The Thompson-Pound Art Program or TAP is a five-day arts program for children ages six through eleven from diverse cultures and faiths. Through music, drama, dance, art, and stories children discover the value of self and of diversity in community. Adult and teen-age volunteers from area Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and other faith communities co-plan and teach the curriculum. The longest-running interfaith event in the region, TAP will celebrate its 25th year in 2020.
Youth are trained to serve as Teen Interns and Mentors. During the week preceding the program, these teens from diverse backgrounds get to know and trust each other, engage the year’s theme, and learn to be program leaders. These teenagers truly are mentors; they are taught to live into positions of leadership and responsibility, accountable to their teammates and their group of children. They shepherd them throughout the rotations, help and guide them, and assist the adult volunteers. The children bond with and emulate these young leaders; the youth grow and flourish with this responsibility.
We had so much fun seeing all these smiling faces this week! Of course, we wish circumstances were different, and we were able to hold TAP as usual. However, TAP-in-a-box was the next great thing. These TAP boxes are full of memorabilia fro...
by Vicky Partin, Retired CVEM Lay Missioner
Some people come and go. Some people stay awhile and linger in our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.This vintage saying certainly holds true for Dorothy Carlsen, a lady I remember often when...
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In compliance with current guidelines regarding the CONVID-19 pandemic, the CVEM ministry house is now closed to the public . However, we remain firmly committed to serving our most vulnerable neighbors as the health and economic eff...
We are finally settling down after an AMAZING week of TAP 2017: Transforming Me to We!
We wanted to make sure you saw an amazing article about our TAP Director Debbie Anderson. Wow, she's incredible!
There are also some great videos of teen...
We had such a wonderful evening Sunday at our Concert & Celebration honoring 20 Years of TAP !
The night started with a fabulous concert of "Bluegrass Served Up Family Style" by Debbie Anderson, her brothers & friends. We carried over the eve...
OK, if we want to be honest, the entire week of TAP is just one giant good moment. Unfortunately, there isn't enough space even on the Internet to talk about the whole week, so we had to sum it up here. (Of course, you should head on over to our ...
All year long, we are celebrating the 40th year of the Chattahoochee Valley Episcopal Ministry! We'll be updating both this website and our Facebook page with events throughout the year.
Celebrate 40 years of Caring for Our Community with us!
