SHM in the Media

September 2024: CBS NEWS

VIDEO and ARTICLE | N.J. wedding venues are helping couples that shuttered Art Factory left in the lurch

SERVANT’S HEART MINISTRY TO THE RESCUE: Christina Mendez works at Servant’s Heart Ministry, which runs the Great Falls Center, a community center and event space just down the street from the Art Factory.

Staff members on Thursday were setting up for a wedding this weekend. They said the phone has been ringing off the hook… “But really a blessing to be able to step in for these couples that kind of have this big day planned out and then it’s kind of ripped out from under them,” Mendez said. [READ MORE]

September 2024: NEWS12 New Jersey

VIDEO and ARTICLE | Different wedding venues pitch in to help after popular Paterson venue abruptly shuts down

The sudden foreclosure and bankruptcy of the Art Factory in Paterson left more than 150 couples without a wedding venue and no refunds.

Servant’s Heart Ministry is a nonprofit that recently began hosting weddings at the Great Falls Center. Now it has a packed schedule, hosting two weddings this weekend. [READ MORE]

July 2024: TriState Voice

ARTICLE | Servant’s Heart Ministry Receives $250k Grant from Bolger Foundation for Great Falls Center

PATERSON, NJ. July 10, 2024 — John Oostdyk, Executive Director of Servant’s Heart Ministry, announced today that they will be receiving a $250,000 grant from The Bolger Foundation of Midland Park, NJ, for the continued build out of The Great Falls Center in Paterson, NJ. To qualify for the grant… [READ MORE]

April 2024: George to the Rescue, NBC 4 NY

TV EPISODE | Mini Therapy Horses Receive INCREDIBLE Farm Renovation

Servant’s Heart Ministry was featured on an episode of George to the Rescue. Members of our team worked to build a horse hotel for a rescue ministry in Chester, NJ.

January 2024: An Army of Normal Folks Podcast

PODCAST | The Fashion Designer Who Wound Up In The Trades

Christina Mendez, our Director of Marketing and Operations, shared her story of going from fashion design to the trades, highlight the work of Servant’s Heart on the Army of Normal Folks podcast.

The interview is broken into two parts, so be sure to catch both episodes!


 

May 2023: NorthJersey.com | Paterson Press

ARTICLE | Rooftop Dining Overlooking Paterson’s Great Falls? Here’s the Proposal.

Servant Heart — which provides training in various construction trades — currently owns the building… Under Servant Heart’s proposal, the first floor would be converted to a food hall; the second floor would provide an auditorium for community groups, arts activities and church services; the third floor would have a restaurant and offices; and the new rooftop area would have the garden with outdoor dining.

October 2021: CBS NEWS New York

VIDEO and ARTICLE | Servant’s Heart Ministry Workmanship Program Offers Free Classes for Adults Interested in Construction Jobs

Gamar Virgin recently graduated from the program and has a beautiful wife and baby at home.

“I feel great because now I can provide for my family more because there’s always jobs around now with construction,” Virgin said. “I was at a point where I didn’t know where, exactly where I was going. Now God led me in this direction so, I’m going with it.”

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