CCD Fellow Program Starting

We are super excited to announce that we are starting a Christian Community Development Fellows Program. The aim of the program is to give young adults who feel called to pursue a career in Christian Community Development the opportunity to learn and serve in all areas of our organization for a year. Throughout their year of service they will be required to also read a series of books as well become certified in various programs.   Our hope, over the coming years, is that we are able to grow our staff as well as equipping a new generation of CCD leaders to serve were ever God may call them.  Until we are able to raise money to provide stipends for Fellows, at this point they must first raise support before to fund their year of service.  In light of this please consider making a gift to support our CCD Fellows program.

We are starting off with a bang with Benjamin Shenk.  Here’s his Bio:

Born and raised on a small farm in South Central Pennsylvania, I am the youngest of four; with two older sisters and an older brother. In addition to my immediate family, the Lord has blessed me with an incredible extended family, friends, and mentors , who have been constant in their love and support from the time I was born.

I’ve both grown up and attended college in the town of Shippensburg, PA, and in May of 2015 I graduated from Shippensburg University, after spending four years there studying Entrepreneurship, Personal Financial Planning, and Spanish. While at Shippensburg University, I can remember the Lord grabbing hold of my life in a new way, as I realized to a fuller extent the power and beauty of the Gospel of Christ. During that time the Lord drew me into leadership and service roles both on campus, where I was blessed with the opportunity to serve in the leadership of a student fellowship group, as well as in the community of Shippensburg.

Having spent time working in a range of internships and jobs related to my fields of study in college, I was overwhelmed with the feeling that the God who is reconciling all things was calling me to use my experiences and heart for others to ultimately serve Him. After a season of seeing God’s grace through the opening and closing of doors, I am now excited to see this call coming to fruition as I join St. Roch CDC in humbly serving and learning from the community of St. Roch while I strive to share the Gospel in both word and deed as a Fellow.