News
Mar 13, 2019
Executive Director Nathan Walton and Middle School Tutoring Coordinator Cooper Good joined host Jerry Miller on the I ❤️ CVille Show on March 12, 2019. Nathan and Cooper spoke about Abundant Life’s philosophy of ministry, August 12, the Prospect neighborhood, and the upcoming Abundant Madness event on March 21. A big thank you to I […]
Feb 25, 2019
We are thrilled to share that We Raise Foundation has awarded our Young Ladies Program Coordinator Sonia Montalvo one of two Emerging Leader Grants! The $15,000 grant award provides $10,000 for program support and $5,000 for Sonia’s leadership development over the next two years. Emerging Leader Grants are for young adults at Christian organizations who are “leading […]
Feb 04, 2019
For the first time this year, we are celebrating Black History Month with quotes, profiles, and stories of notable people and events that have contributed to our community, nation, and world. Follow us on our social media channels – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube – to learn about and be inspired by lesser known but […]
Jan 27, 2019
Despite temperatures in the 20s, dozens of Prospect neighbors and friends gathered at Buford Middle School on January 21, 2019 for the 17th Annual Fifeville Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration. In an enduring tradition dating back to 2003, participants young and old peacefully marched with candles through the Prospect neighborhood in a display of […]
Jan 13, 2019
For two months, in partnership with Light House Studio, eleven young ladies from Abundant Life’s female empowerment group Royal Girls worked on creating a film that highlighted the positive aspects of living in Greenstone on 5th apartments. Upset that there were so many negative connotations about their place of residence within the Charlottesville area, they […]
Dec 17, 2018
In the midst of this Advent season, I am reminded of the words of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Advent sermon 90 years ago: “One day, at the last judgment, he will separate the sheep and the goats and will say to those on his right: “Come, you blessed,…I was hungry and you fed me… (Matt. […]