About
Heart of Compassion
Partnerships
We build bridges of hope with practical life skills and services that transform one child, one family, one community at a time. Our initiatives, projects, and services are reflective of our values and faith in Jesus Christ.
In February of 2002, Pastor John Dooley cast a vision to a group of pastors in the Hampton Roads Area challenging them to put aside any thoughts of working alone and join together as one Body serving our Lord. Twenty pastors responded to the call and began doing just that. This vision was affirmed when a vital forerunner of Heart of Compassion Partnerships, Hampton Roads United Christians, contacted Pastor Dooley and stated that they felt their time had come to an end and offered to turn over their 501(c)(3) to Heart of Compassion Partnerships. Pastor Dooley gratefully accepted this incredible gift which allowed Heart of Compassion Partnerships to establish itself and grow.
Heart of Compassion Partnerships derives its name from the Colossians 3:12 passage in Scripture that states, “put on a heart of compassion…” This is indeed the operational focus of Heart of Compassion Partnerships, as people of faith from across many spectrums have come together to serve the poor in our community. From tutoring children, to equipping adults and families, to doing house repairs and yard work for the working poor and the elderly, Heart of Compassion Partnerships is now impacting the community through strategic partnerships with churches, civic groups, the police, and local governments in ways that have won national recognition by the Neighborhood USA group.
Our Activities
By building a focused group of community-based churches and volunteers to serve the residents of the city, we accomplish the following:
Families
Build a bridge between healthy family values and long-term solutions that strengthen families.
Communities
Build a bridge between community partners that enables them to participate in something bigger than themselves. We are currently in the following communities: Forest Cove, Hunters Point, MacDonald Manor, and Portlock.
Coordinate, Engage, Impact
Our Purpose
To serve compassion based charities in Hampton Roads through strategic partnerships in order to facilitate transformation one child - one family - one community at a time.
Core Values
H.
Hope for Hurting Humanity
E.
Encouraging visible functional unity of the Body of Christ
A.
Accountable Relationships
R.
Reconciliation of people to God and to each other
T.
Transformation of Hampton Roads