The Church in Dialogue

05/25/2026

Last Friday, a great conversation about unity & division among the followers of Christ took place at Mercy Hill Church in Shepherdsville, KY. Speakers from the Pentecostal, Church of Christ, Roman Catholic, and Southern Baptist traditions presented different perspectives on this crucial topic. Thank you to all who attended the event!

05/21/2026

The Church in Dialogue will address unity & division among the followers of Christ tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Mercy Hill Church. Come hear Adam Carrico discuss the topic from a Roman Catholic perspective.

If you plan to attend, RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GShsqNki7/

We are very pleased to introduce Fr. Adam Carrico as the Roman Catholic panelist who will be participating in the forthcoming dialogue on May 22nd! He will be speaking on unity and division among the followers of Christ with Pr. Perry Cooke (Mercy Hill Church) and Pr. Joshua Watkins (Okolona Church of Christ). Pr. Phil Walton of Mount Washington First Assembly of God will give an opening presentation at the event. Mark your calendars! You won't want to miss this event in Shepherdsville!

Fr. Adam Carrico was born and raised in Pewee Valley, in Oldham County, Kentucky. He attended Saint Aloysius grade school, and that is where he first encountered holy and faithful priests. Over the years, these priestly examples helped fuel his early vocational discernment. He graduated from Saint Xavier High School in 2001 and from the University of Louisville in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in history. Priestly discernment became more intentional at this time, and this led to his entry at Saint Meinrad Seminary in 2008 as a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Louisville. He went on to graduate from Saint Meinrad with a master’s degree in Catholic Philosophical Studies in 2011 and a master’s in divinity in 2015. Soon after, on December 19, 2015, he received ordination, and, by God’s grace, he remains committed to ministry, recently having celebrated 10 years as a priest.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1E2ten1AUp/

05/20/2026

The Church in Dialogue will address unity & division among the followers of Christ this Friday at 7 p.m. at Mercy Hill Church. Come hear Phil Walton present some opening remarks on this topic from a Pentecostal perspective.

If you plan to attend, RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/18eXRi8pZw/

We're very pleased to welcome back Pr. Phil Walton, who will deliver the opening address at the forthcoming dialogue in Shepherdsville on May 22nd. He will be featured alongside panelists: Pr. Joshua Watkins (Okolona Church of Christ), Fr. Adam Carrico (St. Aloysius Catholic Church), and Pr. Perry Cooke (Mercy Hill Church). Mark your calendars! You won't want to miss this second event on Christian unity & division!

Phil Walton has been the pastor of First Assembly of God in Mount Washington, KY, for the past 24 years. A native of Southern Illinois, he has lived in Kentucky since August of 1987. He is a registered respiratory therapist, served as the KY Assemblies of God Christian Education Director, was a substitute teacher in the Bullitt County School system for many years, and has a total of 42 years of ministry experience. He has a BA in Biblical Studies and Philosophy from Evangel University, an Associate's Degree from U of L in Respiratory Care, and 45 hours of Master’s credits from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been married to his wife, Dellinda, for 42 years, and they have been blessed with three children and three grandchildren.

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05/19/2026

The Church in Dialogue will address unity & division among the followers of Christ this Friday at 7 p.m. at Mercy Hill Church. Come hear Joshua Watkins discuss the topic from a Church of Christ perspective.

If you plan to attend, RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CtPSFrBon/

We are very pleased to introduce Pr. Joshua Watkins as the Church of Christ panelist who will be participating in the forthcoming dialogue on May 22nd! He will be speaking on unity and division among the followers of Christ with Pr. Perry Cooke (Mercy Hill Church) and Fr. Adam Carrico (St. Aloysius Catholic Church). Pr. Phil Walton of Mount Washington First Assembly of God will give an opening presentation at the event. Mark your calendars! You won't want to miss this event in Shepherdsville!

Joshua Watkins is an Oklahoma native whose faith was deeply shaped by a church community that recognized and encouraged his call to ministry. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from Freed-Hardeman University, where he also met his wife, Ashley, a Jeffersonville, Indiana, native. Josh served churches in Oklahoma and New Mexico for nine years before coming to the Okolona Church of Christ in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2018, where he currently serves as Preaching Minister. He is committed to expository preaching and known for his genuine love for people, meeting them where they are in life. Josh and Ashley serve together in ministry and are the proud parents of two boys, Elliott and Everett.

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05/18/2026

The Church in Dialogue will address unity & division among the followers of Christ this Friday at 7 p.m. at Mercy Hill Church. Come hear Perry Cooke discuss the topic from a Southern Baptist perspective.

We are very pleased to welcome back Pr. Perry Cooke as the Southern Baptist panelist who will be participating in the Shepherdsville dialogue on May 22nd! He will be speaking on unity and division among the followers of Christ with Joshua Watkins (Okolona Church of Christ) and Fr. Adam Carrico (St. Aloysius Catholic Church). Pr. Phil Walton of Mount Washington First Assembly of God will give an opening presentation at the event. Mark your calendars! You won't want to miss this second event on Christian unity & division!

Perry is the Executive Director of Mark 12 Ministries and the Pastor of Family Ministry at Mercy Hill Church. After serving in the Army/Reserves for 27 years and working in the business world for over 20 years, Perry was called to full-time ministry in 2019. Perry and Laura have been married for 13 years. Their family has two children, Isaac and Olivia, and 2 cats.

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05/15/2026

The Church in Dialogue tackles unity & division a week from today at Mercy Hill Church! (165 West Joe B Hall Ave., Shepherdsville, KY, 40165) We look forward to seeing you then!

If you plan to attend, please RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GwpWdCQLc/

05/12/2026

Join us next week at Mercy Hill Church in Shepherdsville, KY, at 7 p.m. for a dialogue on unity & division among the followers of Christ.

Representatives from the Church of Christ, Southern Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Pentecostal traditions will discuss this crucial topic, and all are welcome to attend!

If you plan to attend, please RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/18USHWkgMZ/

05/08/2026

We are very pleased to introduce Fr. Adam Carrico as the Roman Catholic panelist who will be participating in the forthcoming dialogue on May 22nd! He will be speaking on unity and division among the followers of Christ with Pr. Perry Cooke (Mercy Hill Church) and Pr. Joshua Watkins (Okolona Church of Christ). Pr. Phil Walton of Mount Washington First Assembly of God will give an opening presentation at the event. Mark your calendars! You won't want to miss this event in Shepherdsville!

Fr. Adam Carrico was born and raised in Pewee Valley, in Oldham County, Kentucky. He attended Saint Aloysius grade school, and that is where he first encountered holy and faithful priests. Over the years, these priestly examples helped fuel his early vocational discernment. He graduated from Saint Xavier High School in 2001 and from the University of Louisville in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in history. Priestly discernment became more intentional at this time, and this led to his entry at Saint Meinrad Seminary in 2008 as a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Louisville. He went on to graduate from Saint Meinrad with a master’s degree in Catholic Philosophical Studies in 2011 and a master’s in divinity in 2015. Soon after, on December 19, 2015, he received ordination, and, by God’s grace, he remains committed to ministry, recently having celebrated 10 years as a priest.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1E2ten1AUp/

05/06/2026

The Church in Dialogue's second event on unity & division among the followers of Christ will take place on May 22nd at 7 p.m. Join us in a couple of weeks at Mercy Hill Church, where we will explore this question and more!

If you plan to attend the event, please RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/14eheVuzXiD/

04/30/2026

The next dialogue on unity & division will take place in just a few weeks! Join us at 7 p.m. on May 22nd at Mercy Hill Church, where we will explore this question and more!

If you plan to attend the event, please RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Cm7AXJP3m/