Dave Schwambach, Bethel Temple's family pastor, said Upward has been an effective outreach tool because it uses sports as a way to teach lasting values.

We've used a sports soccer ministry group out of (Mississippi College) the last three years, but we decided to try it here through the Upward organization," said Eddie Baker ...

Other Upward Bound programs visit throughout the year and over the summer," Madison said. "The Upward Bound from the University of Utah is coming this summer and will hopefully ...

ENLACE is a great program, but the kind of outreach we do is minimal compared to Upward Bound," said Norma Cano-Alvarez, an ENLACE coordinator.

... next winter and will draw in 100,000 players. ___ This year, 33 Texas Baptist churches sponsored Upward leagues, and that number is projected to grow next year, he said. Upward ...