LifeQuest’s mission is to promote healthful longevity and active aging through lifelong learning and meaningful volunteerism in the community. LifeQuest is an affiliate of Aging Forward (formerly Shepherds Centers of America), and is the largest lifelong learning program in the network.
How It Started...
The idea of a Conway-based LifeQuest program originated in October 2024, when representatives at Hendrix College reached out to LifeQuest to explore the possibility of establishing a LifeQuest campus in Conway. President of Hendrix College, Dr. Karen Petersen, shared her commitment to and future vision for strengthening ties between Hendrix College and the wider Conway community. A shared decision was made to move forward in exploring the development of a lifelong learning initiative, modeled after LifeQuest of Arkansas.
Subsequent conversations with Rev. Nathan Kilbourne, Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church in Conway, proved productive. The church emerged as a strong partner for hosting the program. In March 2025, the Executive Committee of the LifeQuest Board of Directors met with Hendrix and community leaders to form a plan for LifeQuest's first satellite campus in Conway. In June, a steering committee was formed, chaired by Drs. Pebble and David Sutherland, and "LifeQuest at Conway" opened its first term of classes in September 2025!
Look for information about classes in the upcoming brochure. Join our mailing list to see what classes will be offered in both Conway and Little Rock locations, and online!
LifeQuest at Conway Steering Committee
Nathan Kilbourne
Rebecca Mills
Becky Rasnick
Melody Sargent
Mary Margaret Satterfield
Pebble Sutherland (co-chair)
David Sutherland (co-chair)
Warfield Teague
J.J. Whitney
Staff:
Leah Greenfield, Executive Director
Gina Bridges, Program Director
