National Urban Ministry Blog http://nationalurbanministryassociation.org/blog Serving the poor and the lost in the city Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:41:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Poverty in Memphis http://nationalurbanministryassociation.org/blog/2011/10/06/poverty-in-memphis/ http://nationalurbanministryassociation.org/blog/2011/10/06/poverty-in-memphis/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:41:20 +0000 Administrator http://nationalurbanministryassociation.org/blog/?p=19 Continue reading →]]>      A recent article in the Commercial Appeal a Memphis newspaper highlighted the impoverished conditions in Memphis.  According to the Commerical Appeal, “With a poverty rate of 26.2 percent, about one of out of every four Memphians was living in poverty. The city’s median household income was $35,143.”
     For urban workers in the field this is nothing new.  We are bombarded with poverty everyday in our urban churches, ministries, and nonprofits.  Daily we see the poor pouring into our church desperately seeking food, clothes, shelter, and sanctury from abusive relationships.
    In August, at the Raleigh Community Church of Christ, we served 650 children with school supplies at our annual School Store.  This year there were more working class families in the numbers we served.  As we gear up for the annual Turkey Store on November 19th and Christmas Store on December 17th, we anticipate record numbers.

]]> http://nationalurbanministryassociation.org/blog/2011/10/06/poverty-in-memphis/feed/ 0 National Urban Ministry Association Website http://nationalurbanministryassociation.org/blog/2009/11/22/national-urban-ministry-association-website/ http://nationalurbanministryassociation.org/blog/2009/11/22/national-urban-ministry-association-website/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:56:12 +0000 Administrator http://nationalurbanministryassociation.org/blog/?p=7 Continue reading →]]>      The National Urban Ministry Summit was held on November 19-20, 2009 in St. Louis.  Ten urban ministries from 9 cities attended the summit.  One of the primary results that came out of the National Urban Ministry Summit was the decision that a connection point for urban ministries was needed.  A website was needed that would serve as a national hub for urban ministries across the country. 

    The goal is to provide an interactive hub and a depository of information for members of the National Urban Ministry Association that is being formed.  Please post your suggestions for the website here.

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