About Us
ABOUT BROTHERS FOR CHRIST COMMUNITY RESPONSE
Restoring Lives. Rebuilding Families. Reconnecting Communities.
Brothers for Christ Community Response (BCCR) is a Christ-centered nonprofit ministry committed to helping individuals overcome addiction, navigate reentry, establish stability, restore relationships, and discover renewed purpose.
Through recovery housing, mentoring, spiritual development, reentry support, employment encouragement, education, and community partnerships, BCCR provides individuals with both the support and accountability needed to build a stronger future.
There is life after addiction. There is purpose after incarceration. There is hope after failure.
OUR STORY:
Born From a Moment of Transformation
Brothers for Christ Community Response was incorporated in Virginia in 2003 by Rev. Steven L. Davis, Sr., Minister Cornelius D. Studifin, and Lillian K. Davis. However, the vision behind the ministry began several years earlier.
In 1997, while incarcerated in Ohio and struggling with addiction, despair, and thoughts of suicide, Rev. Davis found himself sitting on the floor of a county jail confronted with the reality that his life needed to change. In that moment, he turned to God in prayer.
What began as a personal cry for help eventually developed into a calling to help others facing addiction, incarceration, broken relationships, hopelessness, and other life-controlling circumstances.
One of the scriptures that helped shape that vision was:
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” — Proverbs 22:6
Rev. Davis began considering what individuals truly need to successfully change their lives and return to their families and communities.
Rather than simply assuming the answer, the founders listened. More than 1,100 incarcerated men were interviewed about what they believed they needed to return to society and remain there successfully.
Their responses helped establish what became BCCR’s Five Pillars.
Today, BCCR continues that original vision: meeting people where they are, walking alongside them, and helping them build the foundation necessary for lasting recovery, successful reentry, and restored lives.
OUR MISSION & VISION
Our Mission
The mission of Brothers for Christ Community Response is to provide Christ-centered recovery, reentry, housing, mentoring, education, and supportive services that empower individuals to overcome life-controlling challenges and become healthy, responsible, productive members of their families and communities.
We accomplish this by combining faith with practical support, personal responsibility, accountability, recovery principles, education, employment development, and community connection.
Our Vision
Our vision is to see individuals and families transformed through faith, recovery, restoration, and opportunity.
We envision communities where people returning from incarceration and individuals overcoming addiction have access to safe housing, meaningful relationships, employment opportunities, education, spiritual support, and the resources necessary to establish long-term stability.
Although BCCR is unapologetically Christ-centered, our doors are open to individuals seeking assistance regardless of their background, subject to program eligibility, available resources, and funding.
We believe every individual should have the opportunity to pursue a better future.
OUR FIVE PILLARS
A Foundation for Lasting Change
BCCR’s Five Pillars were developed from interviews with more than 1,100 incarcerated men who were asked what they believed they needed to successfully return to society.
Their answers continue to guide our ministry today.
- Faith in Christ Jesus
We believe genuine transformation involves more than changing circumstances. Faith provides hope, identity, purpose, forgiveness, and a spiritual foundation upon which individuals can rebuild their lives.
- Substance Abuse Recovery & Prevention
Recovery requires support, accountability, healthy relationships, and new ways of living. BCCR encourages individuals to develop the tools and support systems necessary to pursue and maintain long-term recovery.
- Marketable Job Skills
Meaningful employment contributes to independence, confidence, responsibility, and stability. We encourage residents and participants to develop job-readiness skills, maintain employment, and pursue opportunities for career advancement.
- Stronger Family Connections
Addiction and incarceration often affect entire families. BCCR encourages healthy communication, accountability, reconciliation, and restoration whenever appropriate, helping individuals rebuild relationships and strengthen their support systems.
- Education
Education creates opportunity. Whether through formal education, vocational training, certifications, personal development, or life-skills training, we encourage individuals to continue learning and preparing themselves for a more productive future.
Faith provides the foundation. Recovery creates stability. Employment builds independence. Families provide connection. Education creates opportunity.
THE GRAY HOUSE
More Than Housing — A Place to Rebuild
For the past seven years, BCCR has operated The Gray House, a men’s sober living residence providing a safe, structured, supportive environment for men committed to recovery and positive life change.
The Gray House is not simply a place to sleep.
It is a recovery community built around accountability, responsibility, structure, brotherhood, personal development, and spiritual growth.
Residents are encouraged to pursue employment, participate in recovery activities, develop healthy routines, maintain sobriety, strengthen relationships, participate in community life, and prepare for independent living.
BCCR also works with local churches and community partners to connect residents with discipleship, worship, mentoring, recovery resources, and other supportive services.
Since opening, The Gray House has provided housing and support to more than 200 men.
Our goal is straightforward:
Provide men with a safe place to recover while helping them develop the foundation they need to live successfully beyond the house.
THE LUCAS HOUSE
Expanding the Opportunity for Recovery
As the need for safe and supportive recovery housing continued to grow, BCCR expanded its ministry through the opening of the Lucas House, in Bristol, Tennessee, with a third one opening August of 2026.
The Lucas House is named in honor of a former supporter whose generosity and commitment played a meaningful role in advancing the work of BCCR.
Designed to accommodate up to eight residents, the Lucas House provides another structured sober living environment for men pursuing sustained recovery, employment, personal responsibility, spiritual development, and successful community reintegration.
The Lucas House represents more than the opening of another residence.
It represents eight more opportunities at a time for men to rebuild their lives.
IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
Transformation You Can See
Behind every number is a person, a family, and a story.
200+
Men Housed & Supported
More than 200 individuals have received housing and recovery support through BCCR’s sober living ministry.
72% Successful Transition Rate
Approximately 72% of residents who successfully transition from the program remain connected and progressing one year later.
30 Salvations
Thirty individuals have made professions of faith in Christ through the ministry’s work and relationships.
65 Rededications: Sixty-five individuals have recommitted their lives to Christ.
1,100+ Voices That Helped Shape the Mission
More than 1,100 incarcerated men were interviewed about what they believed was necessary for successful reentry. Their voices helped establish BCCR’s Five Pillars.
2 Recovery Residences
The Gray House and Lucas House provide structured sober living environments designed to support recovery and successful community reintegration.
These are more than statistics. They represent second chances, restored relationships, renewed faith, and lives moving forward.
WHY BCCR?
Because Recovery Requires Community
Housing alone cannot address every challenge associated with addiction and reentry.
People need relationships. They need accountability. They need opportunities.
They need people who believe change is possible while also expecting personal responsibility.
BCCR seeks to provide that community.
Our approach recognizes that successful recovery and reentry often require attention to the whole person — spiritual, relational, educational, vocational, emotional, and practical.
That is why our work extends beyond providing a bed. We are helping people build lives.
GET INVOLVED
Help Us Turn Second Chances Into New Beginnings
Transformation happens through community.
Whether you are an individual, church, business, foundation, civic organization, recovery professional, or community partner, there is a place for you in the work of Brothers for Christ Community Response.
Your involvement can help provide safe recovery housing, transportation, employment assistance, mentoring, education, recovery support, household necessities, operational assistance, and opportunities for residents to successfully rebuild their lives.
GIVE
Financial contributions help BCCR maintain and expand recovery housing, provide essential services, and respond to the practical needs of individuals working toward stability and independence.
PARTNER
Churches, businesses, nonprofits, treatment providers, employers, and community organizations can partner with BCCR to create stronger pathways to recovery and successful reentry.
VOLUNTEER
Share your time, experience, professional skills, ministry gifts, or mentorship with individuals working to rebuild their lives.
REFER SOMEONE
Know someone who may benefit from a structured sober living environment? Contact BCCR to learn more about program eligibility, availability, and the application process.
SECOND CHANCES CAN BECOME NEW BEGINNINGS
For more than two decades, Brothers for Christ Community Response has carried a message of hope:
Your past may be part of your story, but it does not have to determine your future.
Through faith, recovery, responsibility, education, employment, restored relationships, and community support, lives can change.
Families can heal.
Purpose can be rediscovered.
And individuals once counted out can become productive leaders, fathers, employees, mentors, neighbors, and contributing members of their communities.
Rev. Steven L. Davis, Sr
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Margaret "Ann" Davis
Secretary
Ann Davis is a compassionate caregiver, community-minded servant, and dedicated supporter of Brothers for Christ Community Response (BCCR), bringing a heart for people, experience in healthcare and community service, and a strong commitment to faith and family.
A graduate of John Battle High School, Ann relocated to Kentucky following graduation to help care for her ailing grandfather while pursuing studies in nursing. She later worked for four years as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Lexington Hospital, where she developed valuable experience in patient care, communication, responsibility, and supporting individuals and families during challenging circumstances.
Ann’s commitment to helping others also includes experience working with the local school board and Head Start program. Through these roles, she had the opportunity to serve children and families and gained an even greater appreciation for the importance of compassion, patience, encouragement, and creating supportive environments where people can grow and thrive.
Following the passing of her grandfather, Ann returned to the Bristol area, where she later met her husband, Rev. Steven L. Davis, Sr., founder and Executive Director of Brothers for Christ Community Response and author of You Better Know. Together, they have built a life centered on faith, family, ministry, and service to others.
Joshua Scarberry
Vice President
Joshua is a passionate, up-and-coming musician with a heart for serving God. Joshua, just as Rev. Davis has spent time incarcerated for crimes he committed against society. He now has a heart to be an asset to society rather than a liability. Currently enrolled in college at Northeast State, he is pursuing his love and passion for music.
Joshua spends his off time from his education helping senior members of the community with house and yard work. “This is one of my ways of giving back”. Joshua recently married his wife, Ashley, and they are seeking to purchase their first home together in the area where they are rooted and grounded.
Joshua seeks to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ everywhere he goes as he shows the love and redeeming power of Jesus. Joshua single-handedly orchestrated the First Annual Freedom in Bristol, VA. The outcome was serving numerous unhoused individuals, preaching the gospel, watching souls be saved, five baptisms, and four commitments to recovery programs.
Dawn Bynum
Treasurer
Dawn Bynum is an accomplished Realtor, Certified Life Coach, and dedicated community leader with a passion for empowering individuals, strengthening families, and helping people build a foundation for a better future.
Through her work in real estate, Dawn has developed valuable experience in financial transactions, documentation, planning, negotiation, and helping individuals make responsible decisions involving significant financial commitments. As a Certified Life Coach, she encourages individuals to build their lives upon a strong foundation of faith, purpose, personal responsibility, and hope.
As Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors for Brothers for Christ Community Response (BCCR), Dawn brings both professional experience and a commitment to responsible financial stewardship. She assists the organization in maintaining financial accountability, reviewing financial information, supporting sound budgeting practices, and helping ensure that organizational resources are managed responsibly and in accordance with BCCR’s mission and priorities. Her attention to detail and understanding of financial matters strengthen the Board’s ability to provide appropriate fiscal oversight and make informed decisions regarding the organization’s programs and operations.
Dawn is especially committed to supporting the men served through The Gray House, Lucas House and BCCR’s recovery and reentry initiatives. She believes that lasting restoration is possible when individuals are surrounded by encouragement, accountability, opportunity, and genuine support.
Through her leadership, Dawn works to instill hope and encourage individuals to recognize their potential, rediscover their aspirations, and take meaningful steps toward stability and self-sufficiency. Her combination of compassion, professional experience, financial stewardship, and faith-centered leadership makes her an important part of BCCR’s commitment to Faith, Recovery, Reentry, and Restoration.
Kathy Holland
Assistant Treasurer
Hello, my name is Mrs. Kathy Holland. My husband Anthony and I proudly moved here from Cleveland, Ohio in 2023. We’ve been happily married for 39 years. One of my strongest skills is organizing, and I actively contribute as a board member for People Inc.
We are passionate about inspiring and supporting our friends and family when they visit our home, creating a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere free of judgment. For many years, I have cared for children, witnessing their remarkable growth into adulthood. Now, I am setting my sights on mastering sign language as my next goal.
Wanda Lawson
Director
My Name: Ms. Wanda Lynn Lawson, DOB 10/29/60, I’m the mother of two adult children; S. Kristin Trinidad (Martin) & Douglas J. Peterson (Jossielyn) with 4 beautiful granddaughters Laylaa Cae, Sunshyne Lilliah, Serenity Mann & the baby Scarlet Christina. Born in Brooklyn NY, raised in Cleveland, Ohio.
Graduated from Collinwood HS 1978; after graduation work with VISTA “Volunteer In Service To America” as a Community Organizer; I was Certified as a Admin. Assistant at Cuyahoga Community College 1985; past owner of DPH Painting in 1988, owner/operated of Bradley Pulpwood Co., 1999 – 2005; I’m a Hurricane Katrina Survivor; Currently Employed as contractor at ACT as financial assistant & customer service. I’m a Child of God who strives daily to walk by faith & not by sight.
Douglas Giel
Board Member
I am retired from the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority, where I worked for 22 years. I served as director of human resources and retired as director of shared services, overseeing the following areas: human resources, customer service, information systems, facilities management, and the Manatee Observation and Education Center.
Before working for the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority, I worked for a national cement manufacturing company (General Portland Inc. for 12 years in Labor Relations and Information Systems. I worked out of the Miami plant office, the Tampa division office, and the corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Before that, I worked for the Hawaii Community College system as an instructor in management and finance for six years.
I earned a BA and an MBA from Long Island University in New York.
Walter "Jody" Bynum
Board Member/House Manager
Jody Bynum serves as a House Manager with Brothers for Christ Community Response (BCCR), where he uses his lived experience, leadership, and strong community relationships to help others build stable and productive lives.
Jody’s journey is a powerful example of transformation and perseverance. After spending more than ten years incarcerated, he returned home and has remained infraction-free for more than 20 years. Rather than allowing his past to define his future, Jody chose to use his experiences as a foundation for helping others.
At the age of 52, Jody returned to school and attended barber college, demonstrating his commitment to personal growth, education, and lifelong learning. Today, he is widely recognized in his community as someone people can turn to for advice, coaching, encouragement, and mentoring.
As a House Manager, Jody helps create an environment of accountability, structure, respect, and personal growth for the men served by BCCR. He understands firsthand the challenges that can accompany reentry and rebuilding one’s life, allowing him to connect with residents in an authentic and meaningful way.
Jody believes that people should not be defined by their past mistakes, but by the choices they make moving forward. Through his leadership, mentorship, and example, he encourages residents to take responsibility for their lives, pursue their goals, and become productive members of their families and communities.
Jody’s life is a testament to the power of second chances—and his commitment is to help others make the most of theirs.
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Jerry Johnson
Board Member
Jerry brings a powerful combination of lived experience, faith-based leadership, and unwavering commitment to helping others rebuild their lives. Having served more than five years of incarceration, he has spent the past six years successfully reintegrating into his community while demonstrating sustained personal growth, accountability, and resilience.
For the past five years, Jerry has faithfully volunteered with Brothers for Christ Community Response (BCCR), where he has become a trusted mentor and source of encouragement for individuals navigating recovery and reentry. Drawing from his own journey, he provides practical guidance, hope, and accountability to men working to overcome barriers associated with incarceration, substance use, and life transition.
Beyond his work with BCCR, Jerry serves in a leadership role within his local church, where he is recognized for his servant leadership, integrity, and commitment to strengthening families and communities. He actively mentors others by modeling positive decision-making, faith, and perseverance, helping individuals discover that lasting change is possible.
Jerry’s lived experience, combined with years of volunteer service and community leadership, makes him a valuable asset to reentry and recovery initiatives. His ability to connect authentically with participants, inspire hope, and foster personal responsibility reflects the transformational impact of peer support and demonstrates the importance of investing in individuals with lived experience as leaders in community-based services.
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Christopher Daggs
Board Member
Christopher Daggs is a dedicated minister, entrepreneur, and family man with a passion for spiritual leadership and community development. Born and raised in Bristol, VA/TN, he is the youngest of four siblings. He is married to Tabitha Daggs, and together they are proud parents of nine children.
Christopher’s educational journey reflects his deep commitment to ministry and academic excellence. He earned a Doctorate in Theology, an Associate Degree in Christian Education from Emmanuel Bible College, and a Certification in Christian Counseling from American Baptist College. He also attended Virginia State University and Southwest Virginia Community College, where he studied General Studies and Business Practices.
Before fully embracing ministry, Christopher pursued his love for sports and played professional baseball for the New Orleans Zephyrs in 1998. In 2018, he answered his call to ministry at Providence Missionary Baptist Church, where he served faithfully as Associate Pastor until 2022. His ministerial roles include officiating weddings, funerals, and baby dedications; providing pastoral counseling; leading New Member Orientation and Christian Education classes for both youth and adults; and conducting sacred ordinances such as Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
A committed servant leader, Dr. Christopher Daggs is devoted to building impactful ministries and guiding individuals toward transformation through the power of the gospel