November 2, 2010

Encouraging Stories-St. John converts theater into closet, pantry, clinic

When St. John United Methodist Church needed a name for its new ministry building, they chose The Stith Mead House. Not project, or building, but house.

In that house, the church and community ministries collaborated to relocate a health clinic serving the poor and uninsured, open a clothing closet, and provide free rent to a food bank.

The house was consecrated and its name unveiled in a service at the church Wednesday night.
In the two years since St. John bought the old Augusta Mini Theatre on Eighth Street, renovations have turned old office space and dance studios into a community center.

The building now houses the food pantry of the Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries, the St. Vincent DePaul Health Clinic, and a clothing closet, which will open Tuesday.

"The community can come for food, clothing, medical care in one stop." said Gloria Hamilton, the church's administrator.

Click here to read the entire story in the Augusta (GA) Chronicle

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