Glenda Hope
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The Reverend Glenda Hope is a Presbyterian Church (USA) minister in San Francisco, California, United States. She heads San Francisco Network Ministries, a charity serving the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. [1].
She received a BA in English Literature from Florida State University in 1958. In 1960, she completed an MA in English Bible at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education. In 1969, she completed a Masters of Divinity at the San Francisco Theological Seminary.[2]
She was ordained at Old First Presbyterian Church in San Francisco in 1969 where she served until 1972. At that time, she began her Network Ministries.[3] She also served as Pastor of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church from 1978 to 1989. [4]
[edit] San Francisco Network Ministries
Through San Francisco Network Ministries, Glenda has created many services for the homeless and residents of the Tenderloin. Most notable, Network Ministries runs a safe house for women escaping prostitution, as well as constructing a 38-unit affordable housing apartment building. [5]
[edit] Honors and recognitions
- In 1989 and 2004, she received the TenderChamp award from Central City Hospitality House.[4]
- In 1991, Rev. Hope received the E.H. Johnson Memorial Trust Fund Award for her work in the Tenderloin.[6]
- In 2001, she was recognized as an Unsung Hero of Compassion from the Dalai Lama.[2]
- In 2004, she was honoured in the American House of Representatives by Lynn Woolsey.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ The San Francisco Chronicle, May 21, 2001. Page A-21
- ^ a b FSU.com :: Three alumni honored as FSU 'Grads Made Good'
- ^ Old First Presbyterian Service, October 7, 2007
- ^ a b c Project Vote Smart - Representative Lynn C. Woolsey - Honoring Reverend Glenda Hope
- ^ SFnetworkministries | What we do
- ^ PC(USA) News Release Number - 04250 - Notes about people
