It’s not unusual for residents of the Charis House to have outstanding legal charges and court dates when they start the program. Sadly, it’s often those poor choices and consequences that lead [...]

Since Christmas 2008, the Tender Hearts Caring Hands program of Ministry Village at Olive has worked with area public schools to locate families who need some extra care and blessings during the [...]

November 19, 2019 marked the 1 year anniversary for the Ministry Village Early Learning Center’s opening to students. Kristi Zagar, the ELC’s Director, looked back over the past year, how the ELC [...]

Part 2 – Feeling Cherished In last week’s blog, we discussed how the typical struggles of being separated from family during addiction recovery can become amplified during the holiday [...]

Part 1 – Keeping Perspective While Christmas is a time for most people to focus on gathering with family, snagging the best Black Friday deals, wrapping gifts, and cooking up a storm, the [...]

Looking for a way to GIVE rather than GET this holiday season? With 5 programs serving various needs throughout our community, Ministry Village at Olive has an opportunity to match every skill [...]

One morning, Ministry Village Bargain Center Manager Julie Paden woke up from a dream. She wondered if what she had dreamed would be possible. Would it work? COULD it work? Maybe it was just a [...]

On Sunday, October 20, the board of directors, the ladies of the Charis House, Ministry Village staff and volunteers who serve the various programs of Ministry Village at Olive, enjoyed a fun [...]

This December, Ministry Village at Olive and an adult Sunday School class from Olive Baptist Church will host their 6th Angel Tree Banquet to bless and encourage the children of incarcerated [...]

As songs about Jesus’ grace and healing salvation rang out in the Worship Center at Olive Baptist Church, hands began to shoot up into the air from several pews near the altar. While voices sang [...]