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Youth Life Center A Source Of Hope In Durham's Cornwallis Neighborhood

Youth Life Center 2519 South Roxboro St in Durham . The Youth Life Learning Center on  Cornwallis  Road in Durham was born 17 years ago when Pastor Ron Lewis realized his church wasn't doing enough in its own community. "We were doing missions all across the world and it's like we'd forgotten to recognize the fact there are neighbors who need development, they need help, they need opportunity. So when we came to this neighborhood and saw the amount of help needed...we really felt the love and a calling to come here and tell the good news, share our lives and share our resources with these wonderful children,"said Lewis. Lewis is the Senior Pastor of Kings Park International Church in Durham. It's one of the state's largest and most ethnically diverse churches in North Carolina.  Pastor Lewis says many of his congregation come from the Corwallis neighborhood. "This is definitely a tough area and there's lot's of kids in need but t