Rev. Dr. Billy Newton
Billy Newton
Following a career in education, chaplaincy, and nonprofit social services, Billy Newton was installed as pastor of Highland Presbyterian Church on August 30, 2015.
In 2012-2015, Newton assisted Highland during a transitional time for the church, while he continued with college and community responsibilities, including the New Opportunity School for Women in Appalachia. Previously, he served as Chaplain at Rhodes College in Memphis for sixteen years and as Executive Director of The Center for Strong Communities at Maryville College.
Billy attended Rhodes College and graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry degree, focusing on practical theology and community peacemaking. He is ordained as a teaching elder and Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). The focus of his work has always been action-based teaching, connecting churches, colleges and communities for service, social justice and education.
He has served on staff and boards with numerous nonprofits, grassroots organizations and global missions, and worked in leadership positions with community education and service in Memphis, Central/Southern Appalachia, and with Ministerio de Fe, a Tex-Mex border ministry. While in Memphis, he taught and wrote curriculum for the School of Servant Leadership and developed college-community partnerships in service-learning and leadership development. He has also led special projects with the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, Memphis InterFaith Association, Heifer International, the Micah 6 Project, and with the Bonner Foundation in Princeton, NJ. For sixteen years, he was friend and pastor to many of the homeless men and women in Memphis.
In 2012-2015, Newton assisted Highland during a transitional time for the church, while he continued with college and community responsibilities, including the New Opportunity School for Women in Appalachia. Previously, he served as Chaplain at Rhodes College in Memphis for sixteen years and as Executive Director of The Center for Strong Communities at Maryville College.
Billy attended Rhodes College and graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry degree, focusing on practical theology and community peacemaking. He is ordained as a teaching elder and Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). The focus of his work has always been action-based teaching, connecting churches, colleges and communities for service, social justice and education.
He has served on staff and boards with numerous nonprofits, grassroots organizations and global missions, and worked in leadership positions with community education and service in Memphis, Central/Southern Appalachia, and with Ministerio de Fe, a Tex-Mex border ministry. While in Memphis, he taught and wrote curriculum for the School of Servant Leadership and developed college-community partnerships in service-learning and leadership development. He has also led special projects with the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, Memphis InterFaith Association, Heifer International, the Micah 6 Project, and with the Bonner Foundation in Princeton, NJ. For sixteen years, he was friend and pastor to many of the homeless men and women in Memphis.
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