This Saturday, December 10 from noon until sundown, Abundant Life will host its first annual Shine His Light: Community Illumination Day. We invite all neighbors and friends to join us as we hang Christmas decorations, enjoy food, coffee, and cocoa, and play games. The event will culminate with a Christmas light reveal outside 780 and 782 Prospect Avenue! We hope to see you there!
July 23, 2026
We are blessed to work with so many amazing children, and we want to introduce you to one of them. Celeste is 11 and a participant in our Middle School Tutoring program. She was kind enough to share her artwork with us, as well as the impact that drawing and Abundant Life have had on her life. "I started drawing when I was four years old. I began making art because it quickly became a fun hobby...
February 27, 2026
Today, in celebration of Black History Month, we honor our co-founder and spiritual grandmother, Mrs. Lula Rogers. Born in Charlottesville in 1917, Lula Wicks married Charles Rogers, who died in 1946. Mrs. Rogers worked as a housekeeper and then an educator for 30 years. She served in the cafeteria at Burley High School before becoming a teacher’s assistant at McGuffey School. After McGuffey’s...
February 12, 2026
Today, we honor Charlottesville native, and education trailblazer, Alicia Lugo, who impacted our area for decades as an educator, community leader, entrepreneur, and activist. Alicia Lugo attended then-segregated Burley High School before graduating from Hampton University. She returned to Charlottesville to teach in the City schools and then served eleven years on the Charlottesville City...
