--- title: Abundant Aging - Center for Abundant Aging | Ashley Bills description: Ashley Bills, Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs at United Church Homes, is a passionate advocate for the power of storytelling to inspire and connect. With 20 years in strategic marketing and communications—including 18 years dedicated to senior living—Ashley draws on her background in public relations from the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Marshall University. Inspired by childhood visits to her great-grandmother in a nursing home, Ashley has developed a deep understanding of the needs of aging individuals and their families. She also serves as a founding board member of Mission:Hope, a nonprofit supporting Christians in the U.S. and Central America, and is the Worship Band Director at her local church. Living in the Appalachian foothills of West Virginia with her family, she blends her creative talents in music, writing and design to support her community. --- [![Center for Abundant Aging](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/wp-content/uploads/uch-logo-200x84.png "Center for Abundant Aging")](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center) [Back to United Church Homes](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [Educational Opportunities](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/) - [Overview](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/) - [Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/clinical-pastoral-education-cpe/) - [Quellhorst Endowment Fund](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/quellhorst-scholars/) - [High School Community Service Opportunities](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/high-school-community-service-opportunities/) - [Internships-Undergraduate and Graduate](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/internships-undergraduate-and-graduate/) - [Research Opportunities](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/research-opportunities/) - Engagement with Congregations - [Resources for Worship and Reflection](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/resources-for-worship-and-reflection/) - [Age-Friendly Congregations](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/age-friendly-congregations/) - [Church Resources](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/church-resources/) - [About the Center](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/about-the-center/) - [Overview](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/about-the-center/) - [Meet Rev. 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She also serves as a founding board member of Mission:Hope, a nonprofit supporting Christians in the U.S. and Central America, and is the Worship Band Director at her local church. Living in the Appalachian foothills of West Virginia with her family, she blends her creative talents in music, writing and design to support her community. ## Recent Blog Posts ### I’ve Always Been an Old Soul By Ashley Bills  •  September 10, 2026 At 43, I’ve found myself in a strange little age bracket. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/ive-always-been-an-old-soul) ### What If Generosity Is Supposed to Hurt a Little? By Ashley Bills  •  July 30, 2026 I suspect I have a different take on generosity than most people. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/what-if-generosity-is-supposed-to-hurt-a-little) ### Community Was Never Optional By Ashley Bills  •  June 11, 2026 There is a growing crisis happening quietly around us, and it has little to do with economics, politics, or technology. It is the slow unraveling of human connection. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/community-was-never-optional) ### Signing on Trust By Ashley Bills  •  April 16, 2026 Some transitions arrive slowly, giving us time to prepare. Others hit unexpectedly, knocking us off balance and forcing us to decide: will we cling to fear, or step.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/signing-on-trust) ### Curls, Chaos, and the Courage to Belong By Ashley Bills  •  March 12, 2026 From the moment my hair reached about an inch off my baby head and twisted itself into the most perfect blonde spiral curl, my mother knew she was in for something.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/curls-chaos-and-the-courage-to-belong) ### Where Does Hope Come from When Life Falls Apart? By Ashley Bills  •  January 08, 2026 I often say that I don’t know how people live without faith—without Jesus, or without hope. And I mean that because hope is central to nearly everything in my life... [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/where-does-hope-come-from-when-life-falls-apart) ### The Weight and Wonder of Time By Ashley Bills  •  November 13, 2025 “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NKJV) [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/the-weight-and-wonder-of-time) ### Pumpkin in the Side Yard By Ashley Bills  •  September 11, 2025 About Ashley Bills Ashley Bills, Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs at United Church Homes, is a passionate advocate for the power of storytelling.. 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