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Friday, June 27, 2008

Oasis of Hope Also Brings Homes


IndyStar article by Robert King...

Alric Brown said he couldn't ease into a quiet retirement after a 20-year career in law enforcement.

So the 58-year-old former state trooper left his home in Noblesville to follow his faith -- and his church -- into a Near-Northside neighborhood that is still struggling to break the grip of violence fed by poverty.

Brown is the first resident of HopeSide, a $4 million apartment complex for seniors that is Oasis of Hope Baptist Church's latest attempt to live up to its name in a part of town where hope hasn't always been abundant.

The 35-unit complex, which officially opens today, is situated in a triangle of promise near the intersection of 25th Street and Keystone Avenue that the church has been patching together over the past two decades.

First came the church in 1987, following its move from College Avenue.

Then, in 2000...

[continued at IndyStar.com]



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Oasis of Hope is a model CCDA (Christian Community Development Association) ministry. Learn more about our local CCDA affiliates.

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