Nysum’s 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
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
Short-term missionaries trained annually
NYSUM trains missionaries, churches, youth groups, College & Seminary Students in practical Urban Evangelism & Outreach
Urban Ministry
Inner city outreaches held annually
NYSUM provides a variety of cross cultural, practical urban outreaches on the Front Lines of NYC.
A training & resource center serving the urban church since 1984
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!
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.