Bless Philadelphia News

¡Es nuestro placer anunciar clases para nuestros vecinos que quieren aprender inglés!

Estas clases se llevarán a cabo en la iglesia de By Grace Alone, que se ubica en el 1300 Dyre St., Philadelphia, Pa 19124

Las clases empiezan en octubre de 2026.

Con cualquier pregunta, o para completar la registración, favor de ponerse en contacto con:

Pastor Ben Soto en el: bensoto.01@gmail.com

We are pleased to announce English as a Second Language classes!

In partnership with By Grace Alone Church, these classes will be offered beginning in October of 2026!

Classes will take place at By Grace Alone Church, located at: 1300 Dyre St., Philadelphia, Pa, 19124

With any questions or to register for classes, please contact: Pastor Ben Soto, Associate Servant Pastor:

bensoto.01@gmail.com

We were thrilled to host a Mental Health First Aid training for our community on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.

Shout out to the City of Philadelphia Dept. of Behavioral Health & Intellectual Disability Svcs. for facilitating this important training!

DID YOU MISS OUT THIS TIME? DON’T WORRY…WE’RE ALREADY PLANNING OUR NEXT TRAINING AND HOPE TO OFFER IT IN SPANISH! STAY TUNED TO OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES!

On Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, Bless Philadelphia, Oxford Circle Mennonite Church, The Simple Way and Baby Goods Exchange all collaborated to serve over 50 families with FREE baby and toddler gear!

Thank you to all of our volunteers who helped make the day a big success!

Thanks to our volunteers for a successful MLK Day of Service!

We gave our food pantry a much needed glow up!

Breaking News...

Breaking News...

In anticipation of the large winter storm this weekend, and out of concern for the safety of all of our pantry volunteers and visitors, we are closing the pantry for this Sunday, January 25, 2026.

Stay safe and warm, Everyone!

We look forward to opening on Wednesday at 6 p.m. as usual!

The 2025 Lawton Elementary School Gift Drive was a HUGE SUCCESS!!!

Thanks to all of your generous contributions, we are happy to report that every single one of the items on the Lawton Elementary School wish list were purchased and delivered!

Thank you!!!

Announcing our 2025 Gift Drive!

This year we are privileged to partner with Lawton Elementary School in providing gifts of clothing and toys to some very deserving students!

We can use your help!

See the link below if you want to pitch in!

Bless Philadelphia was privileged to support Lawton Elementary School with their parent raffle at report card conferences on Tuesday, Nov. 25!

Thank you to everyone that donated or volunteered! our Thanksgiving food giveaway on Nov. 19 was a huge success! Together, we served over 50 families and gave away more than 1,200 lbs of food!

Announcing our annual Thanksgiving food giveaway!

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025

Time: 6-8 p.m.

Location: True Vine Church Community, 4610 Devereaux St., Philadelphia, Pa 19135

First come, first served!

We look forward to serving you and your family!