Community

How we’re relating to the broader community in which we live and serve

RPD Citizen of the Year

Posted by on May 9, 2013 in Community | 0 comments

RPD Citizen of the Year

Our own Susan Morehouse, head of the Arnett Block Association, was chosen by the Rochester Police Department as the 2012 “Citizen of the Year” for her work in the community. Last night she was given an award by Chief Sheppard at the RPD annual recognition banquet at the Riverside Convention Center in downtown Rochester....

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Banquet Report 4/25/13

Posted by on Apr 28, 2013 in Community | 0 comments

We had a wonderful evening at our Banquet of Blessing last Thursday! The atmosphere was alive with 270 guests filling our warmly decorated hall at the RIT Inn & Conference Center. From Karen Webster’s greeting music, through a delicious dinner and time of fellowship, to engaging ministry reports, gifted music, and an anointed message given by our guest speaker, Melinda Delahoyde (see bio below with player link to hear her message), the evening was covered with prayer and blessing. Special thanks go out to all who have served and supported His Branches over the past year! For a...

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Spring Grapevine

Posted by on Apr 12, 2013 in Community | 0 comments

Spring Grapevine

A Time of Growth Our 4 branch ministries – Arnett Block Association, Embracing Options, His Branches Health Services, and Rochester Youth outreach – have been actively touching lives, thanks to the generous support of so many of you. From patient care to much needed activity for neighborhood youth and critical counseling in the area of life decisions, the staff and volunteers of HBI have been pouring their God-given passions into the work they do for their community. For a full report click here to read our Spring Newsletter, being sent to our local mailing list in print form...

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Merry Christmas!

Posted by on Dec 24, 2012 in Community | 0 comments

Merry Christmas!

Glory to God in the Highest!  Thanks for all your amazing support this year!We’re looking forward to serving together in 2013.Dr. Bill & Susan Morehouse   Click here to read our Christmas letter....

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Block Party HOT!!

Posted by on Aug 5, 2012 in Community, Neighborhood, Youth Outreach | 0 comments

Block Party HOT!!

Our annual Arnett Block Party yesterday was a wonderful success in spite of the HEAT, thanks to the generous participation of so many amazing volunteers and contributors. We’ve already been having a very hot and dry summer, but the weatherman was predicting sweltering heat and possible thunderstorms for our Block Party so we were a little concerned. Sunny skies kept the thunderstorms away, but we got the heat – up to the mid-90s! Click here to see a full size slide show   So many marvelous people were involved in making our day a success that it will be hard to list them, but...

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Roberts Honors Judge King

Posted by on Aug 1, 2012 in Community, Peacemaking | 0 comments

Roberts Honors Judge King

 HBI President Honored The President of our Board of Directors, Judge Roy Wheatley King, and his wife Lucille were recently honored in the Summer 2012 issue of Roberts Today, the alumni magazine of Roberts Wesleyan College where Roy serves on the Board of Trustees. As the article notes, “Giving is an ethic that was instilled in Judge King during his time as an attorney, as he was encouraged to take on pro-bono cases and to use his skills as an attorney to give back to his community. Today, the structure of non-profit organizations appeals to King: when he invests in a non-profit, he is...

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