Domestic Poverty
St. Benedict Health and Healing Ministry
St. Benedict Health and Healing Ministry has very specific goals, the chief of which is, naturally, to heal those who are ill in body, mind and spirit. An institution and Jubilee Ministry of the Diocese of Colorado, St. Benedict’s is a point of access to healthcare for underserved and unserved populations in Boulder County. The […]
St. Alban's Underwear Because We Care
The people of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Davenport, Iowa, have a request that will sound strange when you first hear it. They want your underwear—your clean underwear—and they want to give it away. Around 30 years ago, a parishioner who worked with the homeless of Davenport stood up during the morning announcements and delivered […]
Joe and Metro CareRing
The following story is a first-person account from Joe, a participant at Metro CareRing in Denver, Colorado. I have been coming to Metro CareRing off and on for several years, and I can honestly tell you that the organization has changed my life. I used to be out on the streets, homeless, not doing the […]
LARCUM: An Education Ministry
Bishops of Lutheran, Episcopal, Roman Catholic and United Methodists Churches (LARCUM) in South Carolina signed a Covenant in the 1990s affirming that “unity is a Gospel imperative,” pledging to strengthen the Body of Christ in South Carolina. They annually hosted a prayer service for unity and sponsored dialogue on critical issues. They rocked along. In […]
Island Grove Village Kaleidoscope Youth Library
Island Grove Village (IGV) is a multifamily housing complex in The Episcopal Diocese of Colorado. IGV is supported by the Trinity Housing Corporation of Greeley of Trinity Episcopal Church. IGV’s mission is to provide affordable housing, family assistance support services, and economic and educational opportunities for its residents and the surrounding community. IGV is comprised […]
St. Francis Center: A Ministry of Shelter
St. Francis Center, located in the Diocese of Colorado, serves as a “place of peace” for men and women who are homeless in metro Denver. Since 1983, the center has provided a safe and stable place for their guests during the hours that night shelters are normally closed, while also hosting an extensive network of […]
Food Bank Farm
Jim Eichner, of Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Redmond, Washington, sees his ministry as a vector for good—and with good reason: everyone affiliated with the Food Bank Farm comes away with a nice feeling and a contribution to the common good—from those who plant, to those who harvest, to those who consume the farm’s produce. […]
Good Shepherd of the Hills Tutoring Program
Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church had a problem. Their property, located adjacent to an apartment complex, was consistently being vandalized—as it turns out, by children from the neighborhood. Rather than repairing the damage repeatedly and simply moving on, parishioners decided to find the root of the problem. It happened to be that the […]
St. Luke's Episcopal Mobile Medical Ministry
Samuel McDonald, Director of Mission and Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the Episcopal Church, has announced 14 recipients of the Episcopal Church Jubilee Grants, totaling $49,965 to support mission and ministry in 11 dioceses. Jubilee Ministries are congregations or agencies with connections to the Episcopal Church, designate by diocesan bishops and affirmed by Executive Council, […]
St. Barnabas’ Non-Event Delivers Funding for a Community Health Worker
The following article, reprinted with the author’s permission, was transcribed from the January/February 2015 issue of The Church News, the newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas. It began as a vision for St. Barnabas, Fredericksburg—to go out and be the church, to make a difference in their community. The vision was for a project […]
