate of cumulative HIV infections rate for Black
Men in their 20s was
5 times higher than for White men in the same decade of life.
Among Black Women in their 20s, the cumulative
HIV infection rate was
11 times higher than for White men in the same decade of life.