What is Emmanuel Community Ministries? liberti church helps First Baptist Church reach out to our homeless brothers and sisters in Center City every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. They offer a time of devotion, giving thanks, and a safe environment for expressing special needs and requests. They are provided a cooked meal, clothing, shoes, movie-time and much-needed relaxation time away from some of the hardships they face daily. We attempt to give our friends and guests the reassurance that comes with belonging to a larger community.

What are we doing for Thanksgiving? We are joining First Baptist to serve a special Thanksgiving Breakfast to our homeless brothers and sisters on Thanksgiving morning this year. This will involve food preparation, set-up, food service and clean-up.

Where? Emmanuel Community Ministries is located at First Baptist Church at 17th & Sansom streets in Center City Philadelphia.

When? Emmanuel is normally every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, but the special Thanksgiving breakfast will be held on Wednesday, November 23rd and Thursday, November 24th in several shifts.

Wednesday, November 23rd: help will be needed with food prep anywhere between 10:00am - 6:00pm.

Thursday, November 24th: help will be needed at 6:00am for food prep, 7:30am for set-up and 8:00am for food service & hosting. The event will go to approximately 11:30am (clean-up included). Come for as long as you're able, we could really use the help!

Contact? If you have questions about how to get involved on Thanksgiving or general inquiries regarding Emmanuel, please contact Austin Gee at austin.m.gee@gmail.com.