Farewell to 3530

This week we are saying goodbye to a building that has housed the YouthWorks office for the past 17 years.

It’s true. This word – “moving” – has been on our minds since well before some of us started working here! And this month as we’ve made plans and packed boxes, we are looking ahead to a space that will help us do ministry more effectively. But, we have also done some reminiscing.

A lot happened at 3530 E 28^th Street. So we invited some current and past occupants of the YouthWorks office to share their favorite memories of this building. And yes! Some of the memories remind us of why, after many years, we’re moving. But ultimately, we’re celebrating all that God has allowed us to do from this space… and all that is yet to come.

Sam Townsend helps write training, programming and marketing materials for YouthWorks mission trips. When he isn’t hanging around teenagers at church or digging into seminary homework, he is generally looking for a good conversation and a hole-in-the-wall restaurant to have it in. Sam still considers his first couple summers working for YouthWorks in Virginia and Pennsylvania communities some of the most transformative times of his life.