Norton West Louisville Hospital opens on Nov. 11 and St. Stephen pastor Rev. Kevin Cosby says investment is key to the community.
“Love is a four-letter word. This is how you spell love – C-A-S-H. when west Louisville is a place to love through investment, then west Louisville will become a place to live,” he said.
It is the reason why the hospital is more than a building to him and others. Quality healthcare has been lacking in the west end for decades.
Cosby is one of the state’s top Black leaders. He is the president of the re-energized Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville.
He’s also the longtime leader of one of Kentucky’s largest black churches, St. Stephen Baptist Church.
To his core, the 66-year-old is one thing.
“I have been in the pastorate for 45 years. I have been in west Louisville by choice – all my life and this is the first time I’ve seen …