Restoring Hope...

where change is
essential!

Our mission is to apply the compassion of Christ to people in need through educational programs and benevolent services.

Our Name

RCB Center for Change, Inc. is named after three historic black Nazarene Churchmen. These men and their wives gave their lives to ministering the compassion of Christ through education, encouraging and challenging people from all walks of life.

Dr. Warren A. Rogers

Dr. Rogers was the first African American District Superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. Prior to 1971, he commissioned all African American Nazarene pastors. The Gulf Central District was the district for all African American Nazarene Churches in America. Dr. Rogers was well known as a dynamic evangelist and musician.

Dr. R.W. Cunningham

Dr. Cunningham was the president of Nazarene Bible College (formally Nazarene Training Institute) in Institute, West Virginia. Alongside this role, Dr. Cunningham was a professor at the college and pastored Institute Church of the Nazarene.

Dr. Clarence Bowman

Dr. Bowman was the founding pastor of West Side Church of the Nazarene in Charleston, WV. He also served as the Dean and a professor of Nazarene Bible College. Later, he served as a professor at Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs, Colorado until his retirement.

BUILDING CAMPAIGN

Moving to the Need

RCB is making the move to Antioch, Tennessee; and we need your help. To make our move, we are launching a giving campaign. Our hope is to raise $1,000,000 to build a facility to offer these services.

Our new center will include:

Staff offices

A Lecture Hall

Break-Out Rooms

Commercial Kitchen

Clothing Closet

Food Pantry

Computer Lab

Afterschool Care Facility

With your support, RCB Center will serve the 59.8% of Black or African American males without plans after High School by providing college prep, employment skills, or preparation for clergy in the Church.

Our Work

Since 2012, RCB has been serving the needs of its community in various ways. It has served its neighbors through a food pantry, clothing resources, GED prep, job readiness, and emergency assistance.

Our work is driven by the words of Jesus from Matthew 9:36: When he saw the crowds, He had compassion on them because they were harrassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd (NIV).

Our Founders

Bill and Barbara are ordained elders in the Church of the Nazarene. The Allens have been married 54 years, have served as Denominational Leaders, and conducted revivals, seminars, and workshops nationwide. In addition to ministry, the Allens have served as Public/Private school educators/Administrators in Tennessee and California. As the directors of RCB, they are committed to bringing the lost to Christ and ministering to the hurting of our community. RCB Center for Change, Inc. is an approved 501(c)3 Public Charity. Your support is a lifeline towards bringing productive change to so many lives.

Thank you,

William C. and Barbara B. Allen, Directors