Community Outreach Ministries

Bringing transformation and hope

The gifts he gave were … to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ. —Ephesians 4:11-12

milwaukee christian center mural ABHMS Community Outreach Ministries supports a network of Christian Centers to address the specific needs of their respective communities. These Christian centers are the heart of American Baptist home mission, as onsite mission staff work in partnership with local congregations and regional ministries to provide practical assistance that helps people identify and overcome barriers that prevent them from becoming all that God intended them to be. This assistance may be as simple as offering friendship or an encouraging hand. Or, it may include meeting basic needs for food, shelter, clothing, health care, job training or counseling. These centers vary the ways they touch people’s lives.

The image above is from a mural created by Ms. Tia Richardson — an integrative community artist, in partnership with youth from Milwaukee Christian Center — a ministry partner of ABHMS.

Centers	Staff
Bethel Neighborhood Center 14 S Seventh St. Kansas City, KS 66101 Email	Executive Director: Mang Sonna
Bob Burdette Center, Inc. 1401 Washington St., W Charleston, WV 25387 304.342.1158 Email	Interim Executive Director: Dianna Graves Program Director: Erin Martin
Cameron Community Ministries 48 Cameron St. Rochester, NY 14606 Email	Executive Director: Olivia Kassoum-Amadou
Columbia Street Project 63 Columbia St. Bangor, ME 04401 Email	Executive Director: Rev. Stan Moody
Corporacion Milagros del Amor PO Box 6445 Caguas, PR 00726 787.745.4605 Email	Executive Director: Gladys Rodriguez
Dayton Christian Center 1352 W Riverview Ave. Dayton, OH 45407 Email	Executive Director: Yvonne Watkins
Edna Martin Christian Center 2605 E 25th St. Indianapolis, IN 46218 Email	President & CEO: Barato Britt
Detroit Friendship House 9540 Conant St. Hamtramck, MI 48212 Email	Executive Director: Cathy Maher
Friendship House Peoria 800 NE Madison Ave. Peoria, IL 61603 Email	CEO: Marcellus Sommerville
Friendship House of Christian Service 3123 Eighth Ave., S Billings, MT 59101 Email	Executive Director: Matt Lundgren
Global Health Connections International PO Box 80234 Raleigh, NC 27623 Email	President & CEO: Enrico Copeland
Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries PO Box 778 Youngstown, OH 44501 Email	Executive Director: Mark Samuel
Interfaith Children's Movement PO Box 54149 Atlanta, GA 30308 844.444.2642 Email	Executive Director: Rev. Cassandra Henderson
JOYA Scholars PO Box 1457 Fullerton, CA 92836 844.444.2642 Email	Interim Executive Director: Giselle Monterrosas
Milwaukee Christian Center 807 S 14th St. Milwaukee, WI 53204 Email	Executive Director: Karen Higgins
Mount Olive Development Corporation 1530 NW 6th St. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311 Email	President & CEO: Rev. Dr. Rosalind Osgood
Neighborhoods Focused on African- American Youth, Inc. 995 Roswall St. Marietta, GA 30060 Email	Executive Director: Cheryl Bursh
New Life Center for Recovery 1323 Worcester St. Indian Orchard, MA 01151 Email	Executive Director: Jackie Stimage Norwood
Pathways to Promise PO Box 63273 St. Louis, MO 63163 314.810.2234 Email	Executive Director: Dr. George Williams
Preston Taylor Ministries 4014 Indiana Ave. Nashville, TN 37209 Email	Executive Director: Dwight Johnson
Rankin Christian Center 230 Third Ave. (Rankin) Braddock, PA 15104 Email	Executive Director: Darlene McGregor
Salama Urban Ministries 1205 8th Ave., S Nashville, TN 37203 Email	CEO: Dawana Wade
Shores of Hope 110 Sixth St. W Sacramento, CA 95605 Email	Executive Director: Nanette Fowler
Somerset Academy Early Learning Center 719 W Girard Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19123 Email	Executive Director: Tiffany Chavous
The Place PO Box 509 20 E Main St. Norwich, NY 13815 Email	Executive Director: Sharon Vesely
Weirton Christian Center 117 Ivy St. Weirton, WV 26062 Email	Executive Director: Kim Weaver
The Youth Enrichment Program of Greater Cleveland c/o The Cleveland Baptist Association 12200 Fairhill Ave., Room C440 Cleveland, OH 44120 Email	Executive Director: Rev. Dr. TaNikka Sheppard

Become a Community Outreach Ministries partner!

Experience the joy that comes from sharing the love and power of Christ:

PRAY in your home and church for the ministries of hope at ABHMS’ Community Outreach Ministries. Pray also for the centers’ staff, along with the people they serve.

VOLUNTEER for individuals and group work opportunities at Community Outreach Ministries centers through ABHMS’ Volunteer Ministries; call 610-768-2422.

GIVE needed supplies through Operation Planting Hope (formerly White Cross), the American Baptist Home Mission Societies support program for churches, youth groups, women’s and men’s ministries, and Sunday school classes. All items can be donated directly to the ministry/organization. For more information, please call Rev. Lisa Harris Lee at 610.768.2158 or email at Lisa.Harris-Lee@abhms.org.