Daily News | Broad Street Ministry ends Sunday church service as congregation mourns loss of community
Broad Street Ministry, a Philadelphia nonprofit that offers a wide range of social services to those experiencing homelessness and financial hardship, will no longer host Sunday church services as it focuses on increasing direct pastoral care.who has worked for the nonprofit since 2019 and became CEO last year, said the difficult decision came after the ministry saw a near 30% increase in people who came to them for social services during the pandemic.
The decision came as a surprise and devastated the “alternative church community,” which took over what was formerly known as Chambers-Wylie Memorial Presbyterian Church in 2005. A group of 50 to 100 members met for Sunday services there for 16 years. The social services that are pillars of Broad Street Ministry today were born out of the nondenominational congregation’s Sunday afternoon services, members say. They held their last service on Sunday.
In its early years, Sunday services would be followed by a meal where people struggling financially were welcome, regardless of whether they attended the service. “They didn’t only preach the word but they acted it out,” said Brooke Stello, a church member for 12 years. “We’re not going to let people be hungry, because that’s not what we’re supposed to do.”
the email, which cited a focus on providing spiritual care to guests but offered few specifics about what that meant. “You never saw such a bunch of weirdos, and we identified that way,” she said. “I think the thing that bound everybody together was the sense that like, most places won’t have me, but this one well.”
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