By: Adam Buzard, Director of Pastor Engagement & OAGroup Programming We hope you all had a restful and meaningful Advent and Christmas! As we kick off 2023, we are excited for all the opportunities and possibilities the new year and new semester holds for our church and school partnerships! Whether you have been around United4Hope […]
Advent: The Peace of Christ
By: Stan Weber, Director of Donor Care Advent is a time of anticipating the timely arrival of the Prince of Peace. We find comfort in knowing that Jesus is our Prince of Peace. However, for many, this Advent season may be a most “unpeaceful time” as we face peace disturbers. These disturbers can be at […]
Advent: The Joy of Christ
By: Sammi Coken, OAGroup Ministry Support Specialist Advent is a time to rest and remember the joy in what the Lord is doing in our lives. We are always on the run in the world, working as hard as we can to accomplish whatever goal or job we may have for ourselves and forgetting that […]
Advent: The Love of Christ
By: Laura Varela, Director of United4Hope Advent reminds us that Jesus loved us so much that he left heaven and came to earth to redeem us. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces, and we esteemed him not […]
Advent: The Hope of Christ
By: Adam Buzard, Director of Pastor Engagement and OAGroup Programming I love Advent, and I think it is because for the majority of the year we as a culture try and rush through the wait, rush through the processes, rush in order to get to the next thing, but there is something about us pausing, […]
A Thanksgiving Note
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” Philippians 1:3-5 Dear partners in the gospel, As we count our blessings this Thanksgiving, we think of each […]
CALLED 2022 Reflection
On Monday, November 7, we had an incredible evening at Belmont University’s Fisher Center for CALLED. We loved getting to share about the ministries of Operation Andrew Group and celebrate what God is doing in the city of Nashville through our Joe and Honey Rodgers Award recipients – Dr. David Jones, Lisa Harper, and Andrea and […]
CCDA Wellbeing Conference
Hi all, This is Adam, Director of OAGroup programming, and one of the United4Hope team members. Last week I got to attend the annual CCDA (Christian Community Development Association) Conference in Charlotte. It was an amazing three days of gathering with other like-minded church and nonprofit leaders, and learning all about how we can live […]
Belmont Church – The Gift of Giving Testimonial
“[The Gift of Giving] is an opportunity for the spiritually-minded to touch Nashville families in a meaningful way.” -Phil Boeing Belmont Church has been a committed church partner of Carter-Lawrence Elementary Magnet for many years. I had the opportunity to speak with Phil Boeing, one of the church’s United4Hope Coordinators, about Belmont’s involvement with The […]
The Gift of Giving
Like last year, United4Hope is partnering with Metro Nashville Public Schools to support holiday gifts for families. MNPS has asked United4Hope if church partners would be able to support families in this unique, tangible, and celebratory manner to ensure each family can celebrate the holidays together. While similar to the Angel Tree program, our initiative is […]