Books on Rescue Missions, City Missions & The Salvation Army

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Faith-Based Programs and Their Influence on Homelessness" by Ben Gray Bass published in 2009. This is This article examines the crucial role of faith-based organizations in providing prevention and intervention services to address homelessness in America, highlighting how these programs supply housing, rehabilitation, and sup...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "A Step of Faith: The History of the Durham Rescue Mission" by Andrea Higgins published in 2006. This is A comprehensive history of the Durham Rescue Mission, founded by Ernie and Gail Mills in 1974, detailing their faith-based programs to provide shelter, addiction recovery, and support to the homeless and underprivileged in...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Takin' It to the Streets—Again" by Joe Colaizzi published in 2005. This is An account of the author's leadership at the Kansas City Rescue Mission, detailing the organization's history, its struggle to relocate, and the stories of homeless individuals whose lives were transformed by Christian ministry. This audio summary was...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "God Wears His Own Watch: Glimpses of God & Answered Prayer at Miracle Hill" by Reid Lehman published in 2005. This is A memoir recounting the history and growth of Miracle Hill Ministries in South Carolina, focusing on stories of faith, answered prayer, and providing shelter and care for the homeless, orphaned, and addict...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Takin' It to the Streets" by Joe Colaizzi published in 2004. This is An autobiographical account of Joe Colaizzi's spiritual awakening, chronicling his journey from a life of addiction to discovering faith in Jesus Christ and subsequently dedicating himself to a ministry serving the homeless in New York City. This audio summa...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Streets Paved With Gold: The Story of the London City Mission" by Irene Howat and John Nicholls published in 2003. This is A historical account of the London City Mission, documenting its urban evangelism and social work among the poor, marginalized, and immigrant communities of London from 1835 into the twenty-first century....

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Practical Religion: David Nasmith and the City Mission Movement" by Delores T. Burger published in 2003. This is This book chronicles the life and work of David Nasmith, who founded the City Mission movement and the YMCA to bring physical and spiritual relief to the urban poor. This audio summary was developed using NotebookL...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Preparing a Home: Plymouth City Mission UK" by Guy Fleming published in 2002. This is A booklet highlighting the history and impact of the Plymouth City Mission and Shekinah Mission, focusing on their origins in 1836 and their ongoing Christian outreach and support for disadvantaged and homeless people in Plymouth. This audio...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "More Done Than Said: Stories of the Union Mission, Fairmont, West Virginia 1930's - 1970's" by Fran Perry with Fay Perry published in 2002. This is A historical and anecdotal account of the Union Mission of Fairmont, detailing its expansion from a small Depression-era rescue effort into a comprehensive social service organiza...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Enacted Christianity: Evangelical Rescue Missions in the United States and Canada" by Arthur Bonner published in 2002. This is A journalistic history and overview of evangelical rescue missions across the United States and Canada, detailing their origins and modern approaches to addiction recovery, homelessness, and spiritual...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Man with a Mission: Mel Trotter and His Legacy for the Rescue Mission Movement" by Leona Hertel published in 2000. This is This book chronicles the century-long history of the Mel Trotter Ministries in Grand Rapids, Michigan, originally founded in 1900 as the City Rescue Mission by Melvin E. Trotter. It details Trotter's tran...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Coming together: a dynamic mission: the events that shaped Mission Australia" by Charles Chambers published in 2000. This is A historical account of Mission Australia, tracing its evolution from the Sydney City Mission and the Christian city mission movement into a national social welfare organization providing care for the h...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Waterfront Rescue Mission 1949-1999" by John Appleyard published in 1999. This is This document chronicles the first fifty years of the Waterfront Rescue Mission in Pensacola, Florida, which was established in 1949 to offer food, shelter, and Christian spiritual guidance to the needy. It outlines the mission's growth from a s...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Women Who Changed the Heart of the City: The Untold Story of the City Rescue Mission Movement" by Delores T. Burger published in 1997. This is This book tells the untold stories of women who were integral to the city rescue mission movement starting in the early 1800s, chronicling the compassionate and heroic roles these rema...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Monitoring the Moving of God: A History of America's Keswick" by America's Keswick published in 1997. This is A historical account of America's Keswick, a Christian ministry and addiction recovery center founded by William Raws in New Jersey in 1897, detailing its founding, growth, facilities, conference ministry, and the lea...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "From Soup & a Sermon to Mega-Mission: A Guide to Financing Rescue Missions" by Ivan Fahs published in 1996. This is A guide to financing Christian rescue missions, providing practical strategies for fundraising, managing donor demographics, direct mail acquisition, organizing a development department, and maximizing the r...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Accomplishing Union Rescue's Mission" by Michael Teague, Sarah Coleman published in 1995. This is A historical account and overview of the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles from its founding in 1891 through the opening of its new facility in 1994, detailing its Christian ministry, community outreach programs, and ongoing ef...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Reaching Out-Lifting Up: The History of the Sioux Falls Union Gospel Mission" by Roger Quam published in 1994. This is A comprehensive history of the Sioux Falls Union Gospel Mission in South Dakota from its founding in 1900 by Thomas Morse through 1994, detailing its superintendents, locations, community impact, and ministri...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "A Door of Hope: A Century of Rescue at Wheeler Mission Ministries 1893-1993" by Joseph B. Snider published in 1993. This is A historical account of Wheeler Mission Ministries in Indianapolis, detailing a century of Christian rescue mission work, providing shelter, and offering relief to the poor and homeless since its foundin...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "More Than A Thousand Points Of Light" by Herbert A. Pfiffner; Union Gospel Mission published in 1992. This is A history of the Seattle Union Gospel Mission from its founding during the Great Depression in 1932 by Dr. Francis O. Peterson through the leadership of Steve Burger and Herb Pfiffner, detailing its Christian ministry...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Balm in Gilead: A Baptist minister's personal journey through drug addiction" by Don Jeffries published in 1992. This is A biographical account of H. Gordon Weekley Jr., a successful Southern Baptist minister in Charlotte, North Carolina, whose ambition and heavy workload led to a severe prescription drug addiction. The book...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Into The City: The Challenge of Urban Mission" by Edwin R. Orton published in 1991. This is An autobiographical account detailing the founding, development, and outreach work of the Birmingham City Mission, focusing on urban evangelism, caring for the homeless, and community service. This audio summary was developed using Not...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "See What God Has Done!" by Edward Hughes published in 1990. This is A historical account of the Union Gospel Mission in Winnipeg, Manitoba, detailing its origins during the Great Depression, its dedicated leaders and staff, and its ongoing Christian outreach, rescue, and rehabilitation programs for transients, addicts, women,...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "Jerry McAuley and his mission" by Arthur Bonner published in 1990. This is This biography chronicles the life of Jerry McAuley, an Irish immigrant and former Sing Sing convict who experienced a profound religious conversion. In 1872, he founded the first American rescue mission on Water Street in New York City to provide food...

This is an audio summary provided by City Vision University of the book "The History of Water Street Rescue Mission" by Water Street Rescue Mission published in 1989. This is A history of the Water Street Rescue Mission in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, detailing its founding in 1905, expansion, leadership, and charitable ministries providing shelter, meals, and religious outreach to the community. This...