Tag: homeless shelter

Unexpected but Extraordinary

Blog post by Rev. Ellen Gurnon First Presbyterian and Westminster Presbyterian Cape Girardeau, Missouri It was the winter of 2019-2020 when First Presbyterian Church in downtown Cape Girardeau opened a late-afternoon warming center for the area’s unsheltered neighbors. On our “opening day,” we had three women – all in their 60’s or 70’s – who had volunteered to provide hospitality.…