by Meghan Jackson is joined by Charles Cheek, Eddie Howard, and Meghann Cotter to share about the CCD work that is being done in Hampton Roads, Charlottesville, and Fredericksburg. They also share about their Go & Sees they’re hosting in October and how they’re beholding God with and in their communities.
Don’t miss the CCDA Conference in Richmond, Virginia, this October. Get into town early and experience one of the full-day Go & Sees happening on October 7th!
About Charles
Agitate, Organize, Educate have been Charles’ guiding principles throughout his life. Raised in Newport News, Virginia, he assumed an early activist role in voter registration campaigns, civil rights demonstrations, international affairs camps and marches, including the 1963 March on Washington. Presently, he co-pastors Kingdom United Fellowship church and MarketPlace Resource Center, which is a new church plant at the campus of Buckroe Baptist Church and the first Marketplace Resource Center that houses agencies and services under one roof to provide wrap-around services to clients and community residents. Charles has been the recipient of many awards and citations for his community work in Virginia and Maryland.
About Eddie
Eddie Howard is the Executive Director of Abundant Life Ministries and a lifelong resident of Charlottesville’s Prospect neighborhood, the community he now serves. He first joined Abundant Life in the early 2000s, helping launch the 5/8 Program for middle school boys and building relationships that continue to shape his leadership. After several years in Chesapeake, VA, as a business owner, mentor, and pastor, Eddie returned to Abundant Life in 2021 with expanded experience and a renewed commitment to community transformation.
Eddie’s work centers on poverty alleviation, wealth building, and long-term opportunity creation through trades, entrepreneurship, and career development. His leadership is informed by personal experience with restorative justice, peacebuilding, and navigating the challenges of incarceration, addiction, and renewal. Since his release in 1999, he has dedicated his life to helping others break cycles of bondage and build sustainable futures.
He is the author of Still Convicted, a powerful reflection on the fight between freedom and bondage that has inspired readers to believe in the possibility of transformation and success.
About Meghann
Meghann Cotter, a lifetime native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, is a 2004 graduate of Emory & Henry College. While studying Mass Communications and Public Policy & Community Service, Meghann served as editor of the student newspaper. She returned to Fredericksburg to work for three years at The Free Lance-Star, covering business and Stafford County government. She left the news business in 2007 to become Executive Servant-Leader for Micah Ecumenical Ministries. Micah, a local non-profit organization governed by nine downtown churches, was formed in 2005. The agency is founded on the biblical call of Micah 6:8, “Do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God.” She has a Master’s Degree in Community Development from Eastern University and is currently working on a Doctor of Ministry in Christian Community Development from Northern Seminary.
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