Whosoever Gospel Mission
Sharing God's Love Since 1892
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From the Director ~ October 2018
Dear Friend of the Mission, Your support of the Mission is an investment in the lives of our men. And as our men move from being unemployed and homeless to working and living independently in their own place, they in turn become productive, contributing members of our community who strengthen the very fabric of…
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From the Director ~ September 2018
Dear Friend of the Mission, Each of our men comes from a family. When we deal with homeless individuals, it is easy to forget that our men are not islands unto themselves, but rather they are in fact sons and fathers, brothers and cousins, husbands, nephews, uncles, grandfathers and grandsons. This month’s true-story highlight…
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Urgent Financial Need
We need your prayers and any help you can give. We just found out that an $86,500 foundation grant we were actually awarded isn’t going to be coming anytime soon, if at all. This is no one’s fault – please see this letter for an explanation of what happened. We’ve also had some other…
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Going Somewhere
Each year, we put out over $16.5K in essential carfare expenses for men in our New Life Program to access medical care and education, to find employment, and to take care of legal issues. This is what free access to transportation means to a homeless man working hard to get back on his feet:…
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From the Director ~ April 2018
Dear Friend of the Mission, It is amazing how time flies! On Monday, February 19, 2018, I celebrated my 29th anniversary of working at the Whosoever Gospel Mission. During my tenure at the Mission, we have had the privilege of ministering to thousands of homeless men. It is always a joy to be traveling…
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Christmas 2017 Video
For men experiencing homelessness, the holidays can be a hard. The Mission family wishes to extend a great big THANK YOU to everyone who gave to make this Christmas special for the men of the Whosoever Gospel Mission and their families. Check out this short video that gives you a taste of our Christmas celebration.…
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From the Director ~ Thanksgiving 2017
Dear Friend of the Mission, Homelessness, drugs and alcohol really beat up the men who come to the Whosoever Gospel Mission. When a man first arrives at the Mission, he looks like he is carrying the weight of the whole world upon his shoulders. He is hungry, tired, depressed and downcast. Quite often his…
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From the Director ~ September 2017
Dear Friend of the Mission, As we come to the end of our fiscal year on September 30th, first and foremost I want to thank you for your friendship. Through your support, the lives of broken and hurting homeless men were touched and transformed by God’s amazing grace. Here are only a few of…
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From the Director ~ August 2017
Dear Friend of the Mission, You often hear me say that the Mission provides homeless men a hand-up and not just a handout. You can never go wrong with compassion, and there is nothing wrong with handing out food to a hungry and homeless man surviving in downtown Philadelphia. But it is always far…