WHO WE ARE

OUR MISSION

Bringing the hope of the Gospel to students of downtown Augusta through education programs, personal relationships, and Bible-centered teaching.

OUR VISION

To bring the hope of the Gospel to students of downtown Augusta and encourage flourishing through education initiatives, personal relationships, and Bible-centered teaching.

OUR HISTORY

In 2010, Hope for Augusta grew out of a bible study for children in the downtown Augusta neighborhood. Rick Keuroglian, one of the founders, and First Presbyterian Church recruited staff to build the organization with tutoring, mentorship and art program impacting students from grades K-12.

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OUR TEAM

Stephen Pittman
Director, After School Programs

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Stephen Pittman

Stephen has been on staff with Hope for Augusta since August of 2011. He is from Carrollton, Georgia and graduated from Toccoa Falls College with a B.A. in Biblical Studies. Stephen is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching at Augusta University and plans to graduate in May 2019. He has a beautiful wife named Amy and 4 children (Caileigh, Emma, Connor, and Lilly). Stephen is passionate about seeing at-risk children and youth flourish in Christ, especially academically. For fun, Stephen likes to spend time with his family, read, and play guitar.

Candyn Turman
Associate Director

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Candyn Turman

Candyn has been on staff with Hope for Augusta since January of 2016. She is from Roswell, Georgia and graduated from Georgia Southern University with a B.A. in General Studies: Religion, Sociology and Sustainability. She is married to a wonderful man who volunteers with the ministry named Tevin. Candyn is passionate about getting to know the inner city students and families and living life-on-life with them, encouraging them and being a friend, as well as sharing the love of the Lord with them. For fun, Candyn likes to ride bikes, go to Hawks games, play basketball, and be adventurous.

Mike Rosser
Walton Oaks Site Coordinator

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Mike Rosser

Mike has been involved with Hope for Augusta for five years now and came on staff in 2016. He is from Monticello, Ga and is currently pursuing A Bachelors of Kinesiology degree at Augusta University and will graduate in the summer of 2018. Mike is passionate about doing urban ministry and sharing his life and the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the students he invests in. He has been a member of First Presbyterian Church for four years, where he currently serves as a Deacon. For fun he loves to plays sports, fish with his friends, read, and relax when he get the chance.

Sarah Graybeal
Arrow Art Coordinator

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Sarah Graybeal

Sarah is from Greenville, SC but has been proud to call Augusta home for seven years now. She studied Art Education at the University of South Carolina and is enjoying getting back into the swing of teaching art in a classroom environment after taking many years off to be at home with young children. She believes in helping kids understand that as children of the Ultimate Creator and being made in his image, that they too are naturally creative and can use their creative endeavors to give glory to God. She aims to expose children to the beauty of creation through art and to help develop confidence through the hard work they put into their artwork that will in turn flow into other areas of their academic and personal lives. Sarah has been married for twelve years and has three children; ages 8, 6 and 2. She enjoys homeschooling her children, making things, traveling, reading and being outside.

Chris Williams
Director of Sports Outreach

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Chris Williams

Chris Williams recently came on staff with Hope For Augusta in May 2018. Prior to this, he served with a college ministry, Campus Outreach Greenville for 7 years. He attended Presbyterian College for his undergrad degree where he came to faith his sophomore year of college. He’s currently pursuing his Masters of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary. Chris is happily married to his wife Sarah and they have two young daughters named Naomi and Mila. He is passionate about communicating God’s word and seeing the city changed by Christ.

What people are saying

Judge David Watkins

State Court Judge

“Hope for Augusta represents to me an embodiment of Christianity with its sleeves rolled up. They act as good neighbors, especially with the kids. They go in and help them to learn those skills, those virtues, those tools that in the end make it less likely that they will come and see me.”

Sarah Graybeal

Arrow Volunteer

“It is such a blessing to be a part of planting seeds of truth in the lives of these children, to watch them explore their God given creativity and create with pride, knowing that doing so can bring Glory to God.”

Laryssa Nilsen

Reaching Higher Volunteer

“Volunteering with Hope for Augusta is one of the highlights of my week. Hope for Augusta is a phenomenal organization with a big dream- they see the needs, they get to work and they bring Christ to our city and I am very thankful that I get to join them.”