Street Church: Child of God

I arrived at street church yesterday to find 12 members from Ebenezer United Methodist Church gathered and waiting to join us for worship! They had brought with them an amazing spread of Cracker Barrel plates and boxed lunches to share with our neighbors. It was such...

Street Church: Come as you Are

One of my favorite early street church memories is when Chris, the minister of music at Fredericksburg Baptist, would join us in the crowded Micah lobby and play “Come as You Are.” Even at that time, before street church had a pastor and name, the lobby was far...

Street Church: A New Identity

Many who care for marginalized neighbors in our community will remember Dr. Andy Moore. Andy had an identity, not only as a local dentist, but as someone wiling to respond when an uninsured person had a tooth emergency. Andy understood how much healthy teeth mattered...
Street Church: Promises

Street Church: Promises

Beloved Community Partners, This is the first Sunday in a month that there has not been ice or snow in the forecast. Despite not running the Micah bus over the last couple of weeks, when weather conditions have not permitted safe-travel, we have committed to being.a...
Street Church: The Mountaintop

Street Church: The Mountaintop

Hello Friends, If ending homelessness is the goal, I don’t always think Micah has done a very good job. Still, after 15 years, there is always someone else in crisis, something more we could have done, or a different decision we might have made. In my case, I chose a...

Street Church: God’s Timing

I want to ask for a special prayer for Arritt this week, as he prepares to meet his 16-year-old daughter for the first time. The daughter’s mother has been hearing about how much better Arritt is doing and the daughter is at an age she has been asking a lot of...