Archive for the ‘Lower East Side East Village’ Category
Evidence of New Yorkers’ heart at The Bowery Mission
At Thanksgiving the heart of New York City’s people is on display at The Bowery Mission. “Everybody can be great,” said Martin Luther King, Jr., “because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need [...]
Crossing Canal
Film screening (in English) of Crossing Canal, the story of Overseas Chinese Mission.
“And Sign of our Times”
A sign of our times is the millions of people out of work and out of their homes. We remember our hurting fellow New Yorkers with an original illustration from the November 1896 Christian Herald, a publication associated with The Bowery Mission. Some needs haven’t changed. This Thanksgiving is a sober time with much need for prayer and care for the down and out. We can also appreciate even more than usual the love of families, friends and neighbors. Best Thanksgiving to you all.
The Garden of Eden on Eldridge Street. Series: God in NYC Gardens
In the 1970s a few reckless souls dared to try to put back together their bombed out neighborhoods in the Lower East Side. One free-spirited hippie named Adam Purple sprang into action as the buildings around him crumbled into smoking heaps and bodies piled up. He was haunted by the face of a mother [...]
The Evangelical Squad by New York Times
A generational break from the religious right? For rest of article click The Evangelical Squad.
The Chapel. The Great Heart of The Bowery Mission
This Sunday November 7th will be the 101st Anniversary of The Chapel at The Bowery Mission. We prepared this coffee table booklet for the Anniversary Celebration and thought that you would like an exclusive peak. Let us know what you think! And more importantly, support The Bowery Mission during this Thanksgiving season! Open publication – [...]
East Village church threw out its pews to make room for the poor
What church would get rid of its pews to make more room for feeding the poor? Surely, wouldn’t the pastor resign, the elders stomp out in exasperation, and the members hastily decamp for a properly pewed church? All that didn’t happen at a Lower East Side church ten years ago when it did just [...]
