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Thrift Store Church

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Joshua Grace was a Philadelphia bike messenger when he first gathered a group of Pabst drinking, bearded and tattooed friends to talk about Jesus Christ. From that original "cell" meeting, Josh's Circle of Hope Church congregation has grown exponentially, giving Philadelphia hipsters a place to pray. The Church has opened two thrift stores and this summer the congregation will move into a new larger church, cementing it's place in Philadelphia's religious landscape. In this pod, we'll join Josh as he moves the church, tries to maintain the growing congregation's close-knit vibe, and see how Circle of Hope has changed some of these young hipster's lives.
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  • BlackGuy121212
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      BlackGuy121212  

    • altruistically counting the cracks in the pavement ahead
      flocking with our herd's behavior
      adopting our pack's mentality
      rubbing elbows with the chipped shoulders
      are we the arms and legs of a vast inclusion
      or the slings and crutches of a grand delusion

    • 2 years ago
  • XSeanzeeX
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      XSeanzeeX  

    • Tottally awesome! Great to see G-d moving your church and seeing the body of Christ come to gether in such a powerful way in your community. G-d bless!

    • 3 years ago
  • senrikyu
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      senrikyu  

    • What's with the beards? Every guy in the vid has a beard. Is this a Quaker thing? Cool video, seems like a cool church, but the beards are creepy. Is this one of those micro-culture things, like, "In this church, the breathren doth sporteth beards?"

    • 3 years ago
  • rosieskye
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      rosieskye  

    • When people don't put hands and feet to their faith, it dies. I'd like to see more stories on people living their Christian faith.

    • 3 years ago
  • JiggyStylz
  • skags
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      skags  

    • where is the spot? i saw the el train in the pod, but didn't know if it was on the west side or kensington area

    • 4 years ago
  • pinto1203
  • sweber310
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      sweber310  

    • If you live in the Philadelphia area you should definitely go check out this church. It shows a refreshingly different approach to living Christianity.

    • 4 years ago
  • pinto1203
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      pinto1203  

    • I actually stumbled upon this thrift shop this morning in Philly. These guys are awesome - that's not going to be the last time they'll see me there.

    • 4 years ago
  • oneup
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      oneup  

    • You just can't be cool and Christian at the same time. Become Muslim. The official religion of hip hop. You already have the beards for it! One God.

    • 4 years ago
  • skags
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      skags  
    • oneup:

      Islam is not the religion of hip hop. If it was, DMX would have prayed to Allah, not Jesus. And you say it's about being cool? Hip hop hasn't been cool in years; since it's become rap and religion has nothing to do with that. And for the record, do you really think the urban culture is where cool comes from? If so, check out the skate/snowboard scene now, so you can see what's going to be cool in "hip hop" in a few years, like it has always been. Know your own history and culture before you judge others. And how cool would that be

    • 4 years ago
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