October 16, 2019
Welcome Bruce Boling, our new Young Men’s Program Coordinator!
We are excited to announce the addition of Bruce Boling to our staff as the new Young Men’s Program Coordinator! His responsibilities include overseeing the 5/8 Club and STRIVE as well as middle school tutoring with Young Women's Program Coordinator Sonia Montalvo. He holds an Associate Degree from the New Life Community School of Ministry Bible Institute. Bruce is also the pastor of Columbia...
September 4, 2019
Introducing the inaugural Abundant Life Fellows class!
We are pleased to introduce our first ever Abundant Life Fellows class! Under the supervision of Director of Leadership Development Richard Feero, the five members will serve 11-month terms, from August 2019 to July 2020. See below to get to know our Fellows! KATY CORREA, Middle School Academic Assistant. Katy holds a B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University. Getting the opportunity...
August 20, 2019
In restoring a trail, young people lead the way
On July 19, young men from the 5/8 Club and STRIVE met with members of the Fifeville Neighborhood Association about restoring a trail that used to connect Greenstone on 5th to Tonsler Park and Cherry Avenue. The trail was heavily traveled decades ago but is overgrown and unusable today. We discussed issues like how we could make the trail safer and better known to the people in our community....
August 13, 2019
Partner churches enable VBS expansion in Prospect
It is always so amazing to see kids get excited about God! This summer in particular was full of opportunities as we hosted four straight weeks of Vacation Bible School in Prospect. Normally just one week long, this year we had the opportunity and privilege of partnering with four churches to offer VBS throughout the month of July: Trinity Presbyterian Church, Grace Community Church, First...
August 1, 2019
Royal Girls explore faith and sports at Citikidz
In late June, nine of our Royal Girls participants made the 4.5-hour trek to Citikidz, a Christian sports camp in Rector, Pennsylvania. After working all year to fundraise their camp fees, the young ladies sat on pins and needles as the bus pulled into the Citikidz entrance. Camp counselors greeted them with energetic chants, hugs, and smiles. Their nervousness melted away and the girls quickly...
July 15, 2019
Layman family honored at 2nd Annual Art of Building Community
On a mid-June night when nearly 200 community members gathered at Trinity Presbyterian Church to celebrate and support the work of Abundant Life, Director of Community Engagement Anne Brown presented the Sherman-Rogers Community Builder Award to the Layman family. The honor punctuated the 2nd Annual Art of Building Community's uplifting program, which also featured original artwork by Abundant...