The story of any meaningful endeavor is rooted in the soil from which it grows. For the Old Sardis Revitalization Community Development Corporation (OSRCDC), that soil is sacred ground, consecrated by generations of faith, resilience, and a fearless pursuit of justice. The OSRCDC does not begin with a blank slate; it inherits a 140-year-old legacy of community-building and transformative action embodied by its namesake, the Old Sardis Baptist Church.
The creation of the Old Sardis Revitalization Community Development Corporation was an imperative, born from a clear-eyed assessment of the modern challenges facing The Church and a strategic understanding of the opportunities for renewal. Our founders who are educators, lawyers, muscians and a whole range of other professionals recognized the