June 1, 2022
Program Director reports Annual Program Metrics
Out of the neighborhood programming centered around bible lessons and community, grew Abundant Life Ministries. 25 years later, alongside our neighbors, Abundant Life has been building relationships and walking with the community through love and our programs. Following the thick of the global pandemic, our Program Metrics have been reported. Abundant Life_Program Metrics_updated 2023_May...
May 4, 2022
1st Annual Community Festival Success
On Saturday, April 23rd, Abundant Life hosted its first-ever, annual Community Festival. This time of great fellowship with our neighbors was a blessing from God, following the hardships of the Pandemic. “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Abundant Life staff began preparing...
November 8, 2021
Abundant Life Hires New Executive Director
The Board of Directors for Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries is excited to welcome Eddie Howard as its new Executive Director. Eddie grew up in the Prospect neighborhood, Abundant Life’s focus for ministry, and served on staff for eight years, building deep relationships in the community and helping to launch our 5/8 Program. After his initial time with Abundant Life, Eddie moved to...
October 8, 2021
Road tripping STRIVE alums celebrate Chris Nocks’s boot camp graduation
An African-American, Black-American, Latino, and White-American walk onto a Marine training base… On September 24th, Chris Nocks, STRIVE Class of 2021, graduated from Marine Corps Boot Camp on Parris Island. The journey just to get to Parris Island required sacrifice, strength, and determination. Throughout high school, Chris had served his community: as a 5/8 Club summer intern, a volunteer...
September 19, 2021
Meet McKenzie Markham, our new Middle School Tutoring Coordinator!
Abundant Life is excited to announce the hiring of McKenzie Markham as our new Middle School Tutoring Coordinator! McKenzie will oversee weekly academic tutoring for Prospect neighborhood participants at Walker Upper Elementary and Buford Middle Schools. Her responsibilities will include supporting student-tutor relationships, implementing curriculum, interfacing with parents and teachers, and...
September 1, 2021
25th anniversary celebration on September 25!
A Lasting Harvest: Rooted in Community Abundant Life's 25th Anniversary Celebration We are celebrating 25 years! Twenty-five years of being present in the Prospect community through programs, staff, volunteers, tutoring, mentoring, Bible studies, personal finance training, first-time home ownership, high school and college graduations, and walking with resilient Prospect families as they pursue...