There can be no beloved community without inclusiveness. We are called to stand with each other, especially with the most excluded and abused. The BCC Homeless Hospitality House serves as a warm, clean day center where all are welcomed, offered hospitality and invited and helped to join our process of building authentic community.
We serve breakfast to about 2,000 individuals and families monthly. The house provides access to showers and a telephone for those seeking work. There is a garden during the summer that produces fresh vegetables for the house and a space for neighbors to relate to one another, and other periodic gatherings to discuss life concerns and social issues.
The BCC Hospitality House serves as an entry point for many who move on to expand relationships, find or create jobs, and generally more fully engage and shape their own lives and contribute to changing flawed policies that contribute to inequities, injustice and marginalization.
Terry Speed is the BCC Homeless Hospitality coordinator. For more information about this work, contact her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it