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Bennett Center of London

Advance # 770130

Growing the Church and spreading the Gospel

Partner : The UMC, Red Bird Missionary Annual Conference  
Location : North America, United States, Kentucky, London
Annual Goal : $50,000.00

Background / History

When Sue Bennett College shut down, the city of London, Kentucky, Laurel County and the surrounding region lost a primary source of education, arts, recreation, and community development. The Bennett Center of London was launched to address these needs. Specifically, The Bennett Center of London is a Christian, nonprofit organization located in Kentucky's southeastern Appalachian mountains, offering all people opportunities for wholeness through programs addressing their spiritual, educational, physical, social, and cultural needs.

Mission

To work use the campus to build and sustain programs and community partnerships that address the needs of people in the community and the region.

Goals & Objectives

At present, The Bennett Center of London is seeking to improve the physical plant of the campus. We intend to make the facilities both safe and usable in order to allow more programs and partnerships to be developed. Our goal is to continue major repairs on campus, allocating $35,000 $40,000 toward major repairs over the next year. We also intend to increase the number of leases held by our partner organizations, encouraging them to continue to develop their programs on the campus.

Activities Plan

We plan to empower our staff and our board to aggressively more forward in identifying programs and partnerships that need to be developed further and to then make the necessary physical plant improvements to allow them to flourish.

Project Outcomes

(a) Several dozen adults will complete their GED in 2008 and many adults will improve their communication skills, aiding them greatly in the job market though our partner organization, Laurel County Adult Literacy Council; (b) Many adults will complete an Associate's Degree through the Degree Completion Program through our partner organization, Union College, and even more will have a chance to take both undergraduate and graduate classes at Union College's Extension Campus at The Bennett Center through Union's partner expansion in 2008; (c) Children, families, and individuals will have several opportunities to improve their health and quality of life through our partner organization, the YMCA.
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Project Indicators

(a) 50 - 75 adults will receive their GEDs; (b) For the first time, Union College will offer new undergraduate and graduate courses The Bennett Center Campus; (c) The YMCA will continue to be a viable resource for the community, offering more opportunities for health and wholeness; (d) Faith In Action will increase the number of senior citizens and low income adults who receive transportation to appointments; (e) The new "80+" ministry will launch its services, targeting elderly adults of the region.

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