St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 300 W. First St., Birdsboro, will host guest speaker Naomi Washington-Leapheart during Sunday worship on Oct. 20 at 9:30 a.m.

Washington-Leapheart will address the theme of "Respect" as part of St. Paul's sermon series "Do Unto Others." The series explores the Golden Rule, which encourages people to engage in conversation and work together to create a common good with others, even those they may disagree with politically or ideologically. The goal is to discover the beauty that can be created when people work together to make the world a better place.

Washington-Leapheart is an adjunct professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University, and she is the Religion and Public Life Government Fellow at Harvard Divinity School. She serves as the first-ever strategic partnerships director at Political Research Associates (PRA), a social justice research and strategy center. 

Those with questions may contact the church office at 610-582-8461 or office@stpaulsbirdsboro.org. More information about the church is available at http://www.facebook.com/stpaulsuccbirdsboro and http://www.stpaulsbirdsboro.org.