First Star Learning Academy

Binghampton Community Life Center is a 501(c)3 organization, dedicated to providing opportunities that enhance the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the citizens of this community. The inception of this facility came about as the result of a vision from God to our Pastor, Willie H. Lester. The site where the center now stands was once filled with dilapidated, mostly abandoned, drug-infested apartments, and was a definite source of blight in the community. Through faith in God and the cooperation of the membership of Greater Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, the property was purchased from Mr. Dave Dermon. Pastor Lester and the board of Deacons worked in partnership with the City Government to build single dwelling homes for families to help build a stronger community.

Since its humble beginning, Binghampton Community Life Center has launched a number of programs, including the Legacy of Stars Mature Adults Outreach, Hearts in Harmony Music Outreach, First STAR Learning Academy, Tutorial Services, Career Development, and Recreational Programs. Members of Greater Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church and volunteers from across the city render their services to reach out to others, bringing inspiration and leadership to create opportunities to those who seek a better way.

We are grateful to God for this beginning, and we look to Him for His sustaining power to continue this important work. We pray that the center will provide an oasis for us and all future generations. We resolve today and always to give God the praise for the awesome and miraculous work that He has done and will continue to do in Binghampton and surrounding Communities. “To God Be The Glory”

Additional Information: Provider First Licensed on: 01/05/2004; 3 Star Child Care Center; Wheelchair Accessible;