For Immediate Release – 5/29/19

Highland, IL, 5/29/2019 – Several members of the First Baptist Church of Highland are traveling to Hungary later this summer to volunteer in local schools there.  The group, including retired educators from the Highland area, will provide general professional support to classroom teachers and English language workshops to elementary school students in the city of Debrecen.

“The Baptist Church in Hungary operates several schools where English is taught as a second language,” explains Rev. Rob Kirbach, pastor at First Baptist Church of Highland. “The students are eager to learn English as it equips them for academic success in a global context.”

Kirbach’s daughter, Ella, represents the youngest member of the group.  The younger Kirbach, who will begin 6th grade this fall, says, “I’m excited to see what school is like in Hungary, to tell them about school here and to learn about their country.”

The Highland group will spend 10 days in Hungary (August 30 – September 10) and will be working alongside teachers and pastors of a mission church in Debrecen, 140 miles east of Budapest.  

In addition to volunteering in local schools, the group will participate in worship services in the Hungarian Baptist Church and visit historic sites in Debrecen and Budapest.

More information about this effort can be found on the church’s website.  The church is also seeking donations to help fund this trip; information about giving can be found online at fbchighland.org.

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If you would like more information about this topic or about the Highland group, please contact Rev. Rob Kirbach at (618) 654-4145 or by email at pastor@fbchighland.org.