Local Community Partnerships

At Area 10 we have built relationships with ministries and non-profit organizations around Richmond to make an impact in our city. We encourage our people to find ways to plug in and engage this community by serving with our local community partners and sharing God’s love beyond reason.

Below, you will find a list of our local community partners that we engage with most regularly or financially give to monthly, as well as a description of what they do in and around the city. You’ll also see different ways to get involved with them and support their mission. See where you can best use the gifts that you’ve been given and make an impact for God’s Kingdom, right here in the wonderful city of Richmond.

If you discover one that you think you’d be interested in learning more about and possibly begin serving with, we would love to help get that started and connect you. Simply contact Chris at chris@area10church.com.

For a more complete list of ministries and non-profits in the Richmond area that we’ve either partnered with in the past or just view as great organizations, CLICK HERE.

Grace & Peace Community Ministries

What They Do:

Grace & Peace is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving families in Richmond’s inner city, with a special focus on those on Raven Street, a division of Mosby Court. With programs focused on building life skills, connecting people to available community resources, and showing Christ’s love through service. We exist to empower every individual to realize their full potential.

How To Get Involved:

  • Join the Grace & Peace Care Ministry Team as a driver! Responsibilities include picking up members of the Raven Street community to bring them to worship at the Byrd on Sunday morning, usually once a month. Grace & Peace also occasionally need volunteers to drive the van during the week to deliver donated items, groceries, and care packages to those Raven Street families. Contact Earl (click here) to get involved.

 

Virginia’S Kids Belong

What They Do:

Thousands of children in Virginia are in foster care, and there aren't enough foster families to take them in. Virginia's Kids Belongs exists to empower and equip leaders in the business, government, creative, non-profit, and faith-based sectors to end the crisis for kids in foster care. 

How To Get Involved:

 

Rise Richmond

(Formerly known as Church Hill Activities and Tutoring (CHAT))

What They Do:

CHAT serves the aspiring youth of Richmond’s East end, empowering them to break the cycles of poverty and reach for their goals. They work to accomplish this by equipping them with the heart, head, and hands to make life-transforming decisions.

How To Get Involved:

  • Homework help: basic reading-writing-math and study skills, Wacky Wednesday life skills programs at Nehemiah’s Workshop, in our cooking, sewing, and gardening operations, hip-hop, spoken word, other entrepreneurial ventures, community events, summer programs, and holiday activities. Check out their website for more info.

 

Christian Student Fellowship

What They Do:

Christian Student Fellowship (CSF) ministers specifically to college students, meeting them where they are with community support, bible studies, and much more. They exist to help students understand the depths of God’s love for them, grow and thrive in discipleship relationships, and connect them to serving and loving the communities around them.

How To Get Involved:

  • Put together care packages for college students while they are on break, or invite them to your home for a hot meal. Check out the Christian Student Fellowship website to see how you can get involved today.

 

For Richmond

What They Do:

For Richmond is a nonprofit organization that connects and equips Christian leaders to collaborate for the transformation of Metro Richmond. They do this by uniting churches and communities behind larger issues than any one organization can tackle alone while cultivating the space and focus for individuals to have a greater impact through unity of vision and resources.

How To Get Involved:

  • Help out with special events to thank foster families and foster care workers in both the government and local non-profits, attend cross-denominational prayer gatherings as we pray for our city, or unite with us to serve Richmond public schools. You can learn more about and get involved with For Richmond on their website.