Whosoever Gospel Mission
Sharing God's Love Since 1892
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Juneteenth 2024
On Wednesday, June 19, 2024, we held our second annual All-Mission Juneteenth celebration. We closed the stores and canceled work and classes so we could gather together as the Whosoever Gospel Mission family. In the morning, friends led us through a chapel service of wonderful music and a powerful message. We grew in our…
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From the Director, June 2024
Dear Friends, Happy summer to you! We’ve had a busy month! All 53 of our beds continue to be full, and we have several men on a waiting list looking to enter our New Life Program. Of our 53 residents, nineteen are currently employed and saving up as they prepare to move out into…
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From the Director, May 2024
Dear Friends, We’ve been doing some spring cleaning around the Mission. Part of it is because we need to make way for the next round of new windows that are coming to our thrift shop on Chelten Avenue this spring. But there’s also something about the sunshine, the warmer weather, and the budding trees…
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Getting Ready to Work
The New Life Program’s hands-on workforce development training prepares men to be job-ready, setting them up for success at work and in life. The Mission’s New Life Program is designed to equip any man who enters it with everything he needs to exit the cycle of homelessness and addiction and to flourish as a…
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From the Director ~ April 2024
Dear Friends, As I write this, the Mission is perking along nicely. All of our beds are full, and we have a waiting list of several men looking to enter our New Life Program. Of our 53 residents, twelve are currently employed and saving up as they prepare to move out into their own…
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You’re Invited!
Join us for an afternoon of celebration! Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024 Time: Service begins at 2:00 pm, Refreshments to follow at 3:30 pm Location:Calvary Presbyterian Church405 Easton Rd.,Willow Grove, PA 19090(On Rt. 611 heading north, on the right just above where Routes 263 & 611 separate; or on the left heading south on…
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From the Director ~ March 2024
Dear Friends, It’s almost spring! I’m excited for longer hours of sunshine each day and warmer weather on the horizon. In the meantime, I’m very grateful that the buildings that have housed us for over a century still keep us warm and dry (there’s a wet wintry mix falling as I write this!). As…
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From the Director ~ Jan/Feb 2024
Dear friends I hope you had a wonderfully rich and enjoyable holiday season with those you love. We certainly did here at the Mission (even with a few rounds of colds, flu, and COVID – thank you to all who have kept the cold & flu meds coming!). So many friends made our celebrations…
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From the Director ~ Thanksgiving 2023
Dear friends, Happy Thanksgiving! As we pause to consider our blessings here at the Mission, there’s not enough room to list them all! One thing in particular strikes me – the more trials we go through, the more problems we face, the more we realize how much we’ve had to be thankful for all…
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4 Ways You Can Help this Holiday Season
New Unwrapped Toys & Gifts Each year, homeless dads living at the Mission give gifts to hundreds of their kids & grandkids. For many men, it’s a first step toward reconnecting with family. See the joy of our toy giveaway firsthand here. We need your help again! Here’s how you can help:Buy new, unwrapped…