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
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Our Team
Administration
Dr. John M. Wallace, PhD
Founder and Visionary
Dr. Cynthia M. Wallace, EdD
Executive Director
Gary Nelson
Director of Operations
Stephan Davis
Director of Business Operations
Trashawnda Ward, MA
Director of Training and Administration
Patti Phillips-Best
Director of Development and Communications
Anthony Holloway
Fiscal Manager
Eric Blackwell
Audio Visual and Digital Media Manager
Lesli Talley, PhD
Digital Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Oasis Farm
Ash Chan
Farm Manager
The Maker's Clubhouse Out-of-School-Time
India Harris
OST Director
Nika Hines
OST Administrator
The Maker's Clubhouse Early Learning Center
DiAnne Levy
ELC Director
Ila Williams
ELC Lead Teacher
Oasis Foods (Everyday Cafe and Oasis Community Kitchen)
Rondale Harper
Catering Chef & Kitchen Manager
Jason Puryear
EDC Culinary & Cafe Manager
Own Our Own
Stephan Davis
Own Our Own Director
Kyya Pettiford
Own Our Own Administrator
Oasis Transporation
Stephan Davis
OTC Director
CHAPEL
Linda Kent, MSW
CHAPEL Director
Our Generous Supporters
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Additional SupportAmerican Heart Association Bridgeway Capital City of Pittsburgh Dollar General Literacy Foundation Duquesne Light Company Giant Eagle Foundation Giving 2 Grow, Inc. JP Morgan Chase & Co. McElhattan Foundation Opportunity Fund PA Department of Agriculture Pitcairn-Crabbe Foundation Pitt-Ohio Supply Chain Pittsburgh Indian Community and Friends PNC Foundation Poise Foundation Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise (PACE) Roy A. Hunt Foundation Remake Learning Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation 3M Company The Grable Foundation The Jack Buncher Foundation The Lee Initiative- Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice Westminster Presbyterian Church and Endowment