Kelly Wood
September is National Recovery Month!
Addiction recovery is a challenging journey that requires compassion, support, and the right resources. For those struggling with drug or...
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Where you are seen, heard, and loved!
Mentoring - Food pantry - Clothing​
Hygiene & cleaning items
Housewares - Furniture
(AgapeLYH does not offer financial assistance of any kind.)
3026 Carroll Ave. Lynchburg, VA 24501
(434) 846-2783 (please call Tuesdays or Fridays)
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Client services are by appointment only:
Tuesdays, 10-2; 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Fridays, 10-12:00; and 3rd Saturdays, 10-1
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Kelly Wood
- Jul 31
- 3 min
Hygiene Poverty: How it affects both physical and mental health
What is hygiene poverty and how does hygiene benefit those in poverty? For those who live below the poverty line in the United States,...
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Kelly Wood
- Jun 26
- 2 min
Doing Good Does You Good: Benefits to Volunteering in Your Community
Volunteering feels good. But why? Research has shown that volunteering offers many benefits. When giving back to the community, these...
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Kelly Wood
- May 26
- 2 min
BIRTHDAY JOY!
Birthdays. We all have one. We all hope to be celebrated on it. But what happens when your family can’t afford a big to-do? Or, even...
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Kelly Wood
- Apr 25
- 2 min
The God of Many Names
Christians know God by many names, LORD, Heavenly Father, and Creator being among them. When you begin to study the Bible, you see that...
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Kelly Wood
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Surviving Below the Poverty Line
Have you ever experienced living in poverty? If not, have you ever taken a deep dive into finding out what it's like living in poverty or...
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Kelly Wood
- Feb 24
- 3 min
Housing Instability: How Community Resources Can Work Together to Help
Serving low-income families has the potential to bring tremendous benefit to our community. Working together to meet the needs of this...
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Kelly Wood
- Feb 7
- 2 min
A Hand-Up, Not a Hand-Out
"I was referred here by another client at a time when I had nothing. I was starting over from a bad relationship and had moved into a...
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Kelly Wood
- Jan 26
- 2 min
We All Want to be Seen, Heard, and Loved.
Sexually molested from ages 4-12, Fay had a rough start in life. Feeling near worthless and used, she went on to abuse alcohol and...
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Kelly Wood
- Jan 16
- 1 min
Hesitant Request to Huge Blessing
On the spur of the moment, at the end of their session, Tonya asked her mentor for a clothes dryer, if there was one available. She knew...
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Kelly Wood
- Jan 5
- 3 min
What is "Mentoring"?
Agape Center Lynchburg offers Christ-centered mentoring. But what does that mean? New clients are often a bit wary when they arrive for...
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Kelly Wood
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
Why Volunteer?
People serve their communities in many different ways and for many different reasons. Some serve because they want to give back to those...
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Kelly Wood
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
Loving the Lonely
Her self-esteem is low after being emotionally and verbally abused by her husband of 10+ years. By the world's standards, she is plain. ...
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Kelly Wood
- Nov 24, 2022
- 1 min
A Thanksgiving Blessing
She came to Agape Center Lynchburg for the first time last Saturday. Not knowing what to expect, she was a little nervous, yet she'd...
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Kelly Wood
- Nov 16, 2022
- 1 min
El Roi...The God Who Sees Me
God can make molehills out of mountains. Recently, an expectant mom was seen at AgapeLYH. She had been discouraged because she and her...
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Agape
- Mar 29, 2021
- 2 min
A Christmas miracle
Since first opening our doors In 2019, we had already started throwing around the idea of offering a Christmas store with new items for...
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Agape
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
A blessing in the form of a door!
Almost from Day 1 of setting up the pantry, we realized that at some point, we were going to need a door put in the back for a more...
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Agape
- Sep 9, 2020
- 2 min
A Hurting World....
As I watch the news or scroll through Facebook I can't help but wonder what it would be like to be a part of change instead of adding to...
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Agape
- Jul 27, 2020
- 3 min
Pandemic Opportunity
March 5, 2019, we at Agape Lynchburg, opened our doors and our hearts, to those not only needing the tangible, but also the emotional and...
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- Oct 14, 2019
- 2 min
What Makes Agape Different?
Agape is different because of the intentional role they play to form and build authentic, Christ-centered relationships through monthly...
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