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Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons preaching in Chapel on Wednesday
Join us on Wednesday, March 19, at 10:00 AM, Eastern Time, for BSK Chapel! We are thrilled to welcome Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons as our preacher. Rev. Dr. Simmons is the Eastern Regional Associate Director with Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the...
Get your tickets now for the BSK Banquet happening in Louisville, KY
BSK’s annual banquet, which happens each year in conjunction with Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Kentucky’s Spring Gathering, will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM, Eastern Time. This year’s Spring Gathering and Banquet will be held at First Baptist...
Conversation with Dr. Brian Blount and Dr. Lewis Brogdon will be live streamed
You're invited to join via livestream as Dr. Lewis Brogdon hosts a dialogue with Dr. Brian Blount on the topic of "Empires in Crisis: Reflections on the Book of Revelation and America." This conversation will happen at 7 PM, Eastern Time and can be accessed here. Dr....
BSK student named fourth pastor of United Baptist Church in Chicago
BSK student, Michael Faggett, will be installed as the fourth pastor of United Baptist Church in Chicago, IL, on Saturday, May 3. Michael says of his church, "United Baptist Church in Chicago turns 59 this year. I'll be installed as the fourth senior pastor in the...
Community Prayers will be led by Abby Sizemore, BSK’s Director of Admissions
Join us for BSK Community Prayers on Wednesday, February 26 at 10 AM, Eastern Time, on Zoom. Abby Sizemore, BSK's Director of Admissions, will be leading us. Abby has served as BSK's Director of Admissions since 2017. Click here for Zoom information!
Rev. Amanda Smith called as Co-Pastor of FBC on St. Clair
Congratulations to BSK alumna, Rev. Amanda Smith, who has been called as Co-Pastor of First Baptist Church on St. Clair in Frankfort, KY! The church shared this news on February 16, 2025, stating: "In 2024, First Baptist Church on St. Clair voted to reimagine its...
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Levens to weigh in on what it means to be Baptist at Georgetown College event
Dr. Laura Levens, Associate Professor of Christian Mission at BSK, is participating in an event at Georgetown College hosted by the Religion department happening this Thursday, October 27 at 3:30 PM. This event, open to students, faculty, staff and the community will...
Michael Faggett to lead BSK Community Prayers
Each week, the BSK Community meets for a short, virtual prayers session. Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 26, BSK student, Michael Faggett, will be leading Community Prayers. Michael has been a Cosby Scholar at BSK since the Fall of 2021. Please join us for this mid-week...
Erica Whitaker receives honorary doctorate from Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary
On Tuesday, October 19, 2022, at the Academic Convocation at Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary, Erica Whitaker, Associate Director of BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies, received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, jure dignitatis, for her extraordinary...
BSK alumna ordained as chaplain
Students who graduate from BSK utilize their degrees in a multitude of ways. Wether it be working in a church, at a non-profit or as a chaplain, the Master of Divinity Program at BSK prepares students for a variety of forms of ministry. Recently, BSK alumna Janine...
BSK student Devan Franklin to lead Community Prayers
Each week, the BSK Community meets for a short, virtual prayers session. Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 19, BSK student, Devan Franklin, will be leading Community Prayers. Devan is the pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Tennessee and has been a Cosby Scholar...
Central Baptist Church highlights BSK partnership
This Sunday, October 16, Dr. David Cassady, President of BSK, will be preaching at Central Baptist Church in Lexington, KY. In June of this year, BSK made the move to re-locate offices to Lexington and are now sharing space with Central Baptist. If you are in the...
Jordan Conley installed as co-pastor of Crescent Hill Baptist Church
Jordan Conley was installed as co-pastor of Crescent Hill Baptist Church on Sunday, October 9. David Cassady, BSK President, and Laura Levens, Associate Professor of Christian Mission at BSK, led in the service. Many of the BSK Community were also in attendance at the...
Join us virtually for Chapel as Dr. Laura Levens preaches
BSK's monthly Chapel service will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, October 12 at 10 AM, EST as Dr. Laura Levens, Associate Professor of Christian Mission at BSK, preaches. Dr. Levens has been on faculty at BSK since 2014. To access Zoom information for this service or to...
John Inscore Essick leads BSK Community Prayers
Join us this Wednesday, September 28, at 10 AM, EST for Community Prayers. The BSK Community gathers for prayers once a week on Wednesday mornings via Zoom. Once a month is Chapel. To access the Community Prayers and Chapel schedule as well as the Zoom information for...
Erica Whitaker leads BSK Community Prayers
Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, September 21, at 10 AM, EST via Zoom as the BSK Community gathers for our weekly Community Prayers session. Rev. Erica Whitaker, Associate Director of BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies will be leading. Click here to access the rest...
BSK a premier partner at NBCA Annual Session
The National Baptist Convention of America, Intl., Inc. (NBCA) recently held their annual session at St. Stephen Baptist Church and Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville, KY. BSK was a premier partner at this event, and many BSK faculty and staff were in...
Erica Whitaker discusses “whiteness unseen” at BNG education conference on hidden racism
BSK students and alumni, Leigh Anne Armstrong, Haydn Primrose, Sara Herrington Jones, and Norman Sizemore, along with Erica Whitaker, Associate Director of BSK's Institute for Black Church Studies, traveled to Colonial Williamsburg and Richmond, VA recently for an...
Join us for virtually for a Community Prayers session led by BSK students
BSK students Renee Edington and Kevin Adams will be leading the first Community Prayers session of the 2022-2023 academic year on Wednesday, September 14 at 10 AM, EST. Renee, one of BSK's CBF Leadership Scholars, has been a student at BSK since Fall of 2019. Kevin,...
Sign up today for BSK’s annual monastic retreat
Each year, the BSK Community heads to St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana for a monastic retreat. This year's retreat will happen January 10-12, 2023. This retreat includes organized prayers, mass and meals with the monks at St. Meinrad along with ample time for solitude...
Crescent Hill Baptist Church hosts lecture series in honor of John R. Claypool
Crescent Hill Baptist Church invites you to participate in the Glad Reunion Weekend: Celebrating the Ministry and Legacy of John R. Claypool, Sept. 16-18, in Louisville, KY. As part of the church’s William M. Johnson Lecture Series, the gathering will celebrate and...
Recent BSK Graduate Jordan Conley Highlighted in Courier Journal Article
The Louisville Courier Journal published an article on September 2 featuring BSK graduate Jordan Conley. The story focuses on the historic Crescent Hill Baptist Church calling Rev. Conley as their new co-pastor and first gay minister. Read, "Historic Baptist church's...
Noted scholar brings Convocation address as the Seminary welcomes new students, staff, faculty
This Wednesday, September 7, at 10 AM EST, the BSK community will gather for Fall Convocation, a worship service that marks the beginning of the academic year. We will recognize new students and staff, celebrate the promotion & tenure of faculty, and Dr. João...
Four BSK alumni are called as Senior Pastors to Kentucky churches
Over the summer, BSK has celebrated with four of our alumni who have been called as Senior Pastor to CBF Kentucky churches. We are so excited for the work these new pastors will do, and celebrate with them as they begin their ministry! Sara Clarke Turpin has been...
Brogdon to moderate conversation with noted historian and author Jemar Tisby
Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 31st, at 12 PM, EST, BSK’s own Dr. Lewis Brogdon will be moderating a conversation with J.E. Tisby, historian and author of The Color of Compromise. This event will be live streamed on Simmons College of Kentucky’s Facebook page and YouTube...
BSK librarian to preach at Lake City Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Washington
Ryan Shrauner, BSK's librarian who also works in the IT department, will be guest preaching at Lake City Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Washington this Sunday. Ryan recently relocated to Seattle and works remotely for BSK. To learn more about Lake City Presbyterian...