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Texas church hosts diaper drive-in

Posted September 24th, 2020

Perhaps you have heard of diaper drives. But have you ever heard of a diaper drive-in? Hope Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, has both.

Homeless outreach creates ‘a lot of renewed passion’ in Southern California church

Posted October 14th, 2019

St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church in Lomita, California, is located near a substantial encampment of people experiencing homelessness. In and around the community in southern Los Angeles County, “the homeless issue out here is humongous,” says Marney Wilde, an 82-year-old St. Mark’s member who is part of one of two St. mark’s teams providing services to the church’s neighbors. “It’s not just the typical homeless. The rents here are incredibly expensive. Most people are two or three paychecks away from being on the streets. That helps explain the heavy homeless population we are seeing.”