Breaking Out of Silos and Working Together at Intersections
Joe Hopkins |
TEDxWilliamsport
• April 2019
Joe Hopkins is the pastor of Avis United Methodist Church and chair of the Christian Social Concerns Committee of United Churches of Lycoming County. Hopkins grew up in Perry County near Harrisburg and earned his bachelor's degree at Bucknell University. After college, Hopkins worked as a United Methodist missionary and labor organizer in Chicago, where he later went to seminary. While living on Chicago’s South Side, Hopkins was active in community organizing campaigns for clean air, public transportation, and corporate accountability. He has lived in Avis for nearly four years with his wife Kacie and two cats.
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Video production by Max Wilhelm, Andy Seal & Dylan Rinehart.
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