A Brief History of
His Place
The concept of His Place
started with college professor Bill Baker spoke to an area-wide youth
rally about starting a "His Place" as a drop-in center for the growing
number of street people in Pittsburgh.
For it's first 28 years, His Place operated out of
a storefront on Western Avenue in the West Allegheny neighborhood of
Pittsburgh's north side. Since 1976, it has had only two
directors: Rick Weiss (1976-1993) who is now the Director of Family
Ministries at West Hills Christian Church, and his wife Debe
(1993-present).
For the first 28 years
of its operation, His Place operated out of a storefront located at 945
Western Avenue in the West Allegheny neighborhood on the north side of
Pittsburgh. Since 1976, it has had only two Directors: Rick Weiss
(1976-1993), who is now Associate Pastor at West Hills Christian Church,
and his wife, Debe (1993-present)
In 1998 the old First
Christian Church of Pittsburgh (formerly First Christian Church of
Allegheny) dissolved, and according to the bylaws of that church 50% of
the sales price of the church building: $145,000 was given to His Place,
earmarked by the Board of Directors for the purchase of a new building,
to accommodate the growing programs at the center which was now too
small. In 2003, the Board purchased a much larger three-story
building at 1911 Rhine Street in the Spring Hill neighborhood of
Pittsburgh, close to where many children participating in the His Place
youth programs reside.
In 2008, His Place began it's newest area of
ministry: homeless outreach, which has been growing ever since.
Learn more about the ministry of His Place by
checking out our educational,
Christian ed, and
homeless outreach pages, and by signing up for our
E-mail newsletter.
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Preparing to distribute clean socks and
blankets to homeless men and women on the North Side during the winter.
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