Meet Our Interns :: Eliana

Today I will be introducing Eliana Echtenkamp, The Hartford Project’s Community Partners and Life in the City intern for this summer! This role will include coordinating Home Dinners, where students at THP get the opportunity to eat a meal in the home of someone who  lives in and loves Hartford. She will also prepare Life in the City talks and activities, and work with our various Worksite partners. Eliana grew up living, worshipping, and learning in Hartford. She shares her experience of her home church, Glory Chapel International Cathedral:

Glory Chapel is on the north side of Hartford so a lot of the things we do as a church community are urban based...We often hold street meetings which are church-like services that are held on certain street corners to raise awareness about God and get people interested. Sometimes our church goes out on prayer walks or holds different events such as soup kitchens to spread the word of God while helping others in need.

One of Eliana’s favorite things about being a part of The Hartford Project for the past three years has been the unity between different church communities around Connecticut. ​

[A] positive experience that I encountered at THP was pairing with all of the churches and meeting new people. Through the interactions and friendships that were formed with these people from different churches I learned more about how different churches work.

She also loves the main sessions, filled with worship and speakers. Everyone from all the churches come together in unity. On the main sessions she says, “I love hearing about and listening to what people have to say about the word of God.” ​

Eliana is excited about reaching the people of Hartford through this internship, and providing opportunities for youth around the state to reach out to others as well. ​

God is teaching me [that] He is God and He's got everything under control so I do not need to worry. He's also teaching me about working with youth and how to connect with them and how to effectively teach them about who God is.

Fun Fact // Eliana loves writing music lyrics, rapping, and playing sports.
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Favorite Verse //  Philippians 4:6-7 // “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Eliana Echtenkamp // THP FallServe 2016

Eliana Echtenkamp

Post written by Jenna Adendorff.