Our organization is Christian based in Astoria and our unchanging vision is to work alongside of the local NYC churches to assist them according to their needs. When chruch groups come to us on a "mission trip" we send then on different assignments to the churches.

Description:
Many times in churches,we hear about what we should be doing but in actuallity have any involvement in a community setting to be a Christian whitness by our doing and not soly by what we say.

As part of our main ministry activities, we have a food pantry of which we serve from 80-over 100 people of the community needed food each Friday from 10-12. My focus for this community service is not only to give food out but to build relationships amonst those who come every week.

History:
The New York School of Urban Ministry began in 1984 by a minister of a bible school in upstate NY who felt that we ought to stand beside the local churchs in the city of New York and to be an encourgement to them. While we are not a regular school as one would supose from its name, we have churches from all over the U.S.A who come to us on a "mission trip" from their church. while here, we take them all over the city to various demominational churches who would invite us to come and be apart of their ministry needs.

Contact people:

Mr. John Cobberti, Food Pantry Coordinator, 718-204-6471, (email) Wendy Owen, Ministry Dept. Coordinator, 718-204-6471 Peter DeArruda, Executive Director, 718-204-6471

Address:

31-65 46th Street Astoria, NY 11103 (See a map)

Directions:

From Manhattan take the R/V uptown Queens and get off at 46th Street. After exiting subway on Broadway, cross Broadway and walk up 46th Steet going the opposite way of traffic flow. Our building is midway up on. . . (more)   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 46th Street in Queens,   Walk distance (in minutes): 3   Nearest Bus Stop: 102 (goes up Broadway), 3 minute walk