--- title: Abundant Aging - Center for Abundant Aging | Ashley Bills (2) 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. 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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 ### Out of Order, Full of Joy: My Unexpected Path By Ashley Bills  •  May 29, 2025 I’ve never aged in a conventional way. I’m 41, and I find myself living a life that doesn’t quite fit the expected rhythms of age and stage. But honestly? I’m thankful.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/out-of-order-full-of-joy) ### A Stranger on the Road: Simon of Cyrene’s Moment By Ashley Bills  •  April 17, 2025 Some of life’s most transformative moments sneak up on us unannounced. They’re not the ones we pencil into our planners or brace ourselves for—they’re the spontaneous.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/simon-of-cyrene) ### Courage: Where Does It Come From? By Ashley Bills  •  February 20, 2025 Courage. How does it exist without faith? I’ve never understood where courage could come from if not from God Almighty. We aren’t born with an innate ability to overcome.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/courage-where-does-it-come-from) ### The Quiet Power of Sacrifice By Ashley Bills  •  November 14, 2024 While sacrifice is often portrayed as something grand, I believe it doesn’t have to be. I've come to see it as a quieter concept, rooted in the small, everyday choices.. 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