Dear Friends, As we step into the new year, our hearts are full of gratitude for the incredible generosity and kindness you poured out on the Mission family this Christmas. Thanks to you, our residents experienced a holiday season filled with God’s love, warmth, and joy. Your gifts – beautiful presents for our men,…

Dear Friends, Greetings from the festive halls of the Mission, where we are daily bombarded with blessings! I am so incredibly grateful for everyone who has come by to drop off gifts for our men, toys for their children, homemade baked goods, festive decorations, and so many other special treats that come with the…

Dear Friends, Blessings to you! Here at the Mission, we’ve been enjoying a wonderful fall. Recently, a group of residents, staff, and a few of our staff’s children took an early-evening hike in Fairmount Park along Forbidden Drive. It was a perfect time to connect, laugh, and take in the beauty of God’s creation.…

Dear friends, Another fiscal year has flown by! I cannot thank you enough for all of the ways you have reached out to bless, support, encourage and help us! Your partnership has made a very real impact in the lives of men, their families and the broader community. Here’s a sampling of some of…

Dear friends, What a hot summer it’s been so far! Thank God for air conditioning! In 1911, as a young 19-year-old ministry, the Mission built a brand-new 4-story dormitory building with 2-foot thick stone walls made of local Wissahickon Schist. One hundred and thirteen years later, even after our adjoining building burned down, those…

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…

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…

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…