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50 Stories for 50 Years: Alan Marshall

October 1, 2020

50th Anniversary, Board of Directors, Interfaith Hospitality Network

Alan Marshall, a local attorney with Dority & Manning, has “always wanted to do something to help [his community].” He learned about United Ministries (UM) through his church (Buncombe Street United Methodist) and participating in Leadership Greenville but became fully immersed when he joined our Board of Directors in 2012. Alan immediately took on the…

50 Stories for 50 Years: Itzel Santos

September 23, 2020

50th Anniversary, Adult Education, Participant Stories - Adult Education

Itzel Santos, one of United Ministries’ former Adult Education students, stresses that “the power of words are so important.” Words are what discouraged her from finishing her primary education, and what supported her later when she passed her GED exam. Despite the barriers of growing up in a broken family plagued with addiction and lacking…

50 Stories for 50 Years: Hunter Reid

September 10, 2020

50th Anniversary, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Volunteers

There’s possibly nothing more fun than an impromptu dance party, especially when it’s composed of kids of all ages letting loose and enjoying good music. Hunter Reid experienced such a night when he brought his own children to spend time with the kids in our Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN), while they were staying at Buncombe…

50 Stories for 50 Years: Shenita Frazier

September 2, 2020

50th Anniversary, Adult Education, Integrated Services, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - Adult Education

Before Shenita Frazier committed her life to the Lord, she had attempted to stick to United Ministries’ Adult Education (AE) program three times. Shenita had quit high school in 12th grade when she “turned to drugs and had become rebellious.” She attributes this to have had a “hard life with little motivation, [but it led…

50 Stories for 50 Years: Tammi Hart

August 12, 2020

50th Anniversary, Board of Directors, News, Perspective

“I said a prayer, packed up, and moved to Greenville,” Tammi Hart says after explaining that she and her children were in “a bad situation” when living in Ninety Six, SC, where she could not find a job. She moved her family to Greenville on April 19, 2006, somewhat knowing the city after attending church here.…

50 Stories for 50 Years: Robert Norwood

July 22, 2020

50th Anniversary, News, Participant Stories - Employment Readiness

Robert Norwood’s life did not turn out how he thought it would. He was raised in Tennessee and North Carolina where he had a wonderful childhood. From the beginning of his childhood, his first love was aviation, and he committed himself to a career where he could work with various types of flying and successfully…

50 Stories for 50 Years: Laura Stout

July 15, 2020

50th Anniversary, News

Laura Stout, the current Missions Coordinator for First Baptist Church (FBC) Greenville, “grew up valuing community service” in Greenville. She volunteered at FBC when young and later involved in the Volunteer Service Corps at Wake Forest University, demonstrating her love of “being exposed to other people and ideas.” Her desire to help others led her…

50 Stories for 50 Years: Charles Paris

July 1, 2020

50th Anniversary, News, Participant Stories - Employment Readiness

Sometimes you meet someone who embodies the words “resilience” – who seems to have had been dealt more than their fair share of bad cards but still manages to find their way to live a meaningful life. Charles Paris, a participant in United Ministries’ Employment Readiness (ER) program, is such a person. Charles felt like…

50 Stories for 50 Years: Gary Barnhart

June 24, 2020

50th Anniversary, News, Volunteers

Gary Barnhart, a volunteer at United Ministries of three years, recently tutored a woman working towards getting her GED. This woman was nicer than imaginable and came to the Adult Education program to study “day after day after day.” The woman was also homeless during this time. After seeing how many barriers she had due…

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50 Stories for 50 Years: Alan Marshall

50 Stories for 50 Years: Itzel Santos

50 Stories for 50 Years: Hunter Reid

50 Stories for 50 Years: Shenita Frazier

50 Stories for 50 Years: Tammi Hart

50 Stories for 50 Years: Robert Norwood

50 Stories for 50 Years: Laura Stout

50 Stories for 50 Years: Charles Paris

50 Stories for 50 Years: Gary Barnhart

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