Becky Lucas

Friendship Church’s history includes a rich involvement in missions around the world, but did you know that we also support a number of Gospel-focused organizations in Minnesota? One of those organizations is Hope Academy, a K-12 school located in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis, an area known for poverty and violent crime. Located at 2300 Chicago Avenue, the school is only blocks away from where demonstrations around the tragic death of George Floyd took place. In the midst of this often-troubled neighborhood, Hope Academy shines as a strong presence that truly lives up to its name. Its mission is to foster hope in God in the inner-city by providing youth with a remarkable, Christ-centered education. What makes the education the students receive at Hope Academy so remarkable? And what qualifies it as a mission organization supported by Friendship Church?