Congratulations Pastor Junior
AWAB’s 2025 Passion for Equality Recipient
Groton — The Noank Baptist Church announced that Pastor Junior White has been chosen to receive the 2025 “Passion for Equality” Award from the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB).
According to a news release, White will be the fifth recipient of this award, which will be presented to him during church worship on Sunday. The public is welcome at the event.
“As the only organization solely devoted to building the Welcoming and Affirming movement within the Baptist traditions, AWAB has been supporting churches in being and becoming Welcoming and Affirming of all people regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation," a news release stated.
Noank Baptist Church has a “long record of being inclusive as well as being focused on our local Noank area community," the release stated.
“Currently we sponsor activity programs for young children as well as help provide residential services for senior citizens at both the Independent Living and Congregate levels," according to the release. “We recently assisted a Haitian refugee family which enabled them to eventually locate a permanent home."
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