By-ways and Hedges Youth for Christ Ministry Inc under the
leadership of Reverend Lee has over the years evolved into an
information station, a place of refuge for the hungry and needy and
a resource center for all the surrounding communities. Reverend
Terry Lee has become a household name in Brooklyn and is well known
in all five boroughs. He is connected with people from every strata
of society and treats each person with the same compassion and
great respect. Community Concerns Network (CCN) is the community
outreach division of the By-ways and Hedges Youth for Christ
Ministry Inc. while the church seeks to meet the spiritual needs of
our communities CCN focuses on the basic every day needs that
necessitate human survival, the health and safety of our families
and our nation History Byways and Hedges Youth for Christ Ministry
Inc., was established I 1989 by Rev. Terry M. Lee. Rev. Lee a
Jamaican by birth has a heart to spread the gospel to all nations
and to build and empower the residence of our local communities, to
invoke change and improve the quality of life for people of all
nations regardless of color, creed, or race.
As a pastor, reverend Lee initially set out to win souls for the
Kingdom of God so he preached on the trains and on the streets in
his mobile church attracting hundreds. However, in his quest to win
souls he has found great needs in the communities and decided to do
something about it.
In 1996 the By-ways and Hedges started a food program and a
clothing drive to feed and clothed the poor and in need. Seminars
and forums were established to bring information and resources to
the people of the different communities in areas such as housing,
domestic violence, immigration, deportation, citizenship, drive,
voter registration, Unity walk, Whitehouse prayer Vigil, Labor Day
Parade, The Brooklyn South Awards and many other community
programs. Goals/Objectives The objective of The By-ways and
Hedges Youth for Christ Ministry is to empower our communities, to
foster peace, promote harmony, effect change and build healthier,
educated, productive communities; Starting with our youth,
preparing them today to be better men and women of tomorrow. To
instill godly moral and positive self-esteem, challenging them to
reach for greatness and excellence.
Funding /Sponsorship
Byways and Hedges/CCN is the little David among the Goliaths of
Domestic violence, Street violence, drugs and gangs. We advocate
against Immigration Fraud, the spread of HIV/AIDS, inequality and
Injustice. Rev Lee along with a team of volunteers with a passion
to effect change for the betterment of our people and nation has
gone has gone above and beyond the call to stand up and make a
difference.
We operate solely by faith and the help of community leader, as we
have no financial resource. We are presently restructuring our
organization to attract sponsorship and grants. As the needs of the
communities grow and as our mission becomes known to the wider
public it becomes more difficult to minister without financial
resources, and inadequate facilities.
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The By-Ways and Hedges Youth for Christ Ministries in conjunction
with Community Concerns Network are requesting donation for the use
of developing multiple programs which are implemented at the
By-Ways & hedges Church.
Our mission here is to educate the community and help them to be
aware of what is taking place in and around the surrounding areas.
We frequently hold immigration, HIV/AIDS, and Domestic violence
seminars. In addition to all of these activities we also have an
ongoing music class where children and adults are taught to play
various musical instruments. Adults are encouraged to learn to read
and write, thus there is an adult literacy class three days per
week.
Funds are also needed to cover costs for other areas which will be
stated below.
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