Please see "Our Story" for more information on our ministry. Letter from Kevin Dellape explaining what we do:
My name is Kevin Dellape and I am the founder and director of Backyard Ministries – a Christian ministry that shares the love of Jesus Christ with families who live in low-income neighborhoods in towns and cities across central and western Pennsylvania. BYM provides food, clothing, and ho
pe in Jesus to thousands of kids and adults in need every year. Currently, our ministry operates in Lewistown, Mount Union, Huntingdon, Altoona, Johnstown, Clairton, and Pittsburgh. BYM is a presence ministry: everything we do occurs right in the backyards of the neighborhoods we serve. We visit neighborhood families regularly providing them with encouragement, support, friendship, Bible study materials, resources to avoid eviction and homelessness, and special items for kids such as Keys for Kids devotionals, new winter hats and gloves, socks, and Christmas gifts. Our Backyard Club program - a weekly event for kids that includes games, Bible stories, and snacks - reaches more than 1000 children a year. Together with our church partners, BYM provides a church presence right in the backyards of more than 2000 PA families in need. First, pray that God will continue to use this ministry to meet needs and draw people to Jesus Christ. Second, please consider including this ministry as part of your individual or organizational giving. Third, please forward this letter to anyone who might be interested in supporting this ministry, especially those in leadership in your church. I am available to share this ministry with interested individuals, pastors and congregations. To discuss your involvement please feel free to contact me by email at [email protected]
