Syracuse Westside Urban Mission at Brown Memorial United Methodist Church
Mail to: PO Box 955, Syracuse, 13201-0955
Located at: 228 Davis Street, Syracuse
Brown Memorial UM Church has served Syracuse’s near
west side community for 148 years and is now the last
“mainline” Protestant Church in the community. Over
time Brown changed from being a “self-sufficient”
neighborhood church to a mission church in one of our
nation’s poorest neighborhoods.
Our mission and purpose is to:
1. Address the concerns and conditions of the people
on the near west side of Syracuse.
2. Support existing programs and initiate new
programs which will improve the quality of life in
our community.
3. Partner with other organizations, including faithbased groups and community development groups.
As the west side changed, three neighborhood churches—
St. Paul’s Lutheran, Delaware St. Baptist and Brown—
cooperated in Westside Ministries, providing a food pantry
(St. Paul’s), a clothes’ closet (Brown) and life skills classes
(Delaware). With the closing of the other two churches, all
three programs are now housed at Brown.
Ten years ago the Board of Directors applied for a Church
and Community Worker [missionary] from our Board of
Global Ministries and in October 2001 Donna Kay
Campbell became the first CCW to serve the Brown
community and parish for the next 8 years. Through her
efforts and that of pastor Betty Morey, Board members and
a host of volunteers from the community & area churches
the ministry has grown into what is now named the
Syracuse Westside Urban Mission (SWUM).
Brown Memorial’s building has been modified to include
the St. Paul’s Pantry and the sanctuary shortened to create
additional program space. Brown is also home to an A.A.
group, a ‘Talk to a Lawyer’ Program sponsored by the
County Bar Assn., a program operated by Delaware
Academy 3 days a week, weekly Bible study and a
fellowship time for adults once a month.
A major transition occurs July 1, 2010 for SWUM! A new
Pastor-Project Director, the Rev. Marti Swords-Horrell,
will be appointed to Brown Memorial UMC and a new
Church and Community Worker, Andrew GladstoneHighland (raised in St. Paul’s UMC, Ithaca!), begins.
Andrew Gladstone-Highland
Your financial support of the 2010 SWUM Budget of
just under $31
$31,000 is appreciated. See back page.
We accomplish our purposes in the following ways:
Through our Church & Community Worker who;
• Works with the elementary, middle and high
school in our community.
• Has established a tutorial reading/mentoring
program. Volunteer tutor working with student
•
Arranges for church camping experiences for
neighborhood youth each summer.
• Has organized the Neighborhood Sunday School
and the 8 week summer ‘Terrific Ts’ program.
• Supervises the Westside Closet at Brown Church
• Attends community events and meetings.
• Advocates for residents
• Works with the Pastor/Project Director and
SWUM Board to develop programs to meet the
emerging needs of the community.
By our involvement in meetings and joining organizations
which work for the benefit of the community;
• Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today [TNT] –
sponsored by the Syracuse Community
Development Dept. working to improve the quality
of life in our neighborhoods.
• Syracuse United Neighbors Westside Coalition
which works with neighbors to identify problem
areas and concerns
• Ad hoc committees that strive to keep our youth in
school and improve the quality of life in our
neighborhood.
General Information
Send Contributions to:
Syracuse Westside Urban Mission
Mrs. Marcia Lee, Treas.
101 Wedgewood Terr.
Dewitt, NY 13214
(315) 446-1686
Speakers from the Board of Directors,
5, 10 20 or 30 minutes, contact;
Rev. Kathleen Barden, Board Chair
(315) 446-0040
[email protected]
Andrew Gladstone-Highland
Church and Community Worker
General Board of Global Ministries’
Support Code #3019575
Mary Gladstone-Highland, Andrew’s bride
Church and Community Worker
to be assigned to Utica Eastside Mission
by the General Board of Global Ministries’
July 1, 2010. They will live at the Brown
Parsonage, 226 Davis St., Syracuse, 13204
Jeff Hodge, Interim Community Worker
Donna Kay Campbell,
CCW at Brown from 2001 - 2009
SWUM’s Tutoring Program
every Tuesday and Wednesday
during the school year, 6:00 – 7:30,
becomes…
“Terrific Ts” program during the summer
every Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30 – 3:30.
“West Side Goes Wild” (animal theme)
Volunteers needed. Call xxx-yyy-zzzz