Whosoever Gospel Mission

Sharing God's Love Since 1892

Real Stories

  • Graduation!

    Graduation!

    Every New Life Program graduation represents at least six months of very hard work! In order to graduate, a man must be enjoying a lifestyle of sobriety from drugs and alcohol, be gainfully employed, be financially stable, and have his own place to move into. Each graduate has his own story of trials, setbacks,…

  • Getting Ready to Work

    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…

  • Stronger Together

    Stronger Together

    None of us can thrive alone. We were made for relationships. We were created to use our God-given gifts to build one another up. It’s not a one-way thing. We need the help and support of each other. That’s something Dave and his counselor, Steve, live out in daily life here at the Mission.…

  • Computers!

    A computer is a gateway to many things. That’s why we keep our computer lab at the Mission open, staffed, and up-to-date! From crafting job-winning resumes, filling out online applications, and tracking down bus routes to get to the job interview, to printing out pay stubs, managing a budget, and apartment hunting, our computer…

  • Summer Highlights

    We received a special grant to buy planters and flowers to beautify the Mission’s front entrance. This is where New Life Program residents hang out to get fresh air. It’s also where men coming in off of the street enter the building to begin their journey in the New Life Program. As one resident…

  • Meet Will

    Tastykakes aren’t the only reason Will has many friends at the Mission, but it sure doesn’t hurt when he brings them home from work to share with the Mission family! After completing the Foundations Phase of the Mission’s New Life Program, Will got a job at Tastykake where he continues to thrive. He has…

  • Meet Michael

    If you’ve dropped off food at the Mission’s kitchen door recently, you might have been greeted with a burst of joy from Michael, our new Hospitality Supervisor. He loves sharing God’s love through good food and warm smiles. But Michael wasn’t always joyful. At 13, he lost both of his grandparents in one week.…

  • Congrats Grads!

    “Run Hah-Dah!” That’s “run harder!” with the Brooklyn accent of Bob Emberger’s cross-country coach, Phil Golden, from Lincoln High School in the 1970s. It’s also the charge we share with men as they graduate from the New Life Program, based on Hebrews 12:1-2. Coach Golden would tell his runners to keep looking at him.…

  • A Christmas Thank You Note

    New Life Program resident Michael shares this thank you note with our Mission family and friends for all of the wonderful gifts we received this Christmas! Dear Friends, We here at the Whosoever Gospel Mission are still overwhelmed with gratitude for how blessed our Christmas was. With everything we have faced all year long,…

  • “Carry On”

    “Carry On”

    “Carry on!” That’s Mark’s trademark phrase. It means, “We’re on the same page. We’ve got a plan. Something good is in the works.” As our dorm supervisor, it often comes out as a word of hope after stopping to pray with and encourage someone who’s struggling after-hours in the dorms. Mark isn’t unfamiliar with…