We hope you can join us for the next Makers Series evening this Friday, April 8th, at 7:00 p.m. at Third Church (600 Forest Avenue) as we hear from three artists (including painter Ryan Lauterio, poet Natasha Oladokun, and musicians The Fretful Porcupine) as they help us think more creatively about the Christian call to…

Following the Apostle Paul’s word to the Galatians that, in Jesus, “there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, no male and female,” Christians often focus on the way Christ breaks down walls, crosses boundaries, and calls diverse people together in unity. Even more, we look to Jesus to bridge the gap between humanity…

Join author Marly Youmans and other writers from RVA this Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. at The Fourhundred, for a round-table and workshop on finding inspiration and honing craft across her multiple fields of excellence: poetry (lyric and epic), short story, young adult fiction, novels. With 13 books of poetry and prose to her credit…

We hope you can join us for the next Makers Series evening this Friday, September 25th, at 7:00 p.m. at Third Church (600 Forest Avenue) as we hear from three artists (including designer/photographer Ansel Olsen, singer/songwriter Rebekah White, and poet/novelist Marly Youmans) as they discuss the sojourning paths they have followed to their current creative…

“Sojourn” is a word that captures the idea of wandering and travelling far from home, but also lingering and even resting in foreign lands. To sojourn is to willingly stay, engage, and invest in a place or community, even when we recognize that our presence there is temporary and we may always be strangers. Sojourning…

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” – Revelation 21:4-5 This Sunday, we will…

Hunt.Gather’s Fall Retreat registration is now open! On September 11th and 12th at The Fourhundred, join local women in hands-on, family-style workshops for all skill levels: from students, to hobbyists, to career artists, to retirees. Sessions are open to the public, facilitated by local women. Sign up HERE! $10 per session covers materials, so sign…

For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that…

We hope you can join us for the next Makers Series evening this Friday, February 27th at 7:00 p.m. at Third Church (600 Forest Avenue) as trumpeter Taylor Barnett, medical illustrator Paul Gross, and philosopher and cultural critic Jamie Smith share their work and explore how our imaginations provide the bridge between the “already” and…

Join English actor, director, and playwright Richard Everett this Saturday, June 20th, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at The Fourhundred, for a discussion and workshop on writing dramatic sketches and other pieces for performance – and generally moving from concept to communication concisely and cleverly. Participants are encouraged to bring short pieces to share…