Chip Hutcheson

Louisville

Content Editor at Kentucky Today

Retired newspaper publisher; left retirement to be editor of Western Recorder and to preach; committed to Christ

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Articles

Macedonia Baptist family shows pastor love on 20th anniversary

6 days ago | kentuckytoday.com | Chip Hutcheson

KUTTAWA, Ky. (KT) — Macedonia Baptist Church surprised Bryan Grigg on his 20th anniversary as the church’s pastor — a time that Grigg says “has been a true blessing from the Lord.”Grigg, left a youth minister position in Bardstown for his first pastorate — to go to the much smaller community in Lyon County. “But we fell in love with the people,” he said.
Crossings begins biggest summer season ever with 27,000 campers expected

1 week ago | kentuckytoday.com | Chip Hutcheson
Crossings begins biggest summer season ever with 27,000 campers expected

1 week ago | ky-news.com | Chip Hutcheson

This summer will be the biggest summer ever for Crossings Camps, which open this week and continue through the summer. Lance Howerton, president of Crossings, said 27,000 campers, from third graders through high school seniors, are registered to attend Cedarmore and Jonathan Creek. A large retreat is this week at Jonathan Creek, and the summer program starts Friday at Cedarmore. "We've hired about 200 summer staff, and we're fully staffed for the first time in years," Howerton said.
Crossings summer staff springs into action after storm

1 week ago | kentuckytoday.com | Chip Hutcheson

HARDIN, Ky. (KT) — As Crossings summer staff members gathered for training at Jonathan Creek in mid-May, they experienced a dose of the unexpected when a severe storm hit the area May 15. When the storm passed, everyone was safe. But there were about eight to 10 trees down on the property, and one tree was leaning against the newly completed Lodge at Jonathan Creek. “Most of the staff was in the worship center when the (storm) alarm went off,” said Lance Howerton, president of Crossings.
Buck Run and its pair of Colorado church plants producing fruit

1 week ago | kentuckytoday.com | Chip Hutcheson

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) — Buck Run Baptist Church’s investment in church planting gives evidence that the kingdom of God grows faster through multiplication than addition. Eight years ago, Buck Run planted a church in Fort Collins, Colorado, and then a year ago another church launched in Durango, Colorado. Both plants continue to celebrate the support and encouragement from Buck Run while making a gospel impact on communities that are well over 1,000 miles from Frankfort.
FIRST-PERSON: Remembering the true cost of freedom on Memorial Day

2 weeks ago | kentuckytoday.com | Chip Hutcheson

The Memorial Day holiday on Monday recognizes those men and women who have given their lives in service to this country, to protect the freedoms we cherish and the ideals that are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. According to the U.S. Census, some 1.4 million people have died in military service since the Revolutionary War. If we observed one minute of silence for each person, it would take more than two and a half years.
Retiring Don Spencer honored for ‘profound impact’ on Kentucky Baptists

2 weeks ago | kentuckytoday.com | Chip Hutcheson

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) — Don Spencer was honored Thursday for 48 years of service at the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Family, KBC mission board staff and retired KBC staff members celebrated his June 1 retirement as the KBC church financial benefits consultant in a ceremony at the Baptist building. “There’s no way to give Don Spencer the honor he is do,” said Todd Gray, KBC executive director. “He has driven more miles than anybody who has ever worked for KBC.
Student day camp will "contextualize the gospel" for Cadiz middle and high schoolers

3 weeks ago | kentuckytoday.com | Chip Hutcheson

CADIZ, Ky. — Crossroads Fellowship will host a three-day Student Camp June 3-5. The event, along with a free concert by the Christian rock bank ‘Spoken,’ is intended to “bring creativity, community and Christ to Cadiz,” according to a press release from the church. The camp goal is to “contextualize the gospel in a relevant way.”Mark Mason, Jr., Crossroads student ministry director, said “many parents have concerns about lock-ins, and rightly so.
Ashland Avenue’s adoption of churches results in kingdom fruit in other counties

3 weeks ago | kentuckytoday.com | Chip Hutcheson

LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Church planting is a biblical mandate that Ashland Avenue Baptist Church has embraced — resulting in the church prospering while helping three other churches become healthy and thrive. Evidence of that is seen in attendance figures from Easter Sunday. At the Lexington campus on Reynolds Road, there was a crowd of 1,200.
KBC to increase support for church planting and replanting

1 month ago | kentuckytoday.com | Chip Hutcheson

MURRAY, Ky. (KT) — The Kentucky Baptist Mission Board — expressing its desire to address lostness in Kentucky — voted this week to increase support for church planting and replanting. Todd Gray, Kentucky Baptist Convention executive director, told Mission Board members that increased funding is one aspect of a “Church Multiplied” initiative. “We will expand coaching networks and support for Church Multiplied planters and replanters as well as hosting a 2026 Church Multiplied Summit.