Coat Drive

Coat Drive

Now through the end of November we are collecting new and gently used coats, hats, scarves, gloves, etc. for the homeless served by Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County.

Please drop off your coats on Sundays to the bin at the back of the church.

If you can’t drop off on Sundays, please call Anika Rinker in the church office at 817-431-2396 or email her at stmartin@stmartininthefields.org to arrange a time to drop off.

November 11 is the feast of our patron saint, St. Martin, who tore his cloak and gave half of it to a homeless man. We remember his compassion and we serve our brothers and sisters in Christ by donating coats for the cold winter months. 

Alexander Crummell

Alexander Crummell

Alexander Crummell settled in Washington, D.C. in 1873 and became “missionary at large to the colored people.” He focused on founding and strengthening urban black congregations that would provide worship, education, and social services for their communities. In 1883 when the Southern Bishops proposed that all black congregations become separate missionary districts, Crummell organized the Conference of Church Workers Among the Colored People (succeeded by the Union of Black Episcopalians) in protest.

You can read more about Father Crummell at the Archives of the Episcopal Church.