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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Check out our Thanksgiving photos on Facebook 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…
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…