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New! Women’s Exercise Group

EmilyDelong — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:02:25 +0000

It began several months ago. I was strolling through the neighborhood, and I walked past this building that had Agape Development Ministries written on it. There was this young lady standing outside of it. So I decided to ask her what they do there. To my surprise, it was to help our community. She explained [...]

Future PLAY Field is Sprouting

EmilyDelong — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:07:12 +0000

Two Thursdays ago we spread some Bermuda grass seed to create a play field adjacent to the community garden. Watering it everyday for three solid weeks has taken a lot of hard work, and praise God we got several days of rain last week (by far the best watering method). Sure enough seeds are sprouting, [...]

Serenity Girls at Earth’s Angel’s Conference

Jenny — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:16:19 +0000

On March 9th and 10th the Serenity girls attended the Earth’s Angel’s conference for women. The conference had break-out sessions especially for middle and high school aged girls. It was a great time of bonding in our group, learning more about the issues they face, and helping each other face those issues in a [...]

Spring 2012 Boys Basketball

Jenny — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:26:11 +0000

When I think of coaching 8-9 year olds boys who have never played organized basketball, one word comes to mind….FUN! That’s exactly what this season has been, an absolute blast! None of the coaching staff can take credit for that. This group of boys came ready to learn and have fun! I have never [...]

Come Meet Your Neighbors

Jenny — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:32:47 +0000

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.”

Waiting is the hardest part of gardening. But it is the most rewarding part. We started this community garden hoping that we could a) grow vegetables b) get people from the neighborhood to build community. [...]

Anger Management

Jenny — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:32:10 +0000

For the past 3 weeks, Too Hype Teen Night has been going through a series on anger. This began after asking our teens for topics they’d like to discuss, and finding that a common struggle listed was dealing with anger. A key verse for discussions has been:

“In your [...]

New Spaces, Familiar Faces

Jenny — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:55:15 +0000

“LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.”

Isaiah 25:1

Backyard Bible Club has come a long way from its inception in 2009. This program has bounced around from the backyard of Agape’s office duplex [...]

Winter Boys’ Basketball

Jenny — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:24:22 +0000

Agape just recently completed a boys’ basketball season and celebrated well with its culminating banquet. This celebration was all the much sweeter as this group of thirteen 10-11 year old boys were a part of Agape’s most exciting sports season yet. This was evidenced by the boys’ enthusiasm and growth (on and off the [...]

Meet New Gateway Crew

Jenny — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:14:06 +0000

In January, Arthur, Ra’heem, and Daniel moved into the Gateway house, joining Sean, Trey, and our most recent Gateway grad Raymond. Throughout this first month, these three young men have volunteered in various Agape programs, worshipped with us at Restoration Community Church, worked through financial education and personal development curriculum, pursued full-time employment, and [...]

BBC Christmas 2011

EmilyDelong — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:56:12 +0000

The children at Backyard Bible Club enjoyed an entire week filled with Christmas Spirit, but Christmas began weeks beforehand, as the kids participated in community service projects around their neighborhood to earn vouchers to “purchase” a gift for a BBC friend. The service activities included working in the community garden and trash clean-up along Perry [...]