Campaign For Hope

God has given us the vision for the Center of Hope, Progressive Life Center. It will be a place where the community can come for education, training, health care, job placement and most importantly, food for their soul. With the combination of all of these services and God's help, we can truly be a Center of Hope. In spite of many trials we were able to acquire 28 acres of land in Marrero, Louisiana for which God gave our Pastor the vision to build the Family Center.

However, in 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed communities, families, businesses, churches and jobs to such an extent that years later, thousands are still struggling to survive with the bare necessities, even living on the streets with their families. The suicide rate, crime, and drug abuse are far above the national average and continuing to climb.

With a vision and history of building hope in our communities, one life at a time, The Progressive Church is poised to bring transformation to our hometown of Marrero, Louisiana and the broader region of Jefferson Parish. Strong, healthy individuals and families are at the core of a vibrant, thriving community. To strengthen the city of Marrero, Louisiana and the broader region of Jefferson Parish, we are developing The Center of Hope: a 55,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility providing community meeting space and recreation facilities. With a vision of "Helping People Progress," we desire to create an environment where men, women and children of all age groups, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds and diverse needs will find physical, educational and economic assistance, as well as recreation and social and spiritual renewal.

Through partnerships with concerned citizens local educators, health-care providers, government, the business community and faith- and community-based social service organizations, we believe we can achieve great things when our resources, time and talent are focused to meet local needs. We are determined to make an indelible mark on Marrero, Jefferson Parish and the west bank as we work to bring empowerment and transformation to our neighborhoods. Developed as a spacious and technologically advanced state-of-the art facility, the Center of Hope will encompass 55,000 square feet of meeting space devoted to the real needs of the community: classrooms; life skills training, character- building and spiritual meeting rooms; a health and wellness center; recreational space and administrative offices to accommodate the programs that will be established to meet the needs of the community. The facility has also been developed as a first responder for a disaster. The Center of Hope's design is both accommodating and forward thinking—there will be nothing like it for miles in any direction of the facility.

For more information please contact us at 504-340-0107.