Nathan is the son of Doug and Donna Griffith and brother of Makila Griffith who are members of Mt. Hope.
Nathan Griffith is the director of community development. He has spent the last two years working with Quincy Missional Church in Dorchester establishing a program for underprivileged children in the neighborhood. We currently have several students and alumni who live in the neighborhood with Nathan, dedicated to the betterment of the lives of those in poverty.
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Quincy Street Spotlight
A few years ago Sojourn had the opportunity to build a partnership with Quincy Street Missional Church. QSMC, found near Dorchester's Upham's Corner, started in December 2002 as a Bible Study and grew into a church. Sojourn's partnership with Quincy Street Missional Church provides a place for students and others to speak out against the educational, economic and social disparity among the youth of Boston by providing love, care and nurturing to kids in the Upham’s Corner neighborhood.
Our efforts in the community started as a youth program on Saturdays. Our partnership has grown beyond Saturday mornings to include a tutoring program and summer youth program. On top of that Sojourn also comes alongside the QSMC community to bless families in the neighborhood with all of the necessary ingredients for a big thanksgiving meal (or dinner). This year we are planning on donating 30 baskets to QSMC, which they will in turn give to those in their community who need them.
There is also a handful of graduate students and working professionals who have decided to relocate to the Quincy Street neighborhood. This allows us to provide space for, and connect relationally with, our community in ways that never would have been possible otherwise. And thanks to the dedicated efforts of an additional 20 students and young professionals over the last twenty months, Sojourn has been able to partner with Quincy Street church to help provide a safe, healthy and transformative environment for kids of this neighborhood.
Email: griffith.nathan@gmail.com
