Name It + Claim It - The Power of Having Your Commitments Mailed to You
Today, I received a commitment card in the mail! It completely surprised me. I am accustomed to handing these out at Center for...
Meet a Neighborhood Change-Maker: Joni Laney
Editors Note: Center for Transforming Communities (CTC) is grounded in the belief that every Memphis neighborhood includes people who...
June 10, 2017: A Whirlwind Photo Tour of 4 Shalom Zones
Last Saturday, I needed to do the impossible. I needed to be in four places at once. Four Shalom Zones had events taking place at roughly...
Talking it Up in Binghampton: Conversation as the Foundation of Community Building
Photo credit: Peri Gildersleeve One of the most important things you can do if you want to build community is find ways to help your...
Meet the Neighborhood Connectors - Meet Ashley
In March 2016, Ashley Black joined the CTC team as the new South Memphis Neighborhood Connector. Here, Ashley tells us a little about...
Celebrating 5+ years of Shalom Zones in the Midsouth
On November 6, 2015, the Center for Transforming Communities hosted an evening of celebration recognizing the 5th anniversary of several...
Meet the People of the Binghampton Shalom Zone
Meet some of the people who make up the Binghampton Shalom Zone. Established in 1999, the Binghampton Shalom Zone is one of the oldest...
REP: Educating, Empowering, and Paving the Way - Meeting the educational needs of refugee children a
Camela Echols Blackmon, known as “Cam,” is a native Memphian. She got her start working as a social service director for the United...
The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts - Celebrating the strength of coming together at The
There are 21 stained glass windows at The Commons. It’s one of the perks of working here. Walking along corridors, up stairwells, into...
We Come: A creative expression of Binghampton United Methodist Church, An original poem by Kory N. T
Sometimes broken, sometimes weary But we come Binghampton United Methodist Church Sharing the value of the human experience We come ...
