My alarm goes off. Sunday morning, it is still dark, very dark. I check the temperature: four degrees. ”Hmmm, how small will the choir be today, Lord?” It is January 15 and tomorrow is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. For the first time … Continue reading
The “boyfriend” came to the door in a bathrobe. It was late afternoon and our entire Peace of the City [POTC] staff was “switchbacking” across Buffalo’s West Side delivering “family gifts” to the homes of our POTC kids. “My name … Continue reading
Celebrating the last day of programs before break with a Christmas Party for our kids! Thanks to the generosity of the people of the Wesleyan Church of Hamburg, gifts will be provided for the children! Happy Holidays from all of … Continue reading
It was six years ago this fall. I walked through Homework Club, checking on how things were going. I stopped to stare at Tranecia’s* unfinished homework for the umpteenth time. This time, though, I “saw” what I had missed in … Continue reading
From The BuffaloNews.com On a recent weekend, I saw a beautiful side of Buffalo. I attended a performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The play was performed by Buffalo youth through the support of Peace of the City, a faith-based … Continue reading
Peace of the City Ministries is thrilled to invite you and yours to A Midsummer Night’s Dream this midsummer! Thirty-two teens from multiple Buffalo public schools are already hard at work to bring you a never-before-seen rendition of this comical … Continue reading
Recently I was in a one-on-one conversation at a church and shared what I thought was one of my best “nutshell versions” of the critical need for a place like HOPE Leadership Academy [HLA], a charter school that Peace of … Continue reading
Recently I was in a one-on-one conversation at a church and shared what I thought was one of my best “nutshell versions” of the critical need for a place like HOPE Leadership Academy [HLA], a charter school that Peace of … Continue reading
Within our unique set of Creative Arts offerings, Peace of the City is cultivating our youths’ “studio habits of mind”. They learn to engage. They learn to persist and commit. They learn to build community among themselves. Our artists work … Continue reading
In November of 2009, our family was hungry for an Advent church experience that reminded us in a creative, sobering, yet hopeful way that “waiting” is a central theme for Christ followers. When you live and work among the poor, … Continue reading
