Forney Charities
Improving communities by helping residents, one person at a time.
House of Hope – OHV
House of Hope is a proposed recovery center planning to provide treatment for opioid and related addictions in an in-patient setting. State of the art recovery modalities and proven best practices for men in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia will be deployed.
Our Family
In 2012, The Rev. Dr. John Forney and his two sons, Jonathan and Christopher, founded Forney Charities, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Their overarching goal is to improve communities as a whole by helping its residents, one person at a time. Over time, our mission and…
Projects “Our Impact”
Since 2012, Forney Charities has been busy reaching out to people in communities across the country. Our Projects include Tutoring initiative – East Los Angeles Webb Schools Scholarship Warrior – Wheelin’ for Warriors For a Prophetic Faith House of Hope – Ohio Valley House…
Was You There, Charlie?
My grandfather, Charles Gross, was quite a raconteur, noted for his tall tales and elaborate embroidering of things that had actually happened. He was a master storyteller. With a wry grin and a twinkle in his eye he would launch into relating something that…
Christ the Gardener
We are sometimes blindsided by moments of complete and utter terror. I remember such a night over at our neighbor Jorie’s house where several of us junior high school kids had gathered to watch a new TV program, “The Sea Around Us” in living…
This Night
In the Passover liturgy, the youngest son at the meal asks the seminal question, “Why is this night different from all others?” The narrative of the Passover, the haste in being ready at a moment’s notice to leave Egypt, the hurried meal, so rushed…
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