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Gregory Joseph Boyle (born May 19, 1954) is an American Catholic priest of the Jesuit order. He is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries , the world's largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program, and former pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Los Angeles .
Homeboy Industries began in 1988 as a job training program (called Jobs for a Future) [1] out of Dolores Mission Parish in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, US.It was created by then-pastor Greg Boyle to offer an alternative to gang life for high-risk youth, who were living in a city (Los Angeles) with the highest concentration of gang activity in the country. [10]
Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, one of the largest gang intervention programs in L.A. County, is expected to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Biden.
The eighth annual Cesar Chavez Convocation occurred on May 25, 2011 with keynote speaker Rev. Gregory Boyle. Rev. Gregory Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries the program offers alternatives to gang violence. During the convocation Rev. Gregory Boyle discussed the role and impact of gangs on Latinos and other youth of color.
Greg Boyle (born 1954), Jesuit priest in East Los Angeles Hugh Charles Boyle (1873–1950), American Roman Catholic bishop John Boyle (bishop) (1563–1620), Bishop
Justin Gregory Boyle (born 13 April 1959) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for Wellington and Canterbury in the 1980s. [1] He was born in Christchurch . He was the rector of St Bede's College, Christchurch , an all-boys Catholic high school, from 2002 to 2023.
Dolores Mission, Los Angeles is a Catholic parish in the largely Hispanic area of Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles.The parish has collaborated in various grassroots initiatives to combat adverse social conditions in the area, including Homeboy Industries, [1] Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission, [2] CHIRLA, and the East Los Angeles Housing Coalition.
Gregory A. Boyd (born June 2, 1957) is an American theologian, Anabaptist pastor, and author.Boyd is Senior Pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota and President of Reknew.org. [1] He is one of the leading spokesmen in the growing Neo-Anabaptism movement, which is based in the tradition of Anabaptism and advocates Christian pacifism and a non-violent understanding of God.