Dr. Marlinda Ireland
Marlinda is a Bible teacher, conference speaker, author wife and mother. She, and her husband David lead Christ Church, with campuses in Montclair and Rockaway, New Jersey. Their church is a spiritual home for over seventy nationalities and exists To Unite People to God and People to People. Marlinda is a graduate of Alliance Theological Seminary (ATS) in New York City where she earned her Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees. She now serves as an adjunct professor at ATS. Marlinda and David are the parents of two beautiful daughters, Danielle and Jessica.
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SAVE THE DATE
Greetings from the Mission Field of NYC, one of the most international cities of the world. Founded in 1984, in the past 37 years the New York School of Urban Ministry (NYSUM) has hosted, trained and deployed over 150,000 youth and adults for urban ministry by partnering with inner city pastors, churches and ministries in New York City. NYSUM’s staff trains short term mission teams coming from churches, Bible schools, mission’s organizations, colleges and universities. An average of 5,000 people come through our doors every year, with 80% of our visiting ministry teams starting similar outreaches back home. Our groups learn about inner-city ministry through cross-cultural, “hands-on” urban ministry to the homeless, abused women, at risk children, Muslims, Jews and the NYC community in general. Outreaches take place via street meetings, soup kitchens, kids programs, city shelters and more. Stationed as a training & resource center, our 70,000 square foot training facility is located in the heart of Astoria, Queens where NYSUM provides accommodations and home-style meals for small and large groups.
On behalf of my wife, myself and our staff, we invite you and your ministry to share together in the life-changing NYSUM Experience in New York City.
Yours for urban leadership,
Rev. Peter & Darleen DeArruda, NYSUM President
A training & resource center serving the urban church since 1984
OUR IMPACT IN NEW YORK CITY
For 37 years the New York School of Urban Ministry has trained over 40 thousand urban leaders in “Hands on” compassion ministry. Here are some of the ways NYSUM is able to reach the poor the needy and disenfranchised.Here are some of the ways NYSUM is able to reach the poor the needy and disenfranchised.
Feeding the Homeless
16500+
Meals served per year
Year round New Yorkers in need are fed through our Food Truck & Holiday Outreaches with hot food, hot chocolate and Thanksgiving dinners.
Practical Urban Training
5000
Short-term missionaries trained annually
NYSUM trains missionaries, churches, youth groups, College & Seminary Students in practical Urban Evangelism & Outreach
Urban Ministry
744
Inner city outreaches held annually
NYSUM provides a variety of cross cultural, practical urban outreaches on the Front Lines of NYC.
Discover NYSUM
Discover NYSUM is for pastors and other ministry leaders that are interested in bringing a group to NYSUM. This two-day preview of a week-long, shortterm mission trip is limited to first-time group leaders only and is open to only 3 ministry leaders per organization.
This orientation and guided tour will show you how NYSUM can train, lodge, feed, and deploy your short-term mission group in the exciting and challenging mission field of New York City!
High School/Home School
- Sunday or Monday arrivals only
- Practical urban ministry training
- Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty educational tours (Note: Tour ticket prices are subject to change based on availability, so book early.)
- Fellowship with other High School Students
- Attend church service Brooklyn Tabernacle Prayer Service or Times Square Church
Operation Drumstick (Thanksgiving Outreach)
Approximately 3.3 million New Yorkers experience difficulty affording food for themselves and their families, an increase of 60 percent since 2003.
During Operation Drumstick, your team will be involved with feeding Thanksgiving meals to 5,000 needy people throughout New York City. These hurting people will receive a good old-fashioned Thanksgiving Dinner with all the trimmings: roasted turkey, corn bread stuffing, vegetables, cranberry sauce, and dessert…
Christmas Compassion (Toy Giveaway Outreach)
- Children’s ministry and city-wide toy giveaways
- Singing at Rockefeller Center
- >Three nights of ministry to the homeless, including blessing the homeless with blankets, toiletry packets, food, water, and Gospel literature
- NYSUM’s instructors provide practical urban training orientations prior to each learning experience.
