Winter Reception
You’re invited to join us at the Hollenbeck Bayley Conference Center on Thursday, February 27th at 6 pm for our 2020 Winter Reception. REGISTER NOW
A Season of Thankfulness
Personally, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the Fall weather, I love football season and I love that Thanksgiving meal! But, I also love that Thanksgiving is a holiday that is, hopefully, not as self-centered as many of our other celebrations. Thanksgiving is a time when we are encouraged …
SCYM’s GirlPower Program
For most young people, middle school is an incredibly difficult time. Many students find themselves stuck in survival mode as their lives are flipped upside down. Everything is changing. Changing schools. Changing bodies. Changing faith. Changing friends. Changing interests. Changing responsibilities. And this is just the beginning. In the midst of all the change and …
Pastors Roundtable
In February of this year, we hosted a Pastors Roundtable event to discuss the needs of our community and how we might work together to find solutions. Following the event, a group of pastors continued to meet monthly to expand on the conversation. Through these gatherings, The Nehemiah Foundation, in partnership with local pastors and business leaders, feel that …
From the Director 2019
Twenty six years ago, a group of Christian business owners put their heads together and had a conversation about how they might combine their resources to impact Springfield and Clark County for the Kingdom of God. They began praying about it and talking to others, and God blessed their desires by creating the Nehemiah Foundation. …
Choosing Hope
The reality in adoption is that it is all founded in brokenness. Somewhere in the beginning of an adoptee’s story, crisis, chaos, trauma and uncertainty begin to tell a story. Riddled with unknowns and uncertainties, a child’s story has yet to be told. In mid-February, our staff visited a new teenage mom in her hospital …
Proclaiming Freedom Ministries
As a culture we are drawn to shows of remodeling and restoration. Taking old worn out, broken down homes and totally remodeling them peaks our interests. Seeing old structures with new life gives a sense of joy and inspiration to our hearts. If we dig down deep to our foundations it brings a sense of …
The Eagle and the Dove
The building of any effective organization requires passion and people working together for a common goal. That formula brought the Eagle and Dove Academy into existence and has made possible its twenty-one-year success story. In 1995, Joe and Rita Chapman, Executive Directors of Freedom Road Ministries, had been praying about doing something to help the …
From the Director 2018
This has been a time of getting to know the Nehemiah staff and board members, learning about Springfield and Clark County, meeting its incredible residents, and beginning to partner with other Christian leaders. I remain excited to be serving as the Executive Director of The Nehemiah Foundation! This foundation has had such a big impact …
