The Edge - Music on a Mission

The Edge - Music on a Mission At The Edge, our mission is to empower and inspire the youth of our community.

✨️🎉Volunteer Spotlight: We’d like to take a moment to recognize one of our most Distinguished Volunteer. ✨️Melissa Smith...
04/24/2026

✨️🎉Volunteer Spotlight: We’d like to take a moment to recognize one of our most Distinguished Volunteer.

✨️Melissa Smith is a valued board member and dedicated volunteer at His Ministries. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a focus on addiction and recovery and is a certified Peer Recovery Coach and Peer Leader.
✨️ Nineteen years ago, she moved from Georgia seeking help—and today, she passionately walks alongside others on their journey to healing.✨️
After settling in, Melissa began volunteering at His Ministries as my assistant and quickly became an essential part of helping His Ministries grow after my husband, Paul, had passed away in 2004.
✨️ She played a key role in launching the thrift store in 2010. One of her thoughtful ideas was to organize the clothing racks by size, making shopping easier for customers to find exactly what they need. She has faithfully served as its manager for many years, helping build it into what it is today. 👏
Melissa truly does it all—she volunteers in the office, schedules workers, and serves at The Edge on weekends. She also trains new volunteers, interns, and students, supports the day-to-day operations of the thrift store, and brings consistency, compassion, and leadership to everything she does. Her willingness to step in wherever needed and her heart for serving others make a lasting impact across every area of the ministry.✨️
We are VERY grateful to have Melissa on our team ! She is a true blessing to the ministry and to me.
Join us in celebrating Melissa- an everyday hero—be sure to follow along, leave a kind word, and help us say THANK YOU to Melissa who has given so much. 🌟

🎉This week is Volunteer Spotlight: We’d like to take a moment to recognize a few of our volunteers and teams throughout ...
04/22/2026

🎉This week is Volunteer Spotlight:
We’d like to take a moment to recognize a few of our volunteers and teams throughout the years at the Edge. So many!
Join us in celebrating our everyday heros—leave a kind word, and help us say THANK YOU to them given so much. 🌟 🌟

The Edge has had quite the journey…..We’ve had to close The Edge … reopen… and closethe Edge again. The quote that comes...
04/05/2026

The Edge has had quite the journey…..
We’ve had to close The Edge … reopen… and close
the Edge again.
The quote that comes to mind when I think of this unusual journey is:
We can’t change what has already happened, we move forward, continue and focus on the present.
The Edge Opens in June!
I think you need to know all the “adventures” that The Edge has had to endure…
2020: Like many others, COVID-19 shut us down. But we didn’t stop. We worked behind the scenes, made repairs, and continued serving youth through community service and internships at His Ministries, The Edge, and the thrift stores.
2021: Reopening was delayed because we lost volunteers (yes, we missed you!). While recruiting, we completed the donation center and did some remodeling.
2022: We finally reopened—and everything looked great!
Early 2024: Then… the unexpected. The drop ceiling came down (literally fell down). Fundraising began, along with the search for the right crew. Thanks to amazing volunteers who cleaned up and supporters who gave, the repairs were completed by the men from Recovery for Christ. Turns out, years of water leaks had caused more damage than we realized—so new ceilings, wiring, and lights were all needed.
THEN… just when we thought we were ready… a storm rolled through and—boom—an electrical surge took out The Edge heating/air unit and the phone. Back to fundraising we went!
And if you think that’s the end… NOT EVEN CLOSE.
Next came the attack of a gazillion maggots and flies. Yes, really. A mouse (or rat—we didn’t interview it) had made its final resting place in the brand-new ceiling. You just can’t make this stuff up.
2025: We reopened AGAIN. It was a slow start, but we were getting there. Then my foot said, “Not so fast.” After ongoing issues, I had surgery in October last year and had to stay off my foot for three months—which meant another temporary closure.
The good news? Surgery went well, and we now have a few volunteers back!
YooHoo! I’m excited to say The Edge will reopen on June 13, 2026!
Now here’s where you come in—we need working volunteers (yes, the kind that show up 😉). I’ll also be starting a youth group this week, and we need adults too.
If you’re interested in volunteering, please message me!
Opening night: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM...
I will close by saying,
Hi everybody! I’m Shirley—most people know me as Ms. Shirley 😊
I’m the co-founder of His Ministries, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on preventing and intervening in substance abuse. Our heart is to see youth, families, and individuals living healthy, drug-free lives.
One of the ways we do that is through The Edge—a teen center and music venue where music is on a mission. It’s a safe place for youth to hang out, connect with friends, and build positive relationships with mentors.
If you’d like to support what we’re doing, a great way to help right now is by giving toward a newer van for His Ministries. The van is a vital part of our mission. We use it to pick up our working youth when needed and for mission outreach.
Thank you for being part of the mission! ❤️
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/6f503640d
If you have any questions please message me.
~The Edge

Hello Everybody at The Edge,I’m Shirley—most of you know me as Ms. Shirley, and that suits me just fine.I’m sure some of...
03/21/2026

Hello Everybody at The Edge,

I’m Shirley—most of you know me as Ms. Shirley, and that suits me just fine.
I’m sure some of you are thinking, “It’s about time for an update on The Edge!” So let me start with a little background.
The Edge was founded in 2000 as a place for youth to gather, connect, and simply enjoy being together. It’s been around a long time, and I truly believe it will continue for many years to come.
Like many places, we’ve had our share of ups and downs—especially since 2020 when COVID shut so much down. During that time, we took the opportunity to do some remodeling. After reopening, we faced a few unexpected challenges (including a drop ceiling that decided to come down on us), along with the kind of repairs that come with a building that’s over 80 years old.
But through it all, I want you to know this—I have never forgotten about you, and I have never forgotten about The Edge. It means so much to our youth and to our community. I truly believe in its purpose: providing a safe, fun, educational, and encouraging place for young people.
So here’s where we are now.
Before my foot surgery last October, I had been working with youth completing community service hours at The Edge. That surgery set me back for a few months, but I’m thankful to be walking better now. It’s time to regroup, refocus, and move forward.
Our goal is to reopen The Edge by June.
We’ve made great progress with remodeling, and now we’re entering an important phase. What we need most is you—young people willing to volunteer your time and energy to help shape The Edge into something meaningful in your lives.
Because that’s what has always made The Edge special… you.
I've posted what the Edge is, but it is something much more than that.
We need your help, message me if you want to be part of something great!

Have a great Donut Smiling Day! Photo taken at The Edge.
03/13/2026

Have a great Donut Smiling Day! Photo taken at The Edge.

Stand firm in who you are — even if you stand alone.~The Edge
03/11/2026

Stand firm in who you are — even if you stand alone.
~The Edge

Be brave enough to be different.~The Edge
03/07/2026

Be brave enough to be different.
~The Edge

02/27/2026

Once upon a time at The Edge.

Keep moving forward.
02/27/2026

Keep moving forward.

02/27/2026

You can’t change your beginning, but you can decide your direction.
~The Edge

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405 Wood Avenue E
Big Stone Gap, VA
24219

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Saturday 7pm - 12am

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