Church at Crossroads

September 14, 2022

Beloved Saints,

When I first followed a call in 2016 to begin a New Episcopal Community, The Church at Crossroads, to make our home inside a social service agency and minister among the people who live around 2424 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, I had just enough trust in a guiding principle of the Mission of God. That is, God’s Mission of Love is already active and working in people’s lives; the Church is simply to join in where doors and hearts are open.

Today, because of the hundreds of people of faith, love and goodwill we have met and ministered with and among since 2016, I trust that mission principle even more. Indeed, The Church at Crossroads is continuing to grow in mission and vision.

• Mission: Sharing faith and growing leaders among people who often experience racial and socioeconomic marginalization within the context of the broader society.

• Vision: Building Beloved Community by coming together to share God’s love with children, their families and our neighbors.

You are invited to join in! There are numerous ways to take part. Here are some ways:

You may be an individual who would like to receive training and be on site as a Spiritual Partner who is a loving and pastoral presence with neighbors.

You may be (or may already be) a congregation who seeks to be a Beloved Community Partner with us, actively sharing in the transformational ministry of God’s loving kindness and dignity for all people.

You may help minister with The Good News Crew, our church school where we are engaging more than thirty students and their families this fall.

Please contact me if you’d like to know more—I’d be delighted to have a conversation with you!

There’s so much to share and discover in following the Mission of God into our communities and neighborhoods. Thank you for any way you have shared in our ministry and please consider your prayerful and financial support of all that we are called to discover in the way of God’s love.

God’s peace,

The Rev. Teresa Wakeen, Priest Missioner teresamwakeen@gmail.com (248) 800-6480

Send a message to see our 2021-2022 Impact Report or here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WwLJdba1s29yS_qn9DWxFAEaTSs12Wew?usp=sharin g

Thank you to Congregations who are helping us plant and build Beloved Community. You are a great gift!

Cathedral Church of St. Paul St. Michael ’s Grosse Pointe Woods St. Michael ’s Grosse Pointe Woods Episcopal Church Women Grace, Detroit St. Andrew’s, Waterford St. Barnabas, Chelsea St. Michael & All Angels, Cambridge Junction Trinity in the Woods, Farmington Hills Nativity, Bloomfield Township St. John’s, Plymouth St. George’s, Milford St. Andrew’s, Livonia St. James, Birmingham Grace, Mt. Clemens St. Clare’s, Ann Arbor St. Thomas, Trenton

Please pray and consider your financial gift which will help us to carry out ministries:

• Vacation Bible School reaching 30 students • Good News Crew Church School 20 sessions • Spiritual Partners at Crossroads' Soup Kitchen for 300 + people

By Check Payable to: Episcopal Diocese of MI. Memo: The Church at Crossroads 4800 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48201

By Donor Advised Fund: Protestant Episcopal Diocese of MI. Please include “For The Church at Crossroads” in your instruction letter.

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“O God the Creator and ruler of all things, your reign grows like a mustard seed into abundant life: Bless those who plant and tend the new life of your Church, that it may become a place of welcome, a refuge of healing, a school for souls, and a life-giving spring; all of which we ask through Jesus Christ, our strength and our salvation. Amen.” (The Book of Occasional Services, 2018, p. 242.)

The Church at Crossroads - Episcopal A Jubilee Ministry* of the Episcopal Church *A Ministry of joint discipleship in Christ with poor and oppressed people, wherever they are found, to meet basic human needs and to build a just society. (General Convention Resolution J982-A080) We are graciously housed in the chapel of Crossroads of Michigan at 2424 W. Grand Blvd. Detroit, MI 48208