Twenty Years!!
2025 marks Two Eight’s 20th anniversary! Our founders Eric and Jillian Maitlen began in 2005, with just the two of them doing music outreach (similar to the way I did in Cru). Now, we’re excited to celebrate two decades of creating music and moments that move people toward Jesus.
Keep your eyes out for announcements on social media (Instagram and Facebook) for our livestream event on Giving Tuesday, December 2nd.
From Dope to HOPE!
In late October, we partnered with Thrive RCO, a nonprofit organization supporting individuals experiencing homelessness, mental health challenges, and substance use disorders. We worked with them to produce their signature event, the Dope to Hope Show, which is a powerful fashion show-styled celebration of transformation and recovery.
The show features members of the community who are in active recovery, modeling their journey through two symbolic segments. In the “Dark” segment, participants walk the runway as their “former selves,” representing the struggles of active addiction. Then, in the “Light” segment, they return to the stage as their renewed selves, walking in recovery, health, and purpose.
The atmosphere is electric and deeply moving, as attendees stand to their feet cheering, crying, and celebrating the visible change in their loved ones: children, spouses, parents – people who have walked out of the darkness of addiction and into the light of recovery and new life. Events like Dope to Hope open doors for authentic spiritual conversations that might not happen anywhere else, and strengthen a partnership that has helped grow initiatives like our Summer of Recovery Tour and other collaborative projects across the state.
The Recovery + Faith Conference
In early October, we co-hosted the Recovery + Faith Conference in Carmel, Indiana, alongside our friends at Paul’s Plan Ministries. This annual event unites faith-based and secular recovery communities from across the state, joined in the shared mission of addressing substance use and mental health challenges. Through powerful worship, thought-provoking films, inspiring keynote speakers, and engaging breakout sessions, the conference fosters a collaborative movement where faith and recovery leaders work side by side to create recovery-ready communities.
The connections formed at these gatherings have blossomed into powerful partnerships, allowing us to create events that bring together physical recovery and spiritual redemption.
Thanks!
Every prayer, every gift, and every act of support makes this mission possible. For over 20 years, your generosity and faith have propelled us forward – and now, along with Two Eight, we’re believing God for even greater things in the next 20!