Prayer and Evangelism Fellowship Targeting South Philadelphia

Prayer and Evangelism Fellowship
Targeting South Philadelphia and
nearby areas
God has also called the Grassos to break ground in a new ministry area, The Prayer & Evangelism
Fellowship. We are asking God to establish a beachhead of biblical evangelism in South Philadelphia. This
is a needy, multi-ethnic, inner-city section of Philadelphia of over 150,000 souls with a desperate need for
the gospel.
Recognizing that the IMPACT Evangelism Week ministry often takes the Grassos out of town, Mark began
prayerfully recruiting a leadership and ministry team committed to prayer, evangelism, and discipleship. This
team includes pastor/preachers & evangelists, but is mostly comprised of everyday Christians interested in
South Philly and in making disciples. About 35 total have attended with 20 committed to regular ministry.
Our group prioritizes corporate prayer for the lost. Each first Saturday we meet for extensive prayer, to seek
God's forgiveness and power, repent of worldliness & self-reliance, and pray more earnestly for the lost. Our
goal is not to minister without much praying, so no other ministry besides worship is scheduled or will be
scheduled every first weekend. These prayer meetings are from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Snyder Avenue
Congregational Church, 300 Snyder Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19148.
We ordinarily meet the second or third Saturday, or both, for evangelism. Seeking the lost, at Dunkin
Donuts, cafes and other public places; also, door to door, primarily using questionnaires, one on one.
Occasionally, there is also street preaching. As needed, we follow up with initial discipleship teams on the on
the third or fourth Saturday. We meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Snyder Avenue Congregational Church for
fellowship and a brief time of prayer and instruction before evangelizing in the neighborhood for about 90
minutes.
So far, there is a discipleship group for the committed participants on second & fourth Tuesdays, at various
homes in or near South Philadelphia. This group studies biblical doctrine, and evangelism, discipleship, and
leadership issues. Later, our plan is to add
brief series of evangelistic and initial
discipleship studies in new believers' homes,
as needed.
We are also praying about starting
Evangelistic preaching services on Sunday
evenings near the end of 2013. We praise
God for the generous hospitality of Snyder
Avenue Congregational Church and various
believers' homes, for all of these activities.
You are needed to pray, give, and to
go...with us! Thank you for prayerfully
considering your partnership in this ministry.
In His concrete mission fields,
-Mark & Karen, Elizabeth, and Benjamin
Grasso
Three teams giving thanks for the gospel being declared after Saturday evangelism
in a Dunkin Donuts parking lot.
Mark sharing the gospel with Ukai, 16,
an immigrant from China.
Desi made a profession of faith outside
Dunkin' Donuts.
Tuesday discipleship temporarily at
Brent & Diane's.
Tony praying with Tony, a
Geno's worker.
Geno's Cheesesteaks.
Paul, new team member and
discipleship group host.
Discipleship group temporarily meeting
at the Oregon Diner, while between host
locations.
Heath, visiting from
Wisconsin, street preaching.
Source: Rev. J. Robert Thompson, Jr.
www.chapelwoods.org
Prayer meetings on the first Saturday of
every month.
Coffee break during street
evangelism.
Follow up with Preston, 15. Instead, we
talked to his sister, Malina, a buddhist.