May 13, 2024
A Year Full of Blessings at Bible Club
ABUNDANT LIFE’S PROGRAM, BIBLE CLUB, 2024 session came to an end on Friday, May 3rd. Throughout the year, our youth have learned about God and how to honor Him and serve Him in the beauty of their youth. Through scripture, song, crafts, and play, our students were equipped with the gospel to spread in their community. As new faces were welcomed, new relationships and friendships were made....
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...
March 13, 2024
Exciting Partnership with Johnson Elementary School: Interview with Mr. K
Abundant Life's Calvin Kellum and Faith Kelley sat down with Johnson Elementary School Assistant Principal, John Kronstain for a special interview on Abundant Life's on-site Tutoring Program at Johnson Elementary. "I think Abundant Life does the things that I need any outside agency to do- they come and they work in the schools but then they also have the connection in the community. So they're...
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...
August 15, 2023
Welcome Back, Angel Feero!
We are blessed to have Angel Feero back as the Young Women’s Program Coordinator! Prior to her sabbatical in Costa Rica alongside her husband, Richard Feero, and their kids, Angel worked as the Elementary Program Coordinator from August 2017 to June 2021. Angel, we are thankful for your return and pray over your time here and the relationships that you will further cultivate as you continue...