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On Monday, May 20, 2013, eighty golfers came together to practice what James 1:27 calls true religion: to care for those who have no means to care for themselves. For than 13 years, the AGAPE Kids Classic has been providing much needed funds to care for innocent children who are the victims of neglect, abuse and bad choices made by their parents and caregivers. This year’s tournament, played at The Governors Club in Brentwood, Tenn., raised more than $136,000 in gifts and pledges on the da...
At the celebration dinner following this year’s AGAPE Kids Classic, Tim and Angie Partlow were honored as the recipients of the Chris Keen Heart of AGAPE award. Named after Chris Keen, a member of the Kids Classic Leadership Committee who was tragically lost in 2011, the Heart of AGAPE is awarded to the person or persons who most exemplify the heart of service and sacrifice that Chris Keen had the children and families served by AGAPE. Tim and Angie Partlow, both graduates of Lipscomb University...
Photo courtesy CBSSports.com/USATSI From time to time we like to share adoption and foster care success stories from around the country. Fostering and parenting in general takes a lot of time energy emotion. Mark Slessinger has a demanding job as a NCAA Division I basketball coach but still finds time to be a full time foster parent to three.
On May 10th AGAPE Counseling and Psychological Services partnered again with Lipscomb University’s Graduate Program in Professional Counseling to host Caring Connections 2013. The conference was unique in that it was designed to equip those who are in helping roles in the community; both from world of pastoral care world and the world of professional counseling. The conference was appropriate for marriage and family therapists, psychologists, social workers, professional counselors and others in...