In The News

GLOBE Community Ministries Pastor Shawn Mcknight and The West Philadelphia Salvation Army were featured on CBS 3's Joy of Sharing Campaign. . . "On this day, the gymnasium at the Salvation Army in West Philadelphia is not being used for sports but as Santa's workshop. Volunteers and workers are carefully choosing and bagging donated toys for deserving children who otherwise might not have a Christmas. For many of the helpers, this is the joy of sharing. . ." Article or Video

 

Learning Zone staff member Jeremiah Huggins was featured on NBC 10 on Tuesday October 30th in a special news documentary entitled “Safety in the City.”  Jeremiah, who recently married Salima Small, has worked at Learning Zone since its inception, click here to view the video >>>

From the Pulpit

"I did not receive any gifts this holiday season.  Bill Bradley was a true Senator.  Stay with me on this..." Dr. Trulear full story...

"Anyone can attend church. And, believe it or not, most get something out of their attendance..." Rev. Smith full story...

"I had significant trouble with the doctrine of original sin until I became a parent.  Adorable, seemingly innocent cherubs morphed before my eyes into self-centered rebellious imps, hell-bent on having their own way..." Dr. Trulear full story...

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This Months Featured Program

 

Harold Dean Trulear Interview

Click on the picture to your left to read more on Kim Lawton's interview with Harold Dean Trulear associate professor of applied theology at Howard University in Washington DC and President of GLOBE Community Ministries in Philadelphia.

Q: Give us a very brief description of what GLOBE does.

A: GLOBE Community Ministries works with congregations and other agencies helping them to strengthen their work with youth and families. . ." For Audio Click Here


Lehigh Avenue...
4/2/09 

When I was a kid growing up in Philadelphia, Lehigh Avenue meant two things- baseball at Connie Mack Stadium with the Phillies of Johnny Callison and Richie Allen on one side of Broad Street, and dynamic high school football at Northeast High with Herb Adderly and others on the other.
Today, smack in the middle of these two venues is Cookman United Methodist Church, where GLOBE now calls home after several exciting years at the Salvation Army of West Philadelphia.  The Stadium and the High School are gone now, but the constant in the neighborhood is the people, hard working folks in a tough neighborhood that only finds its way into the news when another crime is committed. 
But speaking of committed, that word also describes many of the people we have met in our work at Cookman, and our new partner educational institution, Clymer Middle School.  Pastor Shawn has been hard at work since the summer on the following projects:

  1. complete revamping of the youth program at Cookman
  2. leading a renovation of the basement lounge and kitchen facilities
  3. establishing a teen lounge for after school and evening programs
  4. implementing a youth led “get out the vote” campaign (which you can hear about by looking up the archives of Religion and Ethics Newsweekly and viewing the January 16 show on PBS)
  5. serving as de facto youth pastor at Cookman on weekends and Sundays

Cookman’s pastor, Rev. Dr. Donna Jones is nationally known as an innovator in ministry and social outreach. That she would trust GLOBE to be her youth development specialists speaks volumes about our work, your prayers and God’s grace.  Watch this space for ongoing updates about GLOBE’s work at Cookman, our ongoing training sessions for church volunteers in Philadelphia Public Schools (next session scheduled for April 14th at the District offices) and new consulting opportunities in New Jersey and Central PA.
To God Be the Glory
Dean “Doc” Trulear

Dr. Harold D. Trulear, President

 

 

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