Whosoever Gospel Mission

Sharing God's Love Since 1892

Mission Updates

  • Christmas 2025

    Christmas 2025

    Dear Friends, Greetings from Chelten Avenue, where the message, “Jesus Never Fails,” continues to shine brightly from our rooftop sign, lighting the cold, dark nights that come earlier and earlier each day! Inside, we are warm and cozy (our new windows do a great job keeping the heat in). And more importantly, we are…

  • Thanksgiving 2025

    Thanksgiving 2025

    Dear Friends, As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, my heart is overflowing with thankfulness. God has been so very good to us! The list of blessings we have experienced here at the Mission grows longer the more I pause to give thanks – answered prayers for things like healing, freedom from addictions, new…

  • Summer 2025

    Summer 2025

    Dear Friends, Greetings from the Mission where summer has arrived in full force and brought with it a whirlwind of activity! Our comprehensive residential New Life Program for men experiencing homelessness continues full speed ahead. At the moment, nineteen of our residents are employed after completing the first phase of our job readiness program.…

  • June 2025

    June 2025

    Dear Friends, Summer is upon us, and we have so much to be grateful for! We are especially looking forward to a graduation ceremony on June 23rd to celebrate several men who recently graduated from the New Life Program. A man’s graduation from our New Life Program represents months of hard work, dedication, and…

  • May 2025

    May 2025

    Dear Friends, As I write this, our Spring Cleaning Competition is in full swing! In an effort to spruce up the dorms, we are awarding cash prizes for first, second, and third place on each dormitory floor in the categories of cleanest, most organized, and best-decorated living space. Meanwhile, the men are also working…

  • April 2025

    April 2025

    Dear Friends, Spring is a season of new life and fresh beginnings, and we are seeing just that at the Whosoever Gospel Mission! We recently celebrated the incredible achievements of three men – Al, David, and Jacobi – who graduated from our New Life Program. Each of them is now financially stable, drug and…

  • March 2025

    March 2025

    Dear Friends, It’s been an eventful winter at the Mission! Our beloved Executive Director Emeritus, Bob Emberger, underwent his third open-heart surgery in February and continues to recover. While we miss seeing him around, we are deeply grateful that the Lord spared his life. We’re also excited to share that we’ll soon break ground…

  • February 2025

    February 2025

    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,…

  • Christmas 2024

    Christmas 2024

    This year, our residents and grads selected and wrapped about 1,600 gifts for 196 of their children and grandchildren. Gifts included toys, puzzles, games, books, stocking-stuffers, stuffed animals, hats, gloves, & scarves. Continue to pray that the Lord would bless our men and their children and families! We were also able to bless some…

  • December 2024

    December 2024

    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…