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 [...]
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“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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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