Humble Beginnings

New Way Corktown est. 2009

Welcome to this experiment in community-based love. We're not setting out to do something new (in fact, you might say it is a few thousand years old) but it seems so different in our society today. Despite our plethora of communication and networking forums, we're still a culture of aloneness. Consider the following:

  • Suicide is now among the three leading causes of death among those aged 15-44 (male and female). 
  • In Detroit, there are over 18,000 homeless people in need of shelter on any given night.
  • Families now constitute 49% of the number of homeless persons per year.
  • 4500 churches close in North America each year.
  • 80% of new businesses fail within their first 5 years of existence.
(statistics from varied sources including the World Health Organization and Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries). 

We are a society that struggles with loneliness, depression and isolation as well as failure. We're taught that our worth is in our investments and our careers. Yet we are choosing a different path for our lives, one of love and service to our friends and neighbors. We've relocated into the heart of urban Detroit and have adopted the simple motto, "Love God. Love Others. Take time to Listen."