Church buses in overflow from other shelters - MSNewsNow.com - Jackson, MS

Church buses in overflow from other shelters

Posted: Updated:

By Monica Hernandez - bio | email | twitter

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) -  As the overnight temperatures drop into the teens this week, the capital city's shelters are filling up. And a South Jackson church is providing a warm bed for those who have nowhere else to go.

New Jerusalem Church is opening its gym nightly for overflow from other shelters. The church is partnering with the city to provide food and nightly transportation to its gym. In the morning, shelter clients are bused to Stewpot's Opportunity Center downtown.

The shelter opened its doors December 1st and will stay open until the weather warms up.

A spokesperson said the number of people sleeping in the shelter has steadily increased since it opened.

"Thank God for people that help the less fortunate, this is surely not a place I think I would have been two years ago," said Roderick Morris, a shelter client.

"Everybody has a story to tell and they just want somebody to hear their story and we're here to do that, save lives, and get them out of the cold," said Eliza Garcia, shelter spokesperson.

The shelter is still in need of volunteers and donations. If you'd like to find out more, contact New Jerusalem Church at 601-720-5078.

©2009 WLBT. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

  • Most Popular StoriesMost Read

  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:25 AM EDT2013-05-22 13:25:33 GMT
    The votes are in, and preliminary results show Chokwe Lumumba has come out on top in the Democratic Party Runoff Election against Jonathan Lee. With 100% of precincts reporting, Lumumba claims the election
    The votes are in and preliminary results show Chokwe Lumumba has come out on top in the Democratic Party Runoff Election against Jonathan Lee.

  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:34 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:34:41 GMT
    NOTE: Photos and videos will be added to this story later in the evening. The Walthall County Sheriffs Department along with The Humane Society of the United States are in the process of raiding a puppy
    Among the dogs, many are dead, and skeletal remains were mixed with living animals in small, dark, filthy enclosures.

  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:21:59 GMT
    James Hutto interrupted his own capital murder trial Tuesday morning, angry that judge Bill Gowan decided against the admissibility of certain evidence. "None of that matters? F***. I don't give a f***
    James Hutto, accused of capital murder in the beating death of 81-year-old Ethel Winstead Simpson of Clinton, expressed anger over certain evidence in court Tuesday.
    •