THANK YOU!
To everyone who came out and supported The Gathering 2025 — we are filled with gratitude. Your presence, energy, and commitment made this year’s event unforgettable.
We’re thrilled to announce that, thanks to your incredible generosity, we exceeded our $100,000 fundraising goal! This milestone allows us to continue our mission in the fight against drug and alcohol addiction; bringing light, hope, and transformation to individuals and families in our community.
Every donation, every story shared, and every moment of support fuels this work — and none of it would be possible without you.
Below is a list of donors who made this impact possible. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for standing with us.
With gratitude,
City of Refuge- Hopewell
Platinum Sponsor:
City of Refuge- ATL
City Point Restoration
Coca-Cola Consolidated
Commonwealth Attorney of Hopewell
VA Church of God
VA Church of God Missions Board
Gold Sponsor:
Amelia Church of God
City Point Ice cream + Burgers
Hopewell Police Department
Montclair Tabernacle
Real Life Church
Silver Sponsor:
Councilperson Stokes
H.Y.P.E Counseling Services
SAND Contracting
Bronze Sponsor:
Chick-fil-a: Colonial Heights
Encounter Church
First Baptist City Point
John Randolph Foundation
Addie Hall-Scott
Avon Miles
Rick and Linda Newman
Nortonsville Church of God
Sandston Moose Lodge #1937
Tammy J. Ward, Hopewell Circuit Court Clerk
VA Church of God Ministries Board
Valley Church
Jill Woith
Patron:
Advansix
Pastor Jeff & Lisa butler
Denise Carter
Pastor Thurman & Vicki Collier
Delegate Carrie Coyner
David & Brenda Criswell
Dr. Vodricka L. & Dr. Tracy L. Epps
Danny & Lora Ferguson
First Christian Church
Shamika Lewis
Doug McGlothlin
Shelby Neal
Janice Penet
Ryan Ponder
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Redfern III
Ann & Jerry Williams
Edith Winters
WHO WE ARE
City of Refuge is a faith-based drug recovery center that desires to bring opportunity and hope to individuals and families of Hopewell, the Tri-Cities, and surrounding areas by offering supportive services, recovery, job placement assistance and connection to high quality early childhood education so that individuals will rise up to meet their potential and our community’s families will find success and hope for their future.
ABOUT US
OUR PROGRAMS
CoR: Hopewell Recovery Center
We are a Peer-led, 9-month recovery program open to anyone earnestly seeking recovery. Using a best practice model of recovery support and the evidence based curriculum, The Courage to Change, we lead our participants through cognitive-behaviorally based activities of self-discovery and skill building while holding them accountable and providing community supports to help them find their pathway to recovery. Additionally, we are a Court diversion program using a sanctioned system, which means we work with local court systems to provide an alternative sentencing model for those caught in the cycle and behaviors often associated with addiction.
BOARD
Avon Miles
Chairman
Brenda Pelham
Board Member
Rick Newman
Board Member
Darrell Boggs
Vice Chair
Michael Harris
Board Member
Sharon Neal
Board Member
Edith Winters
Secretary
Addie Hall Scott
Board Member
Kurt Lockwood
Board Member
We are currently seeking board applicants with professional expertise and skills in the following areas: Marketing, Strategic planning, Accounting, Non-profit Development and Fundraising, non-profit and felon legal services. If you fit this description and are passionate about our Mission and Vision, please fill out an application and return it to cityofrefugehopewell@gmail.com
GET INVOLVED
DONATE
Donate now or join City Lights, a monthly giving community where every dollar goes directly
towards bringing light, hope, and transformation to individuals on their road to recovery.
towards bringing light, hope, and transformation to individuals on their road to recovery.
You can make a difference, every single month.
The Impact of Your Investment:
$15 per Month – Could provide 2 hot meals
$25 per Month – Could provide curriculum for 1 participant
$50 per Month – Could provide transportation for 1 participant for 1 week
$75 per Month – Could provide 1 week’s worth of rent at the Sober House
$100 per Month – Could provide groceries for 1 participant for 1 week
$50 per Month – Could provide transportation for 1 participant for 1 week
$75 per Month – Could provide 1 week’s worth of rent at the Sober House
$100 per Month – Could provide groceries for 1 participant for 1 week
Why Invest Monthly?
Provides Hope
Monthly gifts enable us to
invest in specific areas of
our work, expand our
programs and innovate
within the community
because we know we have
the ongoing support of the
City Lights community.
Monthly gifts enable us to
invest in specific areas of
our work, expand our
programs and innovate
within the community
because we know we have
the ongoing support of the
City Lights community.
It’s Community
Becoming a City Lights
member allows you to join
a dedicated group of
supporters who
understand the importance
of sustained commitment
to helping people in need.
Special Access
As a City Lights member,
As a City Lights member,
you will have an up-close and personal
look at the City of Refuge mission to provide
Light, Hope, and Transformation.
PARTICIPATE
If you are a citizen who is excited and passionate about our mission and vision and would like to be a part of the solution for our city, please contact us directly at the4aldanas@gmail.com or check back periodically for more information as we figure out what it looks like to engage volunteers meaningfully and sustainably in our programming!
CONTACT US
RECOVERY CENTER:
Thurman Collier, CEO
Pastor_TC@yahoo.com
804-541-0935
Darchie Lewis, NCPRSS-Lead Instructor
bigcity810@gmail.com
804-295-2499
2300 Bluefield Street
Hopewell, VA 23860
