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A little bit of our history. Seeds of Hope Church was started in the fall of 2002 by Pastor John Paul Chaney and his wife Marilyn. Pastor Chaney is an ordained Episcopal Minister. He and his wife have been in full-time ministry for 10 years. John Paul and Marilyn relocated from the Chicago area in the fall of 2000 as they felt called to come to Pittsburgh to enter a new phase of ministry. They purchased the old Immaculate Conception Rectory on Friendship Avenue with two of their five sons as they served at Shepherd¹s Heart Episcopal Church, an inner city Church that serves the homeless and poor. They have three sons who still live in the Chicago land area. The sons range in age from 33 years to 23 years. In the summer of 2002, Seeds of Hope partnered with Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation to serve the children of Garfield, Friendship, Bloomfield, Lawrenceville and East Liberty through their summer day camp program. This camp was six weeks long, 8 hours a day and serviced 40 kids the first year. Once the camp was over, a similar fall program was started on Saturdaynights throughout the year. It was at this time that they also started meeting as a church. Another camp was held during the summer of 2003 having over 50 children. The summer camp has become the most exciting thing EVO does each year and each year it has grown bigger and better. In 2008, EVO finished its 7th year with over 90 children served for 6 weeks, 8 hours a day, for 5 days a week. Throughout the summer of 2004, many of the parents expressed an interest in an after-school program. Earthen Vessels Outreach received a grant to run an After School Program in January 2005. This was a four day a week program from 2:30-5:00 p.m. The emphasis was academically based as excellence through enriched learning was stressed. This occurred through personal tutors, the use of computers, individualized developed curriculum and continual correspondence with the local schools. The ArcAngles is another annual program that has grown through the years and now serves twice as many young men and has expanded to include a Middle School League run by EVO. An optional Bible Based program, called Thank
God Its Friday is offered on Friday evenings, with a meal that is
served at 5:00. The Christian based Kidz Camp takes place between 2:30-5:30
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