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In 1969, several of San Antonio’s inner-city churches banded together to launch "Urban Ministries", and initiated programs such as food bank and housing for seniors and runaway youths. [4] In 1977, the scope of housing programs was expanded to include individuals with mental illness . [ 4 ]
The building was a product of the Federal Public Works programs enacted to relieve widespread unemployment during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Its construction accomplished several goals—generating employment, housing all federal agencies in a single building, and streamlining San Antonio's quickly expanding postal needs.
The St. Joseph Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church is a Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Parish in Missouri City, Texas serving the community of Houston. It is a Forane Parish for the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago .
The St. Joseph Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, located at 623 East Commerce Street in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. [2] The Gothic Revival [3] house of worship was the fourth Catholic parish in the city. [4]
A view of San Fernando in the 1800s Main Plaza, Cathedral, and Court House, San Antonio, Texas (postcard, c. 1901–1914) The original church of San Fernando was built between 1738 and 1750. The walls of that church today form the sanctuary of the cathedral, which gives rise to its claim as the oldest cathedral in the State of Texas.
In 1856, four more Silesians immigrated to the area and built the site's first Catholic Church, Annunciation (under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio). [4] In 1860, a post office named Cottage Hill was opened, but was later renamed St. Hedwig after the patron saint of Silesia. By 1868, the community had built a stone church, and in ...
BCFS Health and Human Services (formerly Baptist Child and Family Services) is a U.S. 501(c)(3) organization based in San Antonio, Texas, specializing in emergency shelter, foster care, and adoption. It was founded as an orphanage for Hispanic children in 1944. [1]
Established in 1869, CSRHC is a part of Christus Health and is the only faith-based, not-for-profit health care system in San Antonio. Centered at the South Texas Medical Center , CSRHC has hospitals located on four campuses in the San Antonio area, as well as several primary care and specialty health clinics, and an array of community outreach ...