Wendy McCaig, Embrace Executive Director, serves as a member of the ABCD Institute training team in her capacity as a Faculty/Steward of the Institute.  These trainings are offered periodically by ABCDI. 

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. 

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, discipling people and reaching new generations is at the center of who they are. To learn more about this sponsor, visit their website here. 

Church of the Reconciliation is a 2017 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. Part of thier mission is to serve one another and their neighbors, respecting all of Creation. To learn more about this sponsor, visit their website here. 

Beulah United Methodist Church is a 2017 Training Sponsor with Embrace Communities. To learn more about this sponsor, visit their website here. 

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 themselves and the world. To learn more about this sponsor, visit their website here. 

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 beauty across the Shenandoah Valley. To learn more about this sponsor, visit their website here. 

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 Richmond through public horticulture, urban greening, and beautiful place-making initiatives. To learn more about this sponsor, visit their Facebook here. 

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 the many people it serves to foster relationships and spur personal and community transformation. Programs and initiatives include building the capacity of faith leaders, community development and affordable housing, refugee and immigrant integration and social enterprise business ventures.

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