Hello Alumni! Another school year has come to a close.  All of our students survived exam week, despite their fears to the contrary. I have a few updates for you as I pack for our trip to Panama.

Panama

First of all, our students’ trip to Panama was fully funded, and more! Several alumni stepped up and gave generously. Thank you so much! This support is a wonderful way to model generosity and obedience for our students.  We leave tomorrow and will spend two days in Richmond before we fly out to Panama on Sunday. Please pray for us. Panamanians are less concerned with details than we Americans are, so there is still quite a bit up in the air about what we’ll be doing precisely. Regardless of what we do, I know the Lord will bless it mightily.

Isaiah 58, Matthew 25, and Next Semester

There isn’t enough space to tell this entire next story, so I’ll keep it as brief as possible. This past semester a group began forming after watching a documentary at The Garden. This documentary was called Isaiah 58. It centered on ways the church can live out the “true fast” that God called his people to in the 58^th chapter of Isaiah.  Inspired by the church working for justice and reconciliation, these students spent their winter break in Charlottesville, learning about our city and where they could serve.  In the end, they decided to concentrate on The Haven, our local homeless day shelter. Rather than working the desk or serving food, they make time to simply sit and form friendships with our homeless friends. It’s a powerful thing to get to know someone who constantly experiences a life of not being known.

Several of the students in this group were already a part of Eunoia, and more and more of them began spending time at The Garden.  As I reflected on Isaiah 58’s purpose and mission, I realized how similar it is to Eunoia’s purpose and mission. In fact, God’s message in Isaiah 58 is the same as his message in Matthew 25, which is one of the formational scriptures for Eunoia. Both express God’s desire that his people would be people of mercy, loving and serving those who need it most.

As I began to realize this and was in conversation with Isaiah 58 leadership, I invited them to become a part of our ministry at Eunoia. I am excited to say that after much prayer, Isaiah 58 has decided to become a ministry of Eunoia. Their leadership will become part of the leadership group I am discipling personally. We can resource their mission, help expand their vision, and provide a base for their ministry. I believe this to be an answer to prayer and I can’t wait to see how God grows our community in the coming year.

Just today I was talking to Kenny, the student who heads up Isaiah 58. I asked him what he was hoping for in the Fall. He said it best when he said, “I just want us to go where no one else is going.” I agree. There are many groups that have traditional expressions of collegiate ministry. That is a wonderful and necessary reality. However, I believe ours is at the cutting edge of expressing college ministry missionally, creatively, and faithfully. As our campuses become less and less “Christian” we will need these new approaches to ministry to continue to show and tell the Gospel to these students we care about so much.

Meeting the Leadership Team.

I know this is long already, but I want to attach a letter that one of my students in leadership wrote. I asked several to write letters describing what it’s been like to be a part of Eunoia. I want to pass these on to you so you can have understand the broad impact our ministry has. This letter is from Ben Ford, a first year on my leadership team.

“My name is Ben Ford, and I’m finishing up my first year here at the University of Virginia. I met Evan at the beginning of the year, and, frankly, I thought he was sort of strange, at least compared to the ministers in charge of the other ministries on Grounds. I considered myself a pretty normal student, looking for a ministry to get involved in that would help keep me strong in the faith. I had heard about the two-thirds of Christian high school students that “lose” their faith in college.        

Well, Evan explained that the goal of his ministry was to serve the artistic community at UVA. I didn’t care too much for art, but I do enjoy music, so I decided to try hanging out at Eunoia a bit. What I experienced there was like nothing else I have seen in my life, even as a regular church attender. I saw a true Christian community in action. The people at Eunoia loved each other. They welcomed everyone who came with a grace befitting true Christ-followers. I found these people hilarious, creative, and incredibly profound. I had more deep conversations with more people there about Jesus, philosophy, and life in the first few weeks of school than I had in my entire life up to that point. I’ve made my closest friends thus far in college at Eunoia.

As I’ve gotten to know these wonderful people better, I have realized more clearly the profound simplicity of Eunoia’s mission. Eunoia is about being the love of Christ to the students of UVA, whether Christian or not. We attempt to be a witness in the larger community by showing people God’s love, often by providing them with a place to showcase what is most important to them—their art and music. We hope that everyone who comes into our building feels welcomed, inspired, and uplifted. I certainly am, and I continue to be as I go to Eunoia almost every day. The people at Eunoia, staff and students, have modeled for me a Christlike love, as well as helped me answer the hard questions that have come up as a first year at college. Last semester, Evan invited me to join a discipleship group for leadership, and I jumped on the opportunity. It’s such a joy to grow, serve, and laugh among such wonderful people. Eunoia shows the Gospel as Jesus did—in a slightly revolutionary yet simple way, driven by a community of people who are passionate about following Him.”

Well alumni, thank you for reading this far. I hope you’ve enjoyed this update. Please know that the ministry each of you have helped to build and shape is thriving, growing, and expanding for God’s Kingdom. Until next time, may the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ bless you and keep you.

Evan Hansen

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Semi-Circle, courtesy of 3D Ministries.

Rest. Work. Many of us are great workers, and mediocre rest-ers. That life is a result of how our culture (UVA and otherwise) forms us. We’re taught that wasted time is wasted money or opportunity. However, good rest is anything but wasted. One thing I’ve enjoyed learning about rest is that instead of resting FROM work, we should rest FOR work. In Genesis, Adam and Eve were created on the sixth day. This means the first full day they experienced was rest, the Sabbath.  In Jewish culture, the day doesn’t begin at dawn; it begins at sunset! The day begins with sleep designed to get you through the next day. Our “rest-from-work” approach puts us in the posture of rest-debt throughout the day. This “rest-for-work” approach allows us to begin with abundance that we gladly use throughout the day.  The image above shows a pendulum swinging easily back and forth between rest and work.  I’ve used it to reinforce the idea that we are made to live in rhythm, God’s rhythm.  It’s a great image to help us remember. I believe we  can educate students by teaching them about God, but creating disciples is done by giving them the tools and character to maintain a lifelong trajectory of growth. I’m excited to see this group grow even deeper.

Panama
I’m excited to announce that two of our students are going with me to Panama this May! Ben Ford (1st yr) and Josh Talbot (3rd yr) are participating in the VBMB annual collegiate cooperative mission trip. Both Ben and Josh are in my leadership discipleship group. Another member of that group, Lisa Anderson (2nd yr) may also join us as she is studying abroad nearby! Details about what we will do on our trip continue to change, but I know it will be a transformative time that will begin to build a lasting relationship between us and the Panamanians. These are subsidized trips for Ben and Josh, but they still need to raise 200.00 each. If any of you are interested in supporting them, please visit our online giving portal.

Finances
The Lord has blessed this group abundantly over the years, and we are only growing our evangelistic reach as we missionally serve UVA. Please consider giving regularly to support this ministry as we seek to grow and develop into an organization that truly makes Jesus famous at UVA.

Homeless Artists

Church by a Lake - Arturo Herrera

We continue to provide space and help to homeless artists who are using their gifts and talents to make a living. This semester, we were able to help get eye exams for Arturo and Reuben. Reuben has moved on to live in an apartment in another state, but the money he made making and selling art helped him get there. Arturo remains in C-ville and has begun making enough regular money to move into an apartment with several other friends. It’s wonderful seeing him working every day and selling more art as the weather gets better! Pray that we can continue to bless them.

A Personal Note
Missy and I found out this Christmas that she is pregnant with our first child! We will be expecting the arrival of the first Baby Hansen on September 2nd.  We are looking forward to meeting this little one who we will love so dearly.  As you can imagine, it was not our intent to have our first child the first week of the Fall Semester! This will be a great opportunity for our newest leaders to step into a greater role of leadership. Rejoice with us, pray for our child, and pray that we can handle the Fall Semester well .

Grace and Peace,

Evan

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Exams are upon us! Do you remember how stressed you were about papers, tests and the all important GPA? This is  a time of year for students to remember that their value and worth are found in Jesus, not in their accomplishments. After graduation, the metrics change, but we are still tempted to find our worth in our accomplishments, possessions, and accolades. Those are all wonderful things to celebrate, and I hope you can celebrate them as gifts while resting in the truth that Jesus Christ is the one who has called you beloved. That is freedom.

Jesus has certainly been giving us gifts this semester. We continue to be known on grounds for our ministry to artists.Every event we host is a mission project! How wonderful when a Baptist organization is known primarily for it’s loving service! Jesus said this is how people will know we are his followers.

I had a conversation with a student recently who had been spending more time around The Garden. When I asked why, he said that other ministries he’d been a part of spent a great deal of time talking about evangelism tactics and arguments while never spending time around people who don’t know Jesus. He said he comes to The Garden because people who don’t know Jesus are here all the time for the simple reason that we love and serve them in the name of Jesus. Just by being here, he can share Jesus’ love with people who already know at least one thing about Jesus; His followers love them.

As time has passed and relationships have deepened, we have continued to see non-Christians inspired by Jesus and intrigued about the Gospel.  We know that our ministry is an odd one, and that it looks very different from the way it did when you were here. What has remained the same is our evangelical impulse (and trips to Eagle Eyrie!). I’m not exaggerating when I say that it’s rare a day passes without a conversation about Jesus with someone who doesn’t know him.  We are challenging our members to live as missionaries in their culture, translating the Gospel to their fellow UVA students.

Of particular interest is how we have served Charlottesville’s homeless community by offering a few homeless artists a place to create and sell their artwork. This was done in conjunction with some other students using our front yard to sell produce grown in the homeless shelter’s garden. I love seeing a crowd of people stopping by to browse fresh, local, organic food and local artwork created by hard working homeless artists trying to make a way in this world. These artists have become part of our family. We’ve visited them in the hospital, fed them, and been fed by them. It’s a great ministry.

This semester also saw the beginning of a discipleship group. I’ve invited several students to

become part of an intentional group I will lead. We are reading a chapter of scripture a day, reading books on formation and theology together, and I’m also teaching them how do disciple others. Each student has agreed to disciple their own group of students next year. I’m very excited at the depth and dedication of our team.

Several of you have given generously this year. Once again, I am so thankful for your support.  As we grow our community in size and reach, alumni support is vital. Two church’s  (All Souls Charlottesville, and University Baptist Church) continue to give a large portion of our budget.  We are incredibly thankful for those two communities. Please consider using the Alumni association to donate your year end contributions to Eunoia – the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at UVA. I’ve included a link for online giving below. Thank you.

May the story of Jesus Christ once again capture your imagination. May the incarnation of God Himself inspire you to embody Him where you work, live, and play. May you be richly blessed this next year.

Grace and peace to you all,

Evan Hansen

Campus Minister – Eunoia

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Greetings from the beautifully quiet grounds at UVA!

In collegiate ministry, the summer is a great time to reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re going. It’s part remembering and part dreaming. We’ve been doing quite a bit of both!

We’ve been doing a lot of work around the student center. Daniel Garner, a student who graduated this spring, has stayed around and spent many hours on landscaping and upkeep. His mother has been in town and generously given of her time to help create garden beds full of wonderful flowers. Our place is truly beginning to look like a Garden.

Bernard, Daniel, and I have been dreaming quite a bit about this next year.  We have many plans and hopes for the fall. This summer Bernard has been teaching a class called “Image of the C/creator.”  It has been a great time for student and community members to come together and explore what it means to think Christianly about our creativity. I love that our group is age and ethnically diverse. Male, female, black, white, and asian, we are working together. We have UVA employees as well as students. What a great way to bless UVA!

This is a great opportunity to talk a bit about our direction as a ministry. If there is one question I hear more than any other it’s something like the following: “That’s great you are serving and connecting with creative students, but what about my non-creative relative?” or “I agree that serving creative students is important, but what about other people who need Jesus?”

At first I was a bit confused about the questions, because I see every day the breadth of our reach as a ministry. As a result, I have begun to realize all that in my attempt to be brief in communications, I have failed to share all we are doing. The rest of this email is as brief as possible, but still quite a long summary of my thinking. Welcome to my brain!

As a response to the first question, I offer this: I believe our group is for everyone because everyone is creative. Period. I believe this on theological and empirical grounds.

Theologically, I believe this because of what I know about being made in the image of God. Go back and re-read Genesis chapter 1. In that first creation story by the time we get to God’s ultimate creation of man and woman in his image, what do we know about Him? Over and over again, the refrains have been recited: “and God said…” “and God created…” , “and God made….”  The only thing we know about God when he created humanity in his image is that he is a creator!  We are creators made in the image of a creator.

Empirically, I have seen over and over again that creativity knows no college boundaries. In our small but growing community, we have had representatives from Computer Science, Religion and English,  Marketing, Linguistics, Quantum Physics (masters program), Systems Engineering (Ph.D), Mathematics(Ph.D), Nursing, Chemistry, and Architecture! Too often we limit our definition of creativity to professional artistic life. That’s a shame!

Consider this:  Nobel Prize winners in every category are awarded prizes for creativity. In order to even be considered, they need to have created new ideas or new combinations of ideas. The most creative individuals in every field work hard, and “think outside the box.”

It is my dream and hope for the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at UVA to foster this God given creative spirit so that the Christian students we influence will be the world-changers of the future. If you’re interested in this idea, read Daniel H. Pink’s “A Whole New Mind: Why right-brainers will rule the future.”  The basic thesis is that in a time of abundance and ever increasing educational levels, only the most creative among us will thrive. CEO after CEO from Sony to Cheverolet now say that they are no longer in the electronics or car business; they are in the art business. Art captures the human imagination. I want Christians to be equipped to succeed.

God has us here fostering creativity among Christians and non-Christians.

Lifeway recently predicted 5 major trends in American Christianity. The first two confirmed our direction fully. Trend 1: “Our nation will see the emergence of the largest generational mission field in more than a century.” This mission field is the Millennial generation, born between 1980 and 2000. Only 15% are Christian. How do we reach these students? The second trend gives us a clue: “The dominant attitude of this huge generation toward Christianity will be largely indifferent.  …They are not angry at churches and Christians. They simply ignore us because they do not deem us a meaningful or relevant.”

I believe that we are demonstrating the relevance of the Gospel to everyone we encounter. Artists see us as a creative center on Grounds. They see us as a center of serving love.  Non-Artists see us as a place that values and supplies service, creativity, and our faith. Christians and non-Christians are all realizing their need to be creative in order to succeed, and it just so happens that Christianity is at the center of fostering that creativity as it saves us, heals us,  and inspires us. My deepest hope is that we would be relevant in a way that is theologically rich, not simply entertaining and pandering.

                Regarding the second question, about those people we aren’t serving, I’ll say this: On the face of it, ours does seem to be the sort of mission that limits our ministerial scope. In some ways it does, but not in the way you think!

On any given Monday last year, one of our students might be at The Haven, a local homeless shelter, serving breakfast to Charlottesville’s homeless population.  Another student recently connected with Eunoia because he heard we could help him clarify a vision he has for using local musicians to minister to Charlottesville’s homeless at the local day shelter. Conner says Eunoia has “been a source of inspiration and support throughout” his process. He says.

As I’ve felt called by God to do so, I’ve been organizing a weekly musical performance at the Haven on First and Market, a shelter for the homeless, with the purpose of inspiring some joy and imagination in the lives of those at the Haven. I’ve been supported along the way by many friends and mentors. Among many others, the leaders at Eunoia have been instrumental in helping me with realizing this vision.

Being a creative community means finding new and creative ways of serving our community in addition to the more traditional ways of meeting needs.

 So, if you’ve made it this far, I’ll try and tell you everything we’re doing! I’ve thought about our activities in terms of Discipleship, Equipping, and Serving.

Discipleship

• Every Thursday we are gathering for a meal. We have expanded the time given to this in order to use it better. Now we will spend an hour and a half together, building relationships.  This will be a time for Christians and non-Christians to come together and learn more about eachother. Last year, we had as many non-Christians join us as Christians. This is beautiful.
• Bible study: This semester, I am trying to get together a breakfast club to meet and study the scriptures. I’m leaning towards Romans, but I find the Gospels are better in mixed company. Plus, I just love it when Jesus messes with my life!
• Individual Discipleship: With Bernard around, I’d love to begin to do more one-on-three discipling, if the hunger presents itself.
• This year, we are doing away with a corporate worship event in order to intentionally connect students to local churches. I think a parachurch worship experience can furter discourage local church involvement. Read this to see why I’m so intent on connecting students with a lcoal congregation. We will still worship together, it will just be with the local church!
• All Souls specifically is excited about including and mentoring Christian students in the area of worship arts. I love that the local church can share the load. I’d love for this to work for students in other churches who are more inclined to traditional forms of worship.

Mentoring: As a community serving UVA’s creative community, we are offering mentoring and education services appropriate to that community.

•  Bernard and Daniel will be teaching a class in poetry/slam poetry performance.
• Bernard will be teaching a course on programming electronic beats.
• Local musician  Jesse Harper (of Old School Freight Train and Love Canon) will be teaching a songwriting course. Jesse loves what we are doing and hopes to connect local musicians with students as well.
• I love when someone walks in our door-Christian or otherwise- and asks for songwriting help. We’ll always be around for that!
• I hope this aspect of our ministry grows. I hope it becomes common knowledge that Chrsitians are among the most creative and loving people on grounds. To see what happens when local churches have the same vision, read this article in the C-ville.

 Service

• We will serve artists with our building, The Garden. Each event requires hours of service from our students. This is real, time consuming love that artists receive from us.
• Twice a month, we will host an Open Mic after our meal. We will encourage performers to spend time wtih us beforehand for a free dinner.
• We will continue our service to Charlottesville’s homeless population.
• I hope to partner with another BCM/BSU in order to plan a springtime mission trip.
• We will continue to raise money for cooperative summer missions. Our group is among the highest contributors to this worthy project.
• I hope we will (creatively!) find new ways to serve our fellow students here on grounds as well.

Thank each of you for reading this far. Your prayers are very much needed. Pray for more students to catch a vision of following Jesus that inclues serving others and being involved in the local church. Pray for students who are not familar with Jesus to be captured by the beauty of the life he offers us. Pray for more financial partners. A local church was meeting in our space last year. Their financial support was a great source of income for us and a low cost option for them. They opted to disband as a public church this summer. We have support from two local churches at this point, and I am working on more.

I have a large vision for this community. I hope it will continue to develop into the right-brain counterpart to the Christian Study Center. We are already dreaming of ways to partner. Pray for that vision to be refined in prayer and listening.

I would be remiss to point out that I need your financial support, as well. As a reminder, you can give to UVA and specify your funds to be given to Eunoia or Baptist Collegiate Ministries. Either name will work.  Here’s a handy link! “Give Online through the Alumni Association.

Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Evan Hansen

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Who graduated?
Who won a $2000.00 prize?
Who did we hire?
Who can support us?

The summer is here, and with it a slower pace of life. It’s probably true for you, too. Isn’t it strange how that “summer vacation” attitude stays with us long after school is over? As someone working with students, I like to call it my “summer sabbath!”

This semester wrapped up so well. Two of our students graduated. April Malpaya and Daniel Garner are two incredible people who deeply love Jesus. Their leadership and presence will be sorely missed around here. Please join me in praying for their future impact on this world as members of the Kingdom of God.

Eunoia was awarded the ACCIAC Fellows in Creativity and Innovation Award!

Our curator, Manya, decided to enter Eunoia in a competition among arts initiatives here at U.Va. We are humbled and excited to announce that we were chosen as one of the winners. We were given a $2000.00 prize!

You may notice that there is no specifically religious language in the final cut of the video. We simply asked artists how we have blessed them and they answered.  I have had the pleasure of developing relationships with many of these artists, and like everyone we serve, they ask why we do this? It’s always a great time to communicate the love Jesus has for them!

Eunoia hired a part-time associate: Bernard Hankins!

I have long recognized that we needed to add to our staff here at Eunoia. We do so much with so little and we needed help. The decision was made in May to bring Bernard Hankins on staff. Bernard graduated from the School of Architecture in 2004. He has lived in Charlottesville since then, making his living as a videographer, poet, and musician. He has been deeply involved in serving and leading in the local church since his first year at UVA. Recently, Bernard has become known as a person who dedicates his life to helping artists realize their dreams and overcome their fears. He mentors many artists (Christian and otherwise), always from his foundation as a Christian. Bringing Bernard on staff will better position us to serve and connect with artists.

Bernard has already been such a blessing. We can now have regular office hours at times when students can be here.  This change alone has resulted in so many more students being here on a regular basis, even in the summer!

We are continually seeking new ways to introduce students to Jesus, and we believe this is the direction the Spirit is moving us in. Please pray for Bernard.

We need your financial help!

All of these developments are so exciting! The Baptist presence, Jesus presence, here on grounds continues to grow. I have a vision for Eunoia to become a ministry with a broad reach and deep impact.  Hiring Bernard is a first step in that direction. Other staff members will follow in the future as we increase our ability to connect students to Jesus. Bernard’s part-time salary is $1000.00/month. Will you consider giving generously and regularly to help support our efforts?  Every bit of money we receive goes straight to serving students here on  and is a kingdom investment.

Anyone can give to Eunoia. The UVA Alumni Association has set us up with an account so that you can give through the University. This affords us the ability to take online donations as well as checks. Please consider giving to this ministry. If you have any questions at all, or would like more financial details regarding our work, please email me at evan.hansen@vbmb.org.

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This update is a bit late in coming. Time sure does fly.  The Fall 2010 semester with Eunoia has been fantastic on many levels. Last year we began shaping our group around the mission of serving and communicating the gospel to the artistic community at UVA. We have seen amazing growth in this area! We are beginning to develop  Here are a few highlights.

• A new name for the Baptist Student Center
  • The Garden. Moving forward, I have spent a lot of time thinking about how to make our space as hospitable as it can be. Remodeling was one step in this direction, but it was becoming clear that the former name of the building left many feeling as though our space was not for them. Since I have seen our space becoming fertile ground for creative expression and relationships, I landed on the name “The Garden.”  Believe it or not, it was only after the fact that I connected it with the two gardens in scripture, Eden(Gen. 1) and the New Jerusalem (Rev 22).  We have received great feedback from this.
• We welcomed Manya Cherribuddi as our Curator. With The Garden set up as an art gallery and performance space, we needed to have a person dedicated to connecting with student artist and scheduling our gallery openings.
  • With Manya on board, we have had openings every 2-3 weeks coupled with musical performances ranging from poetry/spoken word, to opera, to folk/rock.
  • Many of the performers and artists have been Christians, and many have not. The beauty of this is The Garden has already began to function as what many refer to as a third-space, a space where Christians and non-Christians can connect around shared passions. By serving artists in this way, we are able to remove unnecessary boundaries between them and Jesus.

• We received some fantastic publicity! The Cav Daily wrote a great piece about our group. Please read this and see how we are realizing our goal of being a blessing to those we hope to show and share Jesus with. Click this link to read the article!

• Another church is being birthed in our space. Gateway Community Church began meeting in our building in October on Sunday mornings. They join my own church, All Souls Charlottesville which meets on Sunday evenings, in using our remodeled space to birth new life. This also has provided some stable financial support for the ministry.

How can you continue to partner with us?

• Pray for our current students. This has been a great semester, but not without difficulty. Many of you remember the difficulties you encountered while at UVA. We have had many students dealing with family illnesses and a host of other issues that only add to the stress they already encounter at UVA. Please lift them up in prayer.
• Pray for me. Many of you heard that I totaled a motorcycle in October of last year and broke both wrists. I have healed well, though I will have permanently limited mobility in my left wrist.  On the bright side, I have some extra metal and borrowed bones in my left wrist! Pray also that the Lord would continue to guide me and fill my soul to overflowing with His grace so that I can in turn pour myself out to students here.
• Write us letters! We would love to hear stories from your time here at UVA. I would love to share them with my students and post them on the Alumni website. We all need to be reminded of the great works God does in the lives of College students.

You are all so important to what we do here. I cherish the time we get to spend together. If any of you are ever in town, by all means contact me! I would love to catch up with you. May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

With much love and appreciation,

Evan Hansen

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We are looking forward to the reunion tailgate this weekend! This Saturday, October 16th, beginning at 3pm we will be grilling out and catching up in good old BSU/BCM/Eunoia fashion! Eunoia is providing the grilled items, and the alumni committee is providing the drinks. If you are able, please bring a cookout side or dessert with you to share.

The address is the same, 1500 Jefferson Park Avenue. Be sure and look for our new sign! We will be reserving free parking for you and we will fit as many cars as possible. First come, first served!

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Ashley Bartley is excited to be your new Alumni Committee President and to be working with such a wonderful team! She was a member of the BSU from 2002-2006, where she served on the communication team, then as a Family Group leader, then on Leadership Team, then as President. She majored in Psychology at UVA then earned her Master’s in Counseling from The College of William & Mary. Originally from Williamsburg, she built a home in Waynesboro in August 2009 with her husband, Phillip, whom she met in BSU! Ashley is a School Counselor at Riverheads Elementary School in Augusta County, and Phillip is an Automotive Technician at Jim Snead Ford in Waynesboro. They have found an awesome fellowship at First Baptist Church in Waynesboro. Ashley loves photography, writing, hiking, camping, and playing with her Jack Russell and West Highland Terriers. Please let her know if you have any questions or ideas!

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