Jacoby Grandison was among Richmond area youngsters who attended Upon This Rock World Ministries’ Community Day Saturday at Pine Camp Cultural and Arts Center. Volunteer Sherrelle Johnson serves food made by Holy Smoke. Other activities included inspiring ministries and baptismal ceremonies.

Upon This Rock World Ministries Community Impact Day took place Sept. 16 at Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center on Old Brook Road in North Side. The ministry is led by Pastor Rob Wilson and Apostle Sherry Wilson. Throughout the day, encouragement and random acts of kindness were encouraged among participants. In this photo, Apostle Sheniqua Mitchell baptizes Ella Robinson.

Richmond City Councilwoman Ann- Frances Lambert brings greetings.

Pastor Latara Grandison leads a prayer tent.

Virgil Mitchell encourages children to never give up.

Lo-Fab Pavilion, a robotically fabricated structure at the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design on Monument Avenue. The structure, built by MASS Design Group and Virginia Tech Center for Design Research, is a part of the museum’s “Modeling a Vision: Design, Technology and Impact” exhibition.

In recognition of Sickle Cell Awareness Month, VCU Health’s Sickle Cell Program hosted a Career and Transition Fair for its sickle cell patients on Tuesday in the hospital’s Adult Outpatient Pavilion. Sickle Cell disease is a life-long, inherited blood disorder that can bring an abnormal amount of pain and weakness to the body as a result of jaundice or damage to organs. Sickle Cell disease primarily affects African-Americans. According to the Virginia Department of Health, 1 in 325 African-Americans are currently living with sickle cell disease in Virginia alone.

Tuesday’s outreach and program was a way to encourage patients to confidently take their next steps in life whether that’s community college, vocational training, and/or employment.

Daffodils decorate Fan District