Sojourner Truth House - Gary, Indiana

  • Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys Supports the 2017 STH Walk

    Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys is proud to have provided support for the 18th annual Sojourner Truth House Walk for STH on June 10th, 2017 from 8-11 am. Sojourner Truth House (STH), a ministry of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, held the event to support the mission of STH to provide help and hope for homeless and at-risk women and their children and other families in need in Gary and Northwest Indiana.

    Last year, STH served an average of 2,092 clients each month, providing homeless women with individualized… Read More +

  • Sojourner Truth House celebrates 20 years of service to the community

    GARY — Sojourner Truth House (STH), a day center for homeless and at-risk women and children, celebrated its 20th Anniversary by hosting a day of festivities last month.

    The ministry welcomed Sisters from the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ and the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes, donors, volunteers and other supporters to its facility at 410 W. 13th Avenue for an open house. Attendees took tours, looked at photos from the past 20 years and enjoyed an afternoon of fellowship. Following the open house, a Celebration Mass was officiated by Bishop Donald J. Hying at the Cathedral of the Holy Angels. The day of celebration culminated with the 20th Anniversary Dinner at Avalon Manor in which more than 250 guests gathered to honor the past, celebrate the present… Read More +

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Guests pictured in the photo are, seated, Priscilla Christmas and Quiana Wilderness, and standing, from left, Regina Biddings-Muro, The Reverend Bishop Donald J. Hying, Diocese of Gary, Edmundo Muro, The Honorable Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor of Gary, Sister Peg Spindler, CSA, Sojourner Truth House Executive Director and Teshezia George. Guests pictured in the photo are, seated, Priscilla Christmas and Quiana Wilderness, and standing, from left, Regina Biddings-Muro, The Reverend Bishop Donald J. Hying, Diocese of Gary, Edmundo Muro, The Honorable Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor of Gary, Sister Peg Spindler, CSA, Sojourner Truth House Executive Director and Teshezia George.

GARY — Sojourner Truth House (STH), a day center for homeless and at-risk women and children, celebrated its 20th Anniversary by hosting a day of festivities last month.

The ministry welcomed Sisters from the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ and the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes, donors, volunteers and other supporters to its facility at 410 W. 13th Avenue for an open house. Attendees took tours, looked at photos from the past 20 years and enjoyed an afternoon of fellowship. Following the open house, a Celebration Mass was officiated by Bishop Donald J. Hying at the Cathedral of the Holy Angels. The day of celebration culminated with the 20th Anniversary Dinner at Avalon Manor in which more than 250 guests gathered to honor the past, celebrate the present and secure the future of Sojourner Truth House.

Sojourner Truth House was founded in 1997 and is sponsored by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ.

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