homeless Archives

Finding homes for the homeless

Posted July 27th, 2018

Mark lived on the streets of Hollywood, well known by social service providers as one of the toughest homeless cases in the city. He was often found standing on a street corner, looking disheveled, staring into space. His looks scared most people away.

How to make learning fun

Posted July 20th, 2017

Add new life to your religious education program this fall with these 10 church-tested ideas.

Project Homeless Connect offers haircuts, help and hope

Posted June 21st, 2017

Just as robins are commonly recognized as harbingers of spring, “Pastor Robyn” is widely acknowledged in Fort Worth, Texas, as a harbinger of new beginnings — especially for the city’s homeless men and women.

Project Homeless Connect offers haircuts, help and hope

Posted May 16th, 2017

If robins are commonly recognized as harbingers of spring, then “Pastor Robyn” is widely acknowledged in Fort Worth, Texas, as a harbinger of spring’s — and Easter’s — promise of new life.

Not quite right: Drains, toilets, and the truth about Christmas

Posted December 22nd, 2016

I feel the presence of Jesus in a lot of different places: hiking in the woods, walking on the beach, singing “Silent Night” on Christmas Eve. But I never expected to meet Jesus under a musty, old kitchen sink.

Sweaty Sheep ministry provides opportunity for recreation, connections

Posted August 24th, 2016

Around 40 people, half of whom were homeless, spent a recent afternoon fishing on Monterey Bay aboard a luxury yacht. The trip was organized by Sweaty Sheep, a PC(USA)-affiliated ministry that uses sports and games to build relationships across socioeconomic groups. The Santa Cruz chapter organized the fishing excursion.

Santa Cruz homeless people fish on yacht with local leaders

Posted July 18th, 2016

Around 40 people, half of whom were homeless, spent last Monday afternoon fishing on the Monterey Bay aboard a luxury yacht. The trip was organized by Sweaty Sheep Ministries, a Santa Cruz church group that plays sports and games to build relationships across socioeconomic groups.

Presbyterian Hispanic Caucus members volunteer at Portland’s Union Gospel Mission

Posted July 1st, 2016

It wasn’t your typical General Assembly celebration, but it did have great impact. Members of the National Hispanic/Latino-a Presbyterian Caucus celebrated their time together at General Assembly 222 (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) by participating in a June 21 service project at the Union Gospel Mission in Portland, Oregon.

Presbytery of New York City

Posted June 10th, 2016

New Worshiping community started by dwindling congregation creates hope In Manhattan, a new worshiping community is being formed, thanks to members of a nearly 140-year-old church who have taken seriously the belief that all God’s people are holy.

April 15: West Jersey Presbytery

Posted March 14th, 2016

West Jersey Presbytery God provides for the hungry and homeless April 15, 2016 God cares for the hungry and homeless—two major issues in the United States. The Presbytery of West… Read more »