Our Story
Martinsburg Renew is a grassroots ministry focused on building up the community by giving everyone opportunities for enrichment. Our hopes are to build a giant network that will make sure that everyone who needs or wants an opportunity for enrichment (be it recreational activity, social opportunity, employment, or addictions counseling) can be directed to the appropriate agency/organization. Where certain initiatives and programs don't exist, we plan on providing them.
Our driving vision is to establish a Martinsburg Interwoven Community Center. The center will incorporate three facets: a business canter, a social center, and an addictions treatment center. This will offer economic development, community development, and recovery. The Interwoven Mills site is over seven acres and offers a campus environment that will be able to house all of these initiatives while keeping them separate when necessary. The three facets are described as follows:
1) A business center that will focus on bringing attention to Downtown Martinsburg, revitalizing the economy from the center out. It will also give small, local businesses the opportunity to present their services and products risk-free.
2) A social center that will provide activities and information to people of all ages. The Martinsburg Social Center will provide teens and young adults with recreational activities for free. It will coordinate community organizations so that people can get information and all the help available to them.
3) A substance abuse treatment center. The Interwoven Life Treatment Center will focus on those gripped with addiction in our community. It will be a year-long, faith-based, residential program. Based on numerous successful models, it will not only try to break people free of addiction, but help them shape themselves into productive citizens who have earned the right to be readmitted into society.
In the meantime, we hope to connect with other community organizations and work with them as they continue to impact our communities, organizations such as HART, Mountaineer Behavior Health, and local churches. As of September of 2018, we have been on a hiatus as we are continuing to pray to seek God’s guidance as to our place in the community and our direction with the ministry.
Founder: Andrew J. García
