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 [...]

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 [...]

“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” ~Elizabeth Andrew How many times have you heard about a need and thought, “Somebody should do something about that!”? [...]

The women at the Charis House arrive with a variety of addictions to substances; but in almost every single case, the addiction is merely a symptom of a deeper problem. The goal of “getting [...]

If you’ve been walking the same old road for miles and miles If you’ve been hearing the same old voice tell the same old lies If you’re trying to fill the same old holes inside There’s a better [...]

The Ministry Village Bargain Center is an exciting place to be in 2019. With a new store manager and an exciting array of gently used items as well as brand new merchandise, there’s a bargain for [...]

You might know a bit about who Ministry Village is, and maybe you have an idea of what we do. But you might not be familiar with how our organization is structured, or who provides the support [...]

The average age of a person enslaved in human trafficking is just 13 years old. Let that sink in for a moment – 13. What were you doing when you were 13? Complaining about those strict teachers [...]

Deborah Jones, a member of Olive Baptist Church for more than 40 years, recently retired from her position as Assistant Manager of the Ministry Village Bargain Center. Deborah has been a vital [...]

Around Christmas 2018, MVO Executive Director Stan Lollar drove past the Charis House and thought, “We’ve got to find a new van. I’m going to have to find a way to add that to the 2019 budget.” [...]