November 12, 2024
A Giving Tuesday Story: Faces OF Abundant Life, Eddison “ED” Duolo
Three years ago, no one would believe that I was in college, let alone doing anything positive. Without Abundant Life, I would not be where I am today. How long have you been in the Prospect Community and how long have you been a part of Abundant Life? I didn’t live in Prospect; I live on Cherry Avenue. I have family that lives on Prospect. I was visiting them one day, and I got caught up in...
July 25, 2024
A Giving Tuesday Story: Faces OF Abundant Life, Jamaala Hamilton
How long have you been in the Prospect Avenue community; What was it like then? Since I was sixteen my mom had a house on Rock Creek, and at that time Prospect was separated. At that time, Rydell and Mrs. Dequita ran Abundant Life, and I would catch the bus over here because I knew everybody, though I was never really in Abundant Life. They used to go to King’s Dominion and Watercountry, and it...
April 25, 2024
Abundant Life Presents: Beloved Community Gospel Explosion Benefit Concert
Where Abundant Life, Gospel Music, and Charlottesville and Beyond meet. Get ready to be swept up in the soul-stirring rhythms and powerful melodies at Charlottesville Abundant Life's highly anticipated Gospel Explosion Benefit Concert! August 10th IX Art Park 5PM-8PM On August 10th, IX Art Park will be transformed into a haven of jubilant praise as we gather to celebrate the uplifting force of...
April 11, 2024
Abundant Life Participant, Gia, Gets Baptized!
ABUNDANT LIFE PARTICIPANT, GIAUNA has been attending programming since she was nine years old, when her family moved into the community. Giauna has participated in Elementary Tutoring & Bible Club as a youth, and now Middle School Tutoring & Royal Girls. At Royal Girls, Giauna, along with her peers, are learning how to live out Christian values through having a personal relationship...
February 29, 2024
Black History Month 2024 Highlights: Sarah Kelley, Charlottesville Pastor and Activist
We end Black History Month on a high note with an honorable feature, Apostle Sarah A. Kelley, a Charlottesville Pastor and Justice Activist. Born in 1941 at the University of Virginia, Apostle Kelley is the Pastor/Prophet and Founder of Faith, Hope, and Love International Healing and Deliverance Center here in Charlottesville, Virginia. She has impacted many lives here in Charlottesville and...
February 8, 2024
Black History Month2024 Highlights: Benjamin Tonsler
For the second week of Black History Month, we will be highlighting one of the most prominent figures in Charlottesville history, Mr. Benjamin Tonsler. Benjamin Tonsler was born to parents, Edward and Martha Tonsler, in April of 1854 in Albemarle County, eleven years before slavery was abolished in Virginia. Though not much is known about his early life, we know that he learned how to read and...