Baptist General Association of Virginia
Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV) is a 2015 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. The BGAV is a missionary movement unleashing the power of the resurrected Christ through the local…
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (BTSR) is a 2015 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. For nearly three decades, BTSR trained women and men for ministry in the 21st century church and…
Beautiful RVA
Beautiful RVA is a 2017 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. They are a regional coalition of public and private agencies and organizations invested in improving the quality of life in greater…
Beulah United Methodist Church
Beulah United Methodist Church is a 2017 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. To learn more about this sponsor, visit their website here.
Brandermill Church
The Brandermill Church is a 2015 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. They are a unique union of the Presbyterian Church USA and The United Methodist Church, and their disciples come from a…
Building Hope in the City
Building Hope in the City (BHITC) is a 2016 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. BHITC is focused on the renewal of urban Cleveland. It uniquely links local congregations and volunteers with…
Chester United Methodist Church
Chester United Methodist Church is a 2015 training sponsor with Embrace Communities. They are a community in Christ who joins with other United Methodists in the mission to make disciples for Jesus…
Chesterfield County, Virginia
Chesterfield County, Virginia has been a Training Sponsor and Coaching Client with Embrace Communities since 2015. To learn more about this sponsor, please visit their website here.
Church of the Reconciliation - San Antonio
Church of the Reconciliation is a 2017 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. Part of their mission is to serve one another and their neighbors, respecting all of Creation. To learn more about…
City of Richmond, VA
The City of Richmond, Virginia is a 2016 Consulting Client for Embrace Communities. To learn more about this client, please visit their website here. Initiatives ABCD and Sustainability
Common Grace Ministries - Noble New Way
Like many faith-rooted non-profits, Common Grace Ministries has a long history of mercy based activities including providing a financial safety net for families experiencing financial challenges, a…
Concerned Citizens of Ettrick
Concerned Citizens of Ettrick is a 2016 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. They promote the cultural, spiritual, economic, educational, physical and social well-being of the Ettrick community…
Cornerstone Revitalization Center
Cornerstone Revitalization Center (CRC) is a 2014 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. CRC is a non-profit organization in Central Virginia whose mission is to: Share Christ, Empower people,…
Episcopal Church Foundation
Embrace conducted an ABCD Overview session in the summer of 2022 for the ECF Pivot Program.
Gayton Baptist Church
Gayton Baptist Church is a 2018 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. Gayton has a rich history of engaging with the community around them. And as they move forward as a church family,…
Hillside Court Partnership
The Hillside Court community is a 446-unit public housing complex operated by Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA). Hillside Court is 99% African American and 1% Caucasian, 90% single…
OC3 Hopewell
OC3 is a 2016 training sponsor with Embrace Communities. They are a grassroots organization of churches and concerned citizens, uniting for the restoration of hope, healing and well-being of the city…
Partnership for Families Northside
Partnership for Families Northside is a 2016 training sponsor and coaching client with Embrace Communities. They are system of coordinated services for Families with the purpose of preparing north…
Richmond City Health Department
To learn more about this partner, visit their website here. Initiatives The Southwood Collaborative, Richmond VirginiaThis collaborative effort is a joint venture between Belmont Community Resource…
Snapshots of Past Initiatives
The video's below capture the stories of community members who have used their gifts to strengthen their communities from the inside. They are the heroes we have all been waiting for. We are…
St. Francis Episcopal Church
The vision of St. Francis Episcopal Church is to "invite the surrounding communities into the family of God." To learn more, visit their website here. Initiatives St. Francis Episcopal church Vicar,…
Staunton District of the United Methodist Church
The Staunton District of the United Methodist Church is a 2017 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. The 77 United Methodist Churches of the Staunton District tend mission fields of unparalleled…
The Historic Brookland Park Collective
As an Asset-Based Community Development Organization,we train, coach and financially support youth and adult leaders working to bring about positive changes in their neighborhoods. We want to…
The James River District
The James River District -- here to empower their 83 United Methodist Churches to make Disciples of Jesus Christ. To learn more, please visit their website here. Initiatives Petersburg…
The Unitarian Universalist Community Church
The Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Glen Allen, Virginia is a 2017 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. They believe that by using love, wonder, and connection, they can transform…
Together We Rise
Was integration in Richmond, Virginia a failed social experiment or is it a dream yet realized? Are we at end of that story or is this just the beginning? Answering these questions is the goal of the…
Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
Union Presbyterian Seminary is a 2016 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. Union Presbyterian Seminary equips Christian leaders for ministry in the world — a sacred vocation that requires deep…
Unsung Heroes
The Brookland Park StoryOur asset-mapping often reveals two of the most overlooked assets in community transformation – the young people, who have passion and energy – and the senior adults, who have…