Lilly McGlone

My life has been blessed and abundantly enriched by Broadway Baptist Church going all the way back to my childhood. I have felt God’s presence working in my life through my involvement and membership at Broadway during every phase of life thus far. During my years in the Children’s Ministry, Christ’s love was taught to me in countless ways, which in turn, laid a solid foundation for further growing my faith as I became older.

My time in the Youth Ministry was marked by understanding my identity in Christ and the importance of intentionally pursuing a relationship with Him.

The strong roots that were planted for me in Broadway from a young age have spurred me on through college and now into young adulthood.

I have carried these precious lessons and values with me through every step and continue to be spiritually fed by the body of Christ at Broadway Baptist.

Broadway makes up such a large and significant part of who I am today. It has blessed me with fellowship, love and opportunities, but most importantly, with a home, a church home, that sincerely cares for and nurtures my faith in Christ.

And as a Christian, I could not have prayed for more.

Mark Riddle

My wife Robin and I were married by Ron Higdon in 1983. Robin grew up at Broadway, and I started regularly attending Broadway with her. Despite my faithful attendance, I had never joined the church, and maintained a 30 year status as a “member-in-law” of Broadway. During that time, our daughters, Brittany and Blair, were raised at Broadway, and the church played an important role in shaping their lives and Christian values. So much so that Brittany pursued a call to attend Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, and became an ordained minister.  

My status changed shortly after Christmas in 2012, when Brittany baptized me in the same baptismal waters in which she had been baptized years earlier. What an amazing and moving experience! I was led to this decision to a large extent by the three strong Baptist women in my life – Robin, Brittany and Blair – but also by the strong love and support from the ministers and members of Broadway during good times and difficult times.  For these and so many other reasons, Broadway has truly been a blessing in my life.

Jennifer Koch

After living in Louisville for almost a decade, I had never really found a "home" church that reminded me of my church from home. We moved into our neighborhood in 2011 and loved having a gorgeous church right in our own backyard. I remember saying to myself, "We need to go there one Sunday soon.” Well, that Sunday turned into another, then another, and as the months and years passed by, I would hear the church bells ring, see the glowing lights from the steeple watching over us, and feel that we were somehow protected in our neighborhood, and somehow connected to this beautiful church.

In 2012, I began working at Chenoweth Elementary, a school right in our community.  I immediately loved our school and soon came to see volunteers on a regular basis coming to read with our students, goodie bags with notes wishing us a wonderful year and thanking us for our service as teachers, and members of Broadway who volunteered in our Outdoor Classroom to help revitalize this space. More and more often, I noticed this community outreach and I thought, "How wonderful that this church is so involved in and giving to our school, I'll have to visit there soon.”

The following school year, we were invited to "The Blessing of Teachers and Students," and I knew that this was the time for us to FINALLY visit the church in our own backyard. Upon entering, I soon realized that, not only is it a beautiful church on the outside, but it was almost identical to the church I grew up in, not only in architecture, but in welcoming us with open arms. I met several members, knew a handful of families from our school, but left feeling refreshed and peaceful, and I knew that we would return.

That summer, our children attended the Creative Arts Camp and were invited by Pastor Robert to join the Children's Choir, to which there was a resounding YES! from our girls.  

We have come to love Broadway Baptist, the church in our own backyard. The community that reaches out into the world to offer time, talents, and treasures to so many who may never even enter the walls of the church, but the love, care, and outreach continues nonetheless. We are blessed to be just one family in a congregation that takes the light of the Lord and passes that on love on to so many.

Audy Sisk

I have been a member at Broadway since early 1983, after moving to Louisville from Cincinnati. Having been a Southern Baptist all my life, and after visiting several area Baptist churches, we settled on Broadway due to the outstanding and inspirational messages by Ron Higdon, the excellent choir and music program, the open and enlightening discussions in the Ed Perry Sunday School class, and the friendly and caring members of the church. Since joining, Broadway has been a source of joy, comfort, and support in some of the highest and lowest points in my life.

It took me a long time to commit to singing in the choir due to other commitments that I thought were more important at the time. Looking back, they seem so insignificant compared to the blessing and joy of participating in Broadway's outstanding music program. I thank God everyday for leading me to Broadway, where I hope to remain through the end of my days.