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The Oasis Project

The Oasis Project is the community and economic development division of Bible Center Church.

Our mission is to create oases—places of peace, safety, and happiness in the midst of difficulty.
We envision a Homewood where all people will have the opportunity to flourish for the betterment of the children and our future.

Our Program Areas

Education

Providing high-quality dynamic education opportunities is essential to improving the life outcomes of the children and youth of Homewood and nearby neighborhoods.
 

#TMCEarlyLearning

#MakersClubhouse

#OasisFarmandFishery

#OasisTransportation

Employment

Through our social enterprises, we offer local youth and other community members sustainable employment and critical job training to start them on the path to success or provide additional household income.
 

#EverydayCafe

#OasisTransportation

#CHAPEL

#OasisFarmandFishery

#MakersClubhouse

Entrepreneurship

Directly addressing the reality that mentors and small business resources are inaccessible to African-American and underestimated communities is essential to generating wealth and opening doors for the next generation.

 

#OwnOurOwn

#OasisCommunityKitchen

#OasisFarmandfishery

Environment

In our community, rewriting the story of opportunity required improvements to the built environment. We turned vacant and abandoned properties back into a campus with top-notch amenities where people can live, work, study, worship, and have fun.
 

#BibleCenterChurchOasisCampus

Oasis Community Kitchen
Oasis Farm & Fishery
TMC Early Learning Center
Own Our Own
The Makers Clubhouse
Oasis Transportation Services
Everday Cafe
CHAPEL
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Our Team

Administration

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Dr. John M. Wallace, PhD

Founder and Visionary

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Dr. Cynthia M. Wallace, EdD

Executive Director

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Gary Nelson

Director of Operations

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Stephan Davis

Director of Business  Operations

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Trashawnda Ward, MA

Director of Training and Administration

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Patti Phillips-Best

Director of Development and Communications

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Anthony Holloway

Fiscal Manager

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Eric Blackwell

Audio Visual and Digital Media Manager

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Brandon Pinnix

Digital Marketing Coordinator

Oasis Farm & Fishery

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Ash Chan

Farm Manager

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Tynisha Chambers

Farm Educator

The Maker's Clubhouse Out-of-School-Time

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India Harris

OST Director

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Alexis Caudill

OST Assistant Manager

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Nika Hines

OST Administrator

The Maker's Clubhouse Early Learning Center

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Cynthia M. Wallace, EdD

ELC Interim Director

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Ila Williams

ELC Lead Teacher

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Montana Howard

ELC Assistant Teacher

Oasis Foods (Everyday Cafe and Oasis Community Kitchen)

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Rondale Harper

Catering Chef & Kitchen Manager

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Jason Puryear

EDC Culinary & Cafe Manager

Own Our Own

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Stephan Davis

Own Our Own Director

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Kyya Pettiford

Own Our Own Administrator

Oasis Transporation

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Stephan Davis

OTC Director

CHAPEL

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Linda Kent, MSW

CHAPEL Director

Our Generous Supporters

Hillman Family Foundations
The Pittsburgh foundation
Allegheny County DHS
Richard King Mellon Foundation
University of Pittsburgh
United Way SWPA
The-Heinz-Endowments
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