About Us
How Did Sunday Breakfast Mission
Come About?
In 1893, the group called the Christian Endeavor Society of
Wilmington decided that they would attempt to reach out to the
homeless men and “tramps” of Delaware. They wanted
to bring them to church on Sundays. Hearing about a similar
effort in nearby Philadelphia, they went there to study it.
They soon established an effort to provide:
- A meeting each Sabbath morning for the homeless men and
tramps
- A free meal for these men
- Effort to find work for these
men.
Their ministry opened at 7th and Lombard in late 1893. But soon,
in January 1894, they began to provide shelter.
Through the years and several locations, the Mission has gone
way beyond “Sunday Breakfast” to reach out to children
through Sunday schools and women through “Mother’s
Clubs.” They also continued to expand their ministry to
men. All of this effort carries the same Christian emphasis and
content of that early Christian Endeavor Society: To provide rest
for the body and peace for the soul.
What Does the Sunday Breakfast
Mission Do?
- Shelter for more than 165 homeless
men nightly.
- Long-term Discipleship Program for 45 men
suffering from homelessness, addiction, and other major life
problems.
- Community meals for over
200 men, women, boys and girls nightly as well as food boxes
for over one hundred needy families monthly, breakfasts for
homeless men, and lunch for program people.
- Free clothing
and furniture with
counseling for needy families through our Community Outreach.
- Christian
worship and Bible studies daily.
- Great
Thanksgiving Food Outreach providing
over 500 annually with large food boxes, turkeys, pies, rolls,
and access to other services.
- Back-to-School
Rally providing encouragement,
positive messages, and backpacks with school supplies annually.
- Career Education Center giving
hundreds of individuals opportunity to learn to read, graduate from high
school, and plan a new work life.
- Thrift Store Ministry giving
underprivileged families and individuals the opportunity
to acquire desired materials unavailable otherwise because
of cost.
- Vehicle Donation and Resale providing low-cost vehicles to low-income families.
Facts
At-A-Glance 2005
- Provided hungry men, women, and children over 180,000
nutritious meals.
- Provided over 42,000 nights of safe shelter
for people who would otherwise be sleeping in alleys, abandoned
buildings, cars, or other dangerous and inhospitable places.
- Gave
over 200 men the opportunity to turn their lives around in
our Christian rehabilitation program.
- Provided 40,000 hours
of education and work training for those who wanted to get
back on their feet.
- Provided free food baskets, clothing,
furniture, and household goods, along with counseling, to over
1,500 families through our Community Services Department.
- Provided
the opportunity for over 5,000 individuals to hear and respond
to the Gospel.
- Over 700 men, women, boys and girls committed their lives to Christ.
- Provided dozens of low-cost vehicles to low-income families.
- Provided over 500 coats to children.
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