The United Nations has declared every December 1 as an international observance of World AIDS Day, to increase public awareness and action around this deadly disease. Last year, a consortium of local congregations and faith leaders hosted the first World AIDS Day service at Broadway Baptist Church. This year’s service will be at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church. The service will offer inspiring music and St. Stephen’s outstanding choir, led by Organist and Director of Music Ministries Mitchell Crawford. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Cheryl McDonald, a local physician who specialized in infectious diseases and is the current President of the Board of Directors at the AIDS Outreach Center.
Participating faith representatives include Broadway Baptist, Brite Divinity School, and several congregations representing many denominations. This year we are partnering with RESULTS (www.results.org), a bipartisan advocacy organization that has been combating the effects of global poverty for over 35 years.