Archived Stories
Baggage Claim Evangelism
Detroit, MI. Did you know that some of our teams evangelize at airports? The Detroit team made a recent outing to Detroit Metro Airport, and we received reports from John, and Anne. How did it go? Although they had to obtain permits to evangelize in the airport, and...
Street Evangelists Take on Baltimore!
Baltimore, MD. Here’s a witness from one of our very active evangelists, Joanne! “On a Friday night in November, fifteen Catholics from the MD, DC, and VA area gathered around SPSE’s founder, Steve Dawson, for an evening of evangelization in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor....
“That they may all be one”
Bloomington, IN. Each person on earth is created and redeemed by and for Jesus Christ. Furthermore, each person is meant, in Jesus, for the fullness of the life of grace. So when we go out to evangelize, we generally find out where a person is at, and then seek to...
“Need Prayer? We Can Help”
Cohoes, NY. Prayer is powerful. It consoles, it heals, and it encourages faith. To offer someone prayer, and to pray for them, is almost universally received well. Many of our teams offer to pray for the people they encounter in the streets and parks and parishes –...
All Walks of Life
Phoenix, AZ. The Phoenix Northwest Team evangelized at The First Friday Art Walk in Downtown Phoenix recently. This event draws all kinds of folk: protestors, “Krampus” devotees, art lovers, college students, musical acts, and even children. Our evangelists...
Sharing the Faith
Plymouth, MI. In the picture here, we see Chad from the Plymouth, MI team talking to two women about the Catholic Church. One of these ladies is not Catholic, while the other is; Chad gave the former a good reason to consider the Catholic Church, and encouraged the...
“Thank you, Praise God!”
New York, NY. Have you ever heard an account of an event that you just wish you were there to see? Evangelist Jenny sent us a report of her experience at a recent “Nightfever” event in New York. Nightfever is a Catholic evangelization event where a special evening of...
“Half Catholic”
Bloomington, IN. Remember Fr. Ignatius? He’s really good at sending us stories from the street. Here’s his latest offering: The campus of Indiana University. A tall, dark, young man, presumably a student, is quickly moving by where I am standing. "Would you like a...
Forty-Five Minutes with an Atheist
Bloomington, IN. Our national director, Steve Dawson, is, unsurprisingly, quite experienced in street evangelization. Not only that, but his natural enthusiasm captures the attention of the people he encounters, and his zeal keeps him going for as long as they’ll stay...
Building Confidence
Snellville, GA. Many people feel uncomfortable about the idea of evangelizing in public. But for most of these, this is overcome very easily. Just do it, and you’ll find that it’s nowhere near as scary as thought. At the least, just joining one of our street...