New Coffee Hours!
New Coffee Hours!
Joining lives is at the heart of everything Remerge does. For this reason, we are excited to announce that “Coffee & Donuts” is now held Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays outside of the Remerge office (340 Auburn Ave NE). Join us from 9-10 am and get to know your neighbors a little better. All are welcome. […]
Flowers, Inclusion and Pride: a 20 for 20 story
[In celebration of 20 years of service we are collecting 20 stories of people and events that helped to shape REMERGE. #20for20. This story was originally posted January 30, 2017 by our Community Program Director Sylvia Broome when the focus of her efforts were in Central Atlanta. We invite you to contribute a gift in celebration to […]
The Long Grind: a 20 for 20 story
[In celebration of 20 years of service we are collecting 20 stories of people and events that helped to shape REMERGE. #20for20. This reflection was contributed by Giving Grace Director Christy Betz. We invite you to contribute a gift in celebration to honor this milestone.] Some of the hard realities I was quickly confronted with when I […]
Bank Robber: a 20 for 20 story
[In celebration of 20 years of service we are collecting 20 stories of people and events that helped to shape REMERGE. #20for20. This story is told by our executive director Andy Odle. It was originally published September 9, 2010 when REMERGE was still known as Church on the Street. We invite you to contribute a gift in […]
Praying for Blue: a 20 for 20 story
[In celebration of 20 years of service we are collecting 20 stories of people and events that helped to shape REMERGE. #20for20. This story was contributed by our Community Program Director Sylvia Broome. We invite you to contribute a gift in celebration to honor this milestone.] Blue arrived in town two weeks before I met her. Elderly, […]
Jeff’s Coupon: a 20 for 20 story
[In celebration of 20 years of service we are collecting 20 stories of people and events that helped to shape REMERGE. #20for20. This story was contributed by our ColorATL director and Community Museum curator, William Massey. We invite you to contribute a gift in celebration to honor this milestone.] Jeff offered me a coupon for a free […]
An Encounter with Angel: Part of our 20 Stories for 20 Years Series
[In celebration of 20 years of service we are collecting 20 stories of people and events that helped to shape REMERGE. #20for20. This is the first in the series told by our executive director Andy Odle. This story was originally published September 11, 2014. We invite you to contribute a gift in celebration to honor […]
The Youth Group Transitions to FCS: A word from the youth director
[Last week we announced that our South Atlanta Youth Program is transitioning this month to the leadership of our partners in the South Atlanta neighborhood, FCS. This is a post from the director of the Youth Group, Michelle Witherspoon, reflecting on her time with REMERGE and the transition to FCS.] I remember like it was […]
A New Beginning: Michelle and the South Atlanta Youth Group
I remember the first time I met Michelle. She had recently moved to the historic South Atlanta neighborhood and was looking for a place to serve. We were introduced at a coffee shop run by a local community development corporation called Focused Community Strategies (FCS), and I suggested, as is REMERGE’s way, that she come […]
The Need to Lament
REMERGE Community Pastor and trainer, Dan Crain has been doing work with a diverse group of men around racial reconciliation using the Be the Bridge curriculum. Session Two of the curriculum is Acknowledgment and Lament. A member of this group, Herb Zabel wrote this lament for our group and we wanted to share it with our REMERGE […]