October 23, 2019
“Spreading Prospectivity” screening at Virginia Film Festival!
We are thrilled that the Royal Girls' short film, Spreading Prospectivity, has been selected for a special screening at the Virginia Film Festival! Light House Studio will feature Spreading Prospectivity on October 24 at Vinegar Hill Theatre alongside other short films by its students, followed by a discussion with the young filmmakers. Spreading Prospectivity takes a deeper look into the minds...
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 20, 2019
Fellows Reflection: Rachel Gaffin
Each month, a member of the Abundant Life Fellows 2019-20 Class will be sharing a personal reflection on our blog. Up first, Rachel Gaffin! “Let the little children come to me.” It’s what Jesus said to his disciples after they tried to prevent children from distracting Jesus while he taught. Often, in children’s Bibles, Sunday School coloring pages, and renaissance paintings of this story, the...
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...