February 28, 2023
Abundant Life Ministries Black History Month 2023 Highlights: Alex-Zan, Local Charlottesville Activist
As Black History Month comes to a close, we want to remember that history is always being written and we are grateful for those who pioneered and continue to pioneer against the odds. We would like to dedicate this Highlight to Community Activist, Educator, Entertainer, and Motivator, Mr. Alex-Zan. Mr. Alex-Zan began his activism when he was one of the 12 youths who integrated Charlottesville...
February 8, 2023
Abundant Life Black History Month Highlights: Vinegar Hill, The Demolished Thriving Black Neighborhood
For our second week of Abundant Life Black History, we’d like to highlight a community of thriving black residents in Charlottesville, Virginia, that was destroyed in 1964 as part of a citywide redevelopment program. This neighborhood was known as Vinegar Hill, which extended through Main Street and the east end of the Downtown Mall. Post-Civil War, African American Families began moving into...
February 1, 2023
Abundant Life Black History Month 2023 Highlights: UVa Black Hidden Nurses
Abundant Life Ministries is celebrating Black History Month by taking time to reflect on historical and notable people who have contributed to our community, nation, and world. To kick off this month of noteworthy stories, are a group of nurses, now known as the UVa Hidden Nurses, who defied the odds of segregation and racial inequality in our very own city of Charlottesville and the University...
December 20, 2022
2022 Impact Report
As we move into the new year, We are excited to share our 2022 Impact Report with you. Abundant Life 2022 Impact Report Read more on our 2022 Highlights and the ministry’s impact on the community this year. Hear from our Executive Director, Eddie Howard, and his reflection on his first full year as Executive Director of the ministry. Once a community member and staff member of Abundant Life, we...
November 30, 2022
Our 2025 Strategic Plan
In 2019, we began a practice of creating these clear and focused three-year strategic plans to guide our short-term efforts and ensure that we remain effective–and adapting--to achieve our long-term goal of helping residents of the Prospect and Fifeville neighborhood to flourish and live abundant lives. Our initial 2019-2021 Strategic Plan was informed, in addition to conversations with staff...
September 22, 2022
$50K Matching Fund Success
At the beginning of this month, Abundant Life was blessed to have met and exceeded its $50K Matching Fund goal. “Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17, KJV Back in May, we announced a special summer fundraising drive to help strengthen our financial situation after two years of pandemic...