Young banker finds joy in serving others

Young banker finds joy in serving others

Lauren Boudreaux found success early in her life, but not the satisfaction she was expecting to come with it. “I had reached a point where I had crossed off a lot of things I wanted to accomplish and I wondered what was next. I knew there had to be more to life,” she...
Celebration Church shows a little love can go a long way

Celebration Church shows a little love can go a long way

When a trailer stolen from a Shreveport church turned up in the Queensborough neighborhood a few years ago, church members discovered a new place for a new outreach. Members believed God used the theft of that trailer to show them a neighborhood where they needed to...
A friendship forms and lives are changed

A friendship forms and lives are changed

Ro White lives in one of Shreveport’s nicest upscale neighborhoods; Phyellisha Davis in a low-income neighborhood where shootings are not uncommon. Ro worked in education for 30 years; Phyellisha dropped out of school. Ro was raised to believe she could succeed in...
“Truly a model that is renewing the entire city”

“Truly a model that is renewing the entire city”

One of the first things that Dianne Schick realized and liked about Community Renewal is that this is a work not just for a few, but for all. “I like that Community Renewal is building relationships that go across the city. This is truly a model that is renewing the...
“I am one of the luckiest women you know”

“I am one of the luckiest women you know”

“I am one of the luckiest women you know!” By Claudia Oliver I am one of the luckiest women you know!  It was April 1994 when my husband took me to meet Mack McCarter.  He was outlining a way to save our civilization through intentional caring...