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 [...]

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 [...]

The Esther House – You Can Help– PART 3 Since opening the Esther House in June 2019, the staff of Ministry Village at Olive and the Charis House have worked together to furnish the Esther [...]

The First Esther House Residents Share Their Stories – PART 1 The Esther House is part of Phase 3 – Transitional Living – of the Charis House program at Ministry Village at Olive. [...]

Part 2 – Following Where God Leads Jeremy Portmann wants to make one thing very clear – “You can’t outrun God.” That realization not only brought him to his new role as Executive Director of [...]

Part 2 – The Women Who Lead With Compassion In last week’s blog, you learned about the structure of the Charis House program and the important role the House Manager plays in the ministry. [...]

Part 1 – The Vital Role of the Charis House Manager If you are familiar with the Charis House, the women’s residential recovery program at Ministry Village at Olive, then you may have heard [...]

“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!”? [...]