2026 CCDA National Conference Go & Sees offer a great opportunity to experience amazing CCD ministries in the Greater Richmond area. Go & Sees provide conference participants an opportunity to learn from practitioners on the ground in the neighborhoods and communities local to the conference.
Options include:
Hampton Roads & Williamsburg
Arrive early on October 7 to tour Hampton Roads and Williamsburg and learn from some amazing CCD practitioners. Get outside of Richmond and explore the history of slavery in the United States, and how communities are responding to that legacy.
Stops on this Go & See will include:
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Fort Monroe (Originally known as Point Comfort): This is the site where the first documented Africans arrived in English North America in 1619, marking the beginning of slavery and shaping a complex legacy of resilience and community. We will tour the first landing site, museum, and memorial.
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Lunch and Learn: Southeast Newport News is a historically redlined community that has long been shaped by public disinvestment, racial segregation, concentrated poverty, housing inequality, and environmental racism. Learn about the enduring legacies of these practices and how local organizations are loving their neighbors and their neighborhood.
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Pineapple Inn and Housing Center: This collaborative effort in Williamsburg provides homes for displaced neighbors through trauma-responsive, asset-based approaches. This coalition includes 3e Restoration, along with churches, faith-based organizations, non-profits, businesses, community members, and more.
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Historical Williamsburg: We will explore some landmarks around Historical Williamsburg and learn about the Williamsburg Truth and Reconciliation Committee.
Together, we will face the truth of our nation’s history, experience the effects on communities today, and learn from locals who are dedicated to loving their neighborhoods. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore Hampton Roads and Williamsburg with the CCDA family!
About this Go & See:
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This is a full-day experience on Wednesday, October 7, from 9:30 am-5 pm.
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We will travel by charter bus, departing from and returning to the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
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Plan to eat breakfast before you arrive; lunch will be provided.
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Wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes.
Charlottesville
What does wholistic community development look like in a neighborhood that’s been historically overlooked?
Join Abundant Life Ministries to explore the Prospect Avenue neighborhood in Charlottesville, Virginia. This Go & See will give you a glimpse into radical hospitality, wholistic care, leadership development, and more.
Stops on this Go & See include:
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Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries: Learn how the Prospect Avenue campus was acquired, the historical use of this site, and community and church partners in the work. Tour the resources that are available for youth development and see Charlottesville Abundant Life’s work and staff development in this community.
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Lunch and Learn: We will share a meal together and delve into wholistic community development through the eyes of Amy Sherman, one of the founders of Abundant Life, and a national leader in Community Development. We will glean from her expertise to broaden our imaginations and ground us theologically into what’s possible.
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Theological Horizons & UVA: We will visit the University of Virginia campus to deepen our learning from the Theological Horizons’ Perkins Fellows and the UVA Center for Community Partnerships. UVA's Carolyn Mitchell-Dillard will join us to talk about UVA/Charlottesville partnerships and walk with us to the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers.
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Kindness Café: This non-profit coffee shop provides meaningful employment for adults with cognitive disabilities while creating a joyful, inclusive community space, and is a community partner of the Perkins Fellows.
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University Outreach: We will learn how the Perkins Fellows supports students and seekers at UVA through faith-based community engagement and what UVA is doing to build partnerships with the Charlottesville community.
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Memorial to Enslaved Laborers: Together, we will tour the memorial on the UVA campus. This is a permanent tribute to the enslaved individuals and families who built and maintained the University of Virginia.
Join us on 10/7 for this Go & See, where we will explore what wholistic Christian Community Development looks like and the theological grounding for our work. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore Charlotteville with the CCDA family!
About this Go & See:
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This is a full-day experience on Wednesday, October 7, from 9:30am-5 pm.
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We will travel by charter bus, departing from and returning to the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
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Plan to eat breakfast before you arrive; lunch will be provided.
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Wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes.
Fredericksburg
How does shalom take root in a “neighborhood” without geography?
Join Micah Ecumenical Ministries for an immersive look at how we meet unhoused neighbors on the street, and accompany them with coordinated navigation, respite care, supportive housing, income development, and street church in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Learn how a collaboration of churches can grow into a long-term, community-based response to homelessness—and a vision where all neighbors have a home!
Stops on this Go & See include:
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Neighbor Care Center: This is the hub of Micah’s work. Tour the Neighbor Care Center and see how this space functions as a front door to services, community, and belonging.
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Respite Care & HealthBridge: Visit Micah’s medical respite program and learn how recovery-focused care creates a bridge between the streets and stability. You’ll hear how health, housing, and relationships intersect in real time.
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Hesed House & Supportive Services: Tour Hesed House and learn how Micah integrates supportive housing with coordinated services, including pathways to permanent housing, employment and income strategies, and more.
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Lunch with Micah Church Clergy: Share a meal and conversation with Micah clergy. Together, we will explore the theological grounding of this work and how church communities can move from charity to deep, relational engagement.
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Berclair Plantation: Visit the former home of Charles Washington, now reimagined as supportive housing. This stop invites reflection on how spaces marked by history can be transformed into places of restoration and belonging.
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Jeremiah Community (Future Site): End the day at the future site of the Jeremiah Community, Micah’s long-term vision for addressing chronic homelessness with housing purpose and relationships. Engage with stakeholders and explore what it takes to build a community designed for stability, dignity, and mutual flourishing.
Join us for this Go & See, where we will explore what Christian Community Development looks like when it is built on proximity, relationships, and systems that lead to home. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn with the Christian Community Development Association family!
About this Go & See:
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This is a full-day experience on Wednesday, October 7, from 9:30am–5pm.
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We will travel by charter bus, departing from and returning to the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
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Plan to eat breakfast before you arrive; lunch will be provided.
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Wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes.