About us
All around downtown
Manchester are thousands
of people who are living
on the edge. Families and
individuals facing the most
difficult circumstances any
of us could imagine.
There is great suffering
taking place every day
very close to us. The
objective of the 1269 Elm
Street Café is to remove
suffering in our neighborhood by showing
God’s love in action and
by loving people as they are and leading them to a
better way to live.
Jerry
My name is Jerry. I serve here at what we call the 1269 Café. How I got here is an interesting story. I was called into the ministry while serving in the Marine’s. In 2007 I retired from the Marines and returned to NH. After two years of doing churchy things and struggling with where I was at I grew frustrated as a Christian. It became clear to me that church was not the place to reach people, so I left the four walls of church behind and hit the street. I asked God what was going on. Since then I have been overwhelmed and amazed by all the things I have seen in Manchester. I know that I am right where God wants me to be…in the heart of the city. For me living out my Christianity as Jesus did is far more important than living what I refer to as mere Christianity…If you are looking for answers to the battles that you are facing in life then come join us. Let God speak to your heart.