Brothers for Christ Community Response (BCCR)?

BCCR is an organization founded by Rev. Steven L. Davis, Sr., Min. Cornelius D. Studifin and Lillian K. Davis in the year of 2003. The vision came to Rev. Davis while incarcerated in Ohio in 1997. It was at this time he was in the grips of addiction, contemplating suicide and on a cold concrete floor in the county jail. One thing he knew at that time was that he did not want to continue to live a life in the manner that he had been for years. Praying to God (“Train up a child in the way that he should go: and when he is old, he shall not depart from it” Proverbs22:6) with the hopes that he would get out of jail. 

He was sentenced to the minimal time, and he used this time to prepare for his release. Though he did not know it at the time he was only gaining head knowledge and not the application (heart knowledge) of what he was studying. The thought of creating a sustainable outreach ministry that would assist those who found themselves in like situations as he was in was his goal, thus the birthing of Brothers for Christ Community Response, (B. C. C. R.).

Upon release from incarceration in Ohio he transferred his post-release control sanctions to Virginia where his mother resided. He immediately found work which was comprised of two jobs and he was on his way (so he thought) to achieving the level of success that would be the model for those he would assist. After only four months from his release date he reoffended and was incarcerated for the next eight years, eight months and fourteen days for the crime of robbery perpetrated during a crack cocaine induced high. It was at this point he became “Determined and Committed” to serving in his calling. He committed himself to studying himself first and then those around me.

BCCR was officially organized and incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the year of 2003. From this time until today we have walked in the order of our calling and sought to serve wherever we are needed. We are seeking to be lights to those who sit in dark places and encourage them that they too can recover from a life of controlling issues.

BCCR is based upon five pillars. These five pillars were determined after interviewing over 1,100 men while incarcerated as to what they believed that they needed in order to be successful upon release. These five pillars are: 1. Faith in Christ Jesus, 2. Substance Abuse Recovery/Prevention, 3. Marketable Job Skills, 4. Family, 5. Education. Though there is no specific order these five areas stood out with those interviewed. BCCR is Christ centered though anyone having a need of our service is welcome providing funding is available.

BCCR is comprised of several ministries within itself. Those ministries consist of: Reentry and Recovery, Feeding the homeless and less fortunate, Assisting the senior members of the community, Jail and prison outreach, Life Coaching and consulting, a men’s sober living house The Gray House and our latest endeavor Harmony and Hope Houe for Women a women’s sober living house. Our primary focus is assisting those who are returning to society from incarceration, rehabilitation, or some other form of confinement to become and remain productive, contributing, Christ centered members of our community.