Faithbridge Community Ministries

Welcome to Our Website!

Faithbridge Community Ministries exist to bring hope and healing to those who live in urban Pittsburgh. 

We bring hope to the many single mothers who live in the area and provide ministries that will help them to raise their children.

Called to live and labor in the communities we serve, God has opened doors for us to help heal moms escaping abusive and dangerous situations.

We believe that this type of incarnational ministry is what this church should be and the only way to minister effectively to those in our ministry fields.  

We depend on the support of others who believe that Jesus Christ is the answer and that the gospel is most effectively preached when it is lived through service.

The reality in our inner cities is that most children grow up poor and fatherless. Most women raise their children alone. Abuse and abandonment pile on top of poverty to create misery.

Faithbridge Community Ministries is bringing support and hope into McKees Rocks, a collection of Pittsburgh communities left behind when the steel industry collapsed 30 years ago--and our vision is to bring that support and hope into broken areas around the region.

Women, Children and Hope

The breakdown of the family structure in inner city areas is staggering.

For most girls having no father in their home to look up to means no model of how a wife and mother should be treated, no expectation that they'll have a husband committed to raising their children together, no thought that someday they'll be married and out of poverty.

For most boys having no father around means having no one to teach them how to become real men of integrity and fidelity. The boys, hungry for direction, look to gang leaders, hiphop stars and athletes--and end up with unhealthy beliefs about what it means to be a man... and usually a lot of trouble.

The Moms? They're hanging on by the skin of their teeth. Poor and overwhelmed, unable to accomplish all that needs done on their own, they labor heroically--but they're constantly losing ground. Bills pile up, they can't supervise the kids while they're out trying to put food on the table, they're exhausted day in and day out.

We see it. We live it. Faithbridge Community Ministries is headed by a team of people who've moved into a low income housing project. Not as observers. As members of the community. As neighbors and friends. Shining the light of hope into the community...

What are we up to?

We've got numerous ministries and services up and running and God-sized dreams for the future.

The FAITHBRIDGE CLOSET provides free gently used clothing--along with towels, blankets, coats, shoes, boots and more--for anyone in need.

FAITHBRIDGE HELPS is a benevolence fund, structured around meeting folks where they are but not leaving them there... which helps (as possible) with financial crisis in families.

FAITHBRIDGE KIDS CLUB provides an opportunity for kids to learn scripture, do crafts and games and engage in service projects for the community.

FAITHBRIDGE LADIES FELLOWSHIP provides a bi-weekly opportunity for ladies to find friend support, getting an evening away from the kids for fellowship, learning and service projects.

FAITHBRIDGE LOAVES distributes dozens of loaves of bread to needy families each weekend.

FAITHBRIDGE NEIGHBORS is our program of active partnerships with some social service providers, municipal authorities and property managers to help them pull off great services such as Beginning with Books, Community Day, Crime Watch, available service distribution and much, much more.

FAITHBRIDGE'S JOHN17 programs partner with other ministries to assist with their events.

FAITHBRIDGE LOVES is our homeless outreach. We take food and tons of clothing to downtown Pittsburgh where we work alongside other ministries, sharing what we have--including the good news. It's a huge blessing for us.

We also provide CRISIS COUNSELING and INTERVENTION, and have channels to get folks addiction help.

Things are changing for the better here--and we're not close to done. God's got great big plans. Most folks deplore the spiralling conditions in our poor areas... but God's showing us that He can turn the tide.

We're so glad that you've taken time to visit our website and hope you'll take the next step and become personally acquainted with our ministry.

If you have any questions or need help in any way, please feel free to contact us through E-mail or our contact form. You can also call us at: 412 771 2042. We look forward to hearing from you.