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| − | Hope Ministries (formerly Hope Rescue Mission until March 2008), | + | Hope Ministries (formerly Hope Rescue Mission until March 2008), the first [[Rescue Missions|rescue mission]] operated by the [[Mennonite Board of Missions (Mennonite Church)|Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities]] (Mennonite Church), opened on 28 February 1954 at 530-532 South Michigan Street, South Bend, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], because of the great need in that city. Men from surrounding churches donated over 1,750 man-hours of labor to clean and renovate a dilapidated tavern and gambling hall, transforming it into one of the most attractive rescue missions in the country. |
During the first month an evening service was held on five nights of the week. In 1956 one public service and two classes were conducted daily in the mission. Thirty different church groups participated in the evening services. The facilities consisted of a chapel seating 125, prayer room, dining room, kitchen, laundry, shower rooms, housing facilities for 45 transient men and women, and quarters for staff workers. The mission served two meals daily to transients, distributed clothing daily, and operated a medical clinic, a barber shop, and an employment service. | During the first month an evening service was held on five nights of the week. In 1956 one public service and two classes were conducted daily in the mission. Thirty different church groups participated in the evening services. The facilities consisted of a chapel seating 125, prayer room, dining room, kitchen, laundry, shower rooms, housing facilities for 45 transient men and women, and quarters for staff workers. The mission served two meals daily to transients, distributed clothing daily, and operated a medical clinic, a barber shop, and an employment service. | ||
Revision as of 03:18, 13 April 2014
Hope Ministries (formerly Hope Rescue Mission until March 2008), the first rescue mission operated by the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities (Mennonite Church), opened on 28 February 1954 at 530-532 South Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana, because of the great need in that city. Men from surrounding churches donated over 1,750 man-hours of labor to clean and renovate a dilapidated tavern and gambling hall, transforming it into one of the most attractive rescue missions in the country.
During the first month an evening service was held on five nights of the week. In 1956 one public service and two classes were conducted daily in the mission. Thirty different church groups participated in the evening services. The facilities consisted of a chapel seating 125, prayer room, dining room, kitchen, laundry, shower rooms, housing facilities for 45 transient men and women, and quarters for staff workers. The mission served two meals daily to transients, distributed clothing daily, and operated a medical clinic, a barber shop, and an employment service.
In 2008 Hope Ministries also operated a Family Life Center at 432 South Lafayette Blvd. for families and single women.
Additional Information
Address: Family Life Center, 432 S. Lafayette Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 46601
Men's Center, 532 S. Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana 46634-4488
Phone: 574-235-4150
Website: Hope Ministries
| Author(s) | T. E Schrock |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Schrock, T. E. "Hope Ministries (South Bend, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hope_Ministries_(South_Bend,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=120285.
APA style
Schrock, T. E. (1956). Hope Ministries (South Bend, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hope_Ministries_(South_Bend,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=120285.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, pp. 809-810. All rights reserved.
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