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South Side Mission nationally recognized as top ministry

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From a press release:

Peoria-South Side Mission has been awarded the honor of being named a top ten ministry in the United States for 2008 by the Acton Institute and published by World Magazine. Each of these ten “grassroots” non profit organizations are highly successful privately funded charities whose work is direct, personal, and accountable.

Because of the extensive work that the Mission has undertaken in building up the community on the south side of Peoria, the External Ministries of South Side Mission were recognized as a charity who, like the Good Samaritan of the New Testament, get intimately involved with individuals and work to bring about real change in the lives of those in need.

Director of External Ministries, Minister Craig Williams, is thankful for the honor. “We continue to do the work that the Lord places before us, serving the poor, and it is an honor to be recognized by a publication that we respect and usually look to for inspiration and new ideas to change lives.”
The August 23 edition of WORLD Magazine (www.worldmag.com) features a profile of South Side Mission’s External Ministries; along with the nine other finalists, including the Samaritan Award winner; Restoration Ministries, Inc. from Harvey, IL.

The Samaritan Award is given annually to encourage charities who would not receive national attention for the quiet work that they do to improve the lives of those in the communities where they serve. For more information about the Samaritan Award or the Samaritan Guide, please visit www.samaritanguide.com.

South Side Mission is Peoria’s oldest rescue mission, and has been serving the poor of our community since 1925. The external ministries of South Side Mission include:

  • Hope Builders — free repair for south side homeowners
  • Satellite Offices — in two housing projects on the south side
  • Elderly Services — dignity for south side senior citizens in crisis
  • School Ministries — in three Peoria public schools
  • Adopt-A-Block — Providing servant evangelism in on of the poorest zip codes in Illinois