Religious Schools in Richmond, Virginia

CATHOLIC

Benedictine High School
304 North Sheppard St .
Richmond , VA 23221
(804) 342-1300
9-12 (day)
Boys’ military academy/prep school

St Mary’s Catholic School
9501 Gayton Rd
Richmond , VA
(804) 740-1048
PreK-8 (day)
Coed

Saint Joseph School
123 Franklin Street Petersburg , VA 23803
(804) 732-3931
PreK-8 (day)
Coed

Saint Gertrude High School
3215 Stuart Avenue
Richmond , VA 23221
(804) 358-9114
9-12 (day)
Girls’ school

EPISCOPAL

Good Shephard Episcopal School
4207 Forest Hill Avenue
Richmond , VA 23225
(804) 231-1452
PreK-8 (day)
Coed

St Catherine’s School
6001 Grove Ave
Richmond , VA 23226
JK-12 (day) 9-12 (boarding)
Girls’ school

St Christopher’s School
711 Saint Christophers Rd
Richmond , VA
(804) 282-3185
JK-12 (day)
Boys’ school

St Michael’s Episcopal School
8706 Quaker Lane
Richmond , VA 23235
(804) 272-3514
K-8 (day)
Coed

St Andrew’s School
227 S. Cherry Street
Richmond , VA 23220
(804) 648-4545
K-5 (day)
Coed

Trinity Episcopal School
3850 Pittaway Drive
Richmond , VA 23235
(804) 272-5864
8-12 (day)
Coed

JEWISH

Rudlin Torah Academy
12285 Patterson Avenue
Richmond , VA 23233
(804) 784-9050
K-8 (day)
Coed

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LittleSistersofthePoor

The Little Sisters of the Poor

The Little Sisters of the Poor is a Roman Catholic order of nuns founded by Jeanne Jurgan. Born in Cancale , France in 1792, Jurgan grew up in a poor, but religious family. As a young woman, she earned money by working as a maid servant and nurse in the larger town of Saint Servan . Jurgan began residing with two other pious women in a small house in 1837,. Two years later, she encountered a disabled and destitute elderly woman on the streets of Saint Servan. Jurgan took the old woman into her home and began caring for her with the help of the other two women. The three women soon began bringing more of Saint Servan’s impoverished and ill- elderly into their home. With the clerical blessing of Father le Pailleur, the women took their vows to become nuns in 1843, and they included an additional fourth vow of hospitality in order to better serve the elderly. Now established as the Little Sisters of the Poor, Jeanne Jurgan was named as Mother Superior.

Jurgan’s appointment as Mother Superior only lasted weeks before Father le Pailleur replaced her with a much younger nun. After Jurgan was requested to retire from active participation in the Little Sisters of the Poor by Father le Pailleur, she faded into the background of the order. Even with Jurgan no longer actively involved, the Little Sisters grew rapidly over the next three decades. The purpose of the Little Sisters (to provide compassionate care for the elderly, regardless of race, religion, or monetary means) made it an extremely valuable group socially.

In 1851, the Little Sisters of the Poor was established in England and spread throughout Europe soon thereafter. The order came to the United States in 1868, initially locating in New York City . Over the succeeding decades, the Little Sisters established themselves in various other American cities, including Cleveland in 1870, Detroit in 1873 and Richmond in 1874. When Jeanne Jurgan died in 1879, the Little Sisters of the Poor had grown from three to 2, 400 nuns and from one house to over 170 in Europe and the United States .

After Jurgan’s death, the Little Sisters continued to grow and established a house in Calcutta , India in 1882. Unfortunately, by this time, Jurgan was no longer being recognized as the foundress of the order. In 1902, after an apostolic inquiry ordered by the Vatican was conducted, Jurgan was once again recognized for her work as the foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. She was officially recognized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1979 for her works of compassion with the elderly poor; she was officially beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1982.

The Little Sisters of the Poor is currently established in thirty two countries, with thirty two homes in the United States and Canada . Many Little Sister homes established in the nineteenth century still exist today. This includes Richmond’s St. Joseph Home, located in the West End, which is the modern incarnation of the St. Sophia Home that was once located in the Fan District.

Sources:
http://www.littlesistersofthepoor.org/
Leroy, A., History of the Little Sisters of the Poor. London : Burns, Oates and Washbourne, 1906. Internet Archieve. 23 Nov. 2007. < http://www.archive.org/details/littlesisterspoo00unknuoft >

Profile prepared by Erica Johnson
December, 2007.

 

 

 

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LigminchaInstituteVideo

This video is an introduction to the Serenity Ridge Retreat
located outside of Charlottesville, Virginia

 

 

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NfluentialMusicMinistries

Nfluencial Music Ministries

Nfluencial Music Ministries is a Christian ministry that was founded in 2007 under the leadership of Donnie Dabney, a member of the New Life Outreach International Church in Richmond. The ministry

is composed of eleven artists (Taliah, Reazn, Deraj-89thkey, Magma Grappler, Lyrically Outspoken, Divine, Nfluence, Reach, Ashley, Twan, and Cornel) who “rap, do spoken word, sing, preach, teach, and create music for Christ.” Nfluencial Music’s purpose is “to form something similar to a label that is more of a ministry where we can use our skills to win the loss and glorify God.” Donnie Dabney, also known as Nfluence, began as a solo artist while attending Mt. Gilead Full Gospel International Ministries in Richmond, and traveled to numerous churches as a ministry. Donnie Dabney eventually left Mt. Gilead and while a member of Pastor Victor Torres’ New Life Outreach International Church he decided to begin Nfluencial Music “with some very close friends.”

Since its beginning in 2007, Nfluencial Music Ministries has performed at hundreds of venues across the United States. Nfluencial Music Ministries performs all their concerts at no charge, and they receive their funding from donations and from sales of their seven CDs. Their CDs include Nfluence’s 3 solo albums, a compilation album featuring 9 of Nfluential Music’s artists, Deraj’s solo album, Magma Grapple’s solo album, and Reazn’s solo album. Nfluence writes that “God has placed this great calling on our lives and we’re more than willing to take up the cross no matter what the cost.” The ministry is available for booking and “considers it an honor to minister in the name of Jesus.”

Nfluencial Music Ministries
1005 Turner Road
Richmond VA, 23235
(804)-986-8609

Sources:
Interview with Director
Interviews with various artists
Nfluencial Music Ministries Home website
Nfluencial Music Ministries Myspace page

Profile prepared by Derreck Granell
October, 2009

 

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Religious Schools in Richmond, Virginia

CATHOLIC

Benedictine High School
304 North Sheppard St .
Richmond , VA 23221
(804) 342-1300
9-12 (day)
Boys’ military academy/prep school

St Mary’s Catholic School
9501 Gayton Rd
Richmond , VA
(804) 740-1048
PreK-8 (day)
Coed

Saint Joseph School
123 Franklin Street Petersburg , VA 23803
(804) 732-3931
PreK-8 (day)
Coed

Saint Gertrude High School
3215 Stuart Avenue
Richmond , VA 23221
(804) 358-9114
9-12 (day)
Girls’ school

EPISCOPAL

Good Shephard Episcopal School
4207 Forest Hill Avenue
Richmond , VA 23225
(804) 231-1452
PreK-8 (day)
Coed

St Catherine’s School
6001 Grove Ave
Richmond , VA 23226
JK-12 (day) 9-12 (boarding)
Girls’ school

St Christopher’s School
711 Saint Christophers Rd
Richmond , VA
(804) 282-3185
JK-12 (day)
Boys’ school

St Michael’s Episcopal School
8706 Quaker Lane
Richmond , VA 23235
(804) 272-3514
K-8 (day)
Coed

St Andrew’s School
227 S. Cherry Street
Richmond , VA 23220
(804) 648-4545
K-5 (day)
Coed

Trinity Episcopal School
3850 Pittaway Drive
Richmond , VA 23235
(804) 272-5864
8-12 (day)
Coed

JEWISH

Rudlin Torah Academy
12285 Patterson Avenue
Richmond , VA 23233
(804) 784-9050
K-8 (day)
Coed

 

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Retirement Communities

 

Beth Sholom Lifecare Community (Jewish)
1600 John Rolfe Parkway
Richmond, VA 23238

Our Lady of Hope Health Center
(Catholic)
13700 North Gayton Road
Richmond, Virginia 23233
(804)-360-1960

St. Francis Home (Catholic)
2511 Wise Street
Richmond, VA 23225-3952
(804)-231-1043

St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged:
1503 Michael Road
Richmond, VA 23229-4822
(804)-288-6245

St. Mary’s Woods (Catholic)
1257 Marywood Lane
Richmond, VA 23229
(804)-741-8264

Westminster-Canterbury of Richmond
1600 Westbrook Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
(804)-264-6000

Baptist

Lakewood Manor Baptist Retirement Community
1900 Lauderdale Dr
Richmond, VA 23238
804-740-2900

Catholic

Marywood Apartments
1261 Marywood Lane
Richmond, VA 23229-6045
804-740-5567 

Our Lady of Hope Health Center
13700 North Gayton Road
Richmond, Virginia 23233
(804)-360-1960

St. Francis Home
2511 Wise Street
Richmond, VA 23225-3952
(804)-231-1043

St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged:
1503 Michael Road
Richmond, VA 23229-4822
(804)-288-6245

St. Mary’s Woods
1257 Marywood Lane
Richmond, VA 23229
(804)-741-8264

Episcopal

Virginia Diocesan Homes, Inc.
7613 Hollins Road
Richmond, VA 23229
804-649-2704

Westminster-Canterbury of Richmond
1600 Westbrook Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
(804)-264-6000

Greek Orthodox

Sts. Cosmas and Damianos Apartments
1030 German School Road
Richmond, VA 23225
804-330-4962

Jewish

Beth Sholom Lifecare Community
1600 John Rolfe Parkway
Richmond, VA 23238

Methodist

Virginia United Methodist Homes
7113 Three Chopt Rd # 300
Richmond, VA 23226
804-673-1031

The Hermitage
1600 Westwood Avenue
Richmond , VA 23227

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