---Welcome to the table!

 

Pull up a chair at our family table. Experience true community and reach your full potential with Christ.

Here you will find a place to belong and grow in a loving community. Thanks for stopping by for a visit! We look forward to meeting you in person.
 
 

 Our Team

Life is better together. Meet some of our amazing team members who make ministry possible here at HPWC. Want to get involved? Let us know! We believe that everyone has a part to play in reaching this world for Jesus. 
 

 Our Services

Sunday morning is our main time to celebrate together. We believe that God is still in the business of proclaiming good news to the world, setting people free, healing the sick and declaring his favor. Come check out what God is up to!

 Our Ministries

Church is more than just Sunday mornings. Its about life together. We have several opportunities to get together and have a good time. 

 
 

---Pastor Wes

Welcome to Highest Praise! Christina and I are so glad that you dropped by. God called me into ministry at a young age in a powerful prayer experience with my dad. I believe that God wants to restore families and bring wholeness to our communities. I graduated from Lee University in 2011, where I met my lovely wife, Christina. I studied pastoral ministry and Spanish. In 2017, we were invited to serve as lead pastors of Highest Praise. We have four wonderful children, named Anna, Sam, Judah and Benjamin. I love reading biographies and history. When I am not at the church, you can find me running the trails or working in the garden with my family. I look forward to meeting you!

--- Core Leaders

Church is more than a place to gather on Sunday mornings. It is a family that grows in Christ and blesses others. God has given you gifts to serve your community. 
Meet some people in our church who help lead the way through serving, coordinating, and training others to make a difference in our world. 
 
 
 

---Family Events

 
 
 
Every family has special days on their calendar to celebrate. You’re invited to our next celebration!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Backpack
Giveaway
1st Saturday of August
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
#Family
August
 
 
 
 
 
 
Month of Service
April
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stocking
Giveaway
December
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Christmas
at HPWC
December 
 
 
 
 
 

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Upcoming Events

 

#Family

Throughout August we are celebrating families! Join us for special family centered services. We will have lunch following service!
 
Sundays 10:30 AM
 
Highest Praise Worship Center

 

 

 

 

Pig Roast

You’re invited to our annual pig roast. Come on out for a great meal! Service will be outside so dress cool!
 
Sunday August 27th following service. 
 
Highest Praise Worship Center
 
 

 

 

 

Orphan Run 4 Hope

You can make a difference! Let’s raise funds and awareness through a 5k color run/walk.
 
 Saturday September 30th 12:30 PM
 
Stockbridge Jr/Sr High 

--- Table Talk

Love: Experience the Pudding

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
~ 1 John 4:9

I love pudding, especially banana pudding (although chocolate comes in as a close second). Who doesn’t love pudding? Maybe its the weird word or the way it makes your face look when saying it. Or that awkward moment when someone calls you pudding when your twelve and you think you’re grownup. How many of you have ever sang that Christmas song “We wish you a merry Christmas” and got to the line about bring us some figgy pudding and asked “what is that about”? I did some digging and realized that it is a a variation of a sixteenth century English tradition. While I won’t get into all the details of a weird figgy pudding. I got to thinking about the old saying “The proof is in the eating of the pudding”. This phrase means essentially that until you’ve tasted or experienced the pudding you don’t know how good it is, or what’s in it for that matter. To make a long story short. This got me to thinking about love.


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Borrowed Hope

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
~Romans 15:13

Excuse me, I seem to have lost my hope. May I borrow yours? I’ve been asked for a lot things over the years, even the proverbial cup of sugar. I never recall being asked for a cup of hope. Or perhaps they were asking the question another way and I just didn’t realize it? The reality is hope seems in short supply these days. In recent months, our nation has been inundated and rocked with news of international and political division as well as racial and sexual misconduct. Dialogue has reverted to 140 character jabs at one another. Yet, we do not need to be hopeless. A great light is shining among us.


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A Question of Opportunity

David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
~ 2 Samuel 9:1
 

Have you ever read a familiar passage and suddenly had new insight? The passage may be simple, but then God begins to show how incredible it is. That is what happened to me this week as I read this question. At first glance, David’s question seems so simple to understand. In fact, it is simple. However this question reveals many important ideas. It is just full of meaning. I want to point out two revelations that have stuck with me this week from David’s question of opportunity. David intentionally sought out opportunities to demonstrate his love for others in concrete, tangible ways. Let’s break this thought down.


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Need Prayer?

 
We firmly believe in the power of prayer! If you need prayer don’t hesitate to contact us. We meet regularly to pray together.