Becoming Family.
Encouraging Potential.
Empowering Community.
First Glance is a student center located in the Kenmore neighborhood of Akron where we have been welcoming students, building relationships, and impacting the Greater Akron community for over 20 years.
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Your Help Matters.
Get Involved With First Glance.
See the space. Meet the team. Catch the vision.
Come enjoy a morning with us, with coffee and donuts! Take a personal tour of our building, meet some of the team who make it all happen, and join an open Q&A to hear stories and ask questions. Discover the heartbeat of First Glance and see how you are part of the mission that is changing lives in our community.
Volunteer
Students' lives are impacted when you become like family to our students.
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Visit our Student Center and experience what God is doing in the lives of our students in Kenmore and Akron.
Why We Exist.
Our Mission.
We exist to connect students and their communities to Christ and the Church through real, loving, and non-threatening avenues.
