A Special Appeal for Ministry to the Homeless

A 27 year old ministry to the homeless in Broward County is in danger of closing. We need your help today!

by Father Lee Davis on December 22, 2022

The Season of Giving is Upon Us

Jesus is the light of the world. He says in Matthew 5 that we now carry His light and are called to shine His light for others to see Him.

I am reaching out to you during this season of giving because our brothers and sisters at the Jubilee Center are in dire need of financial assistance. Recently, the City of Hollywood began citing the Center with numerous code enforcement citations, which could cause this beloved Center to close its doors.

For those of you unaware, the Jubilee Center is a nonprofit organization that has been servicing the homeless population in our Broward County community for 27 years. Throughout this time, the Center has been a haven by providing meals, clothing, medical, and legal assistance to those in need. On a weekly basis, they assist approximately 170 people. The Episcopal Church of Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Martin has started a special collection and will be making a contribution, and I ask that you join us is supporting this ministry.


The money collected will be used to make the necessary updates to the facility and will ensure that they are in compliance with the City of Hollywood. Any contribution – no matter how small, can help.

Please indicate Jubilee in the memo field of check donations or in the memo field in Zelle. You can give by Zelle by sending donations to .

Faithfully,

Fr. Lee+

About the Author
Father Lee Davis

After a diverse career in marketing and finance and a sudden realization of the love and power of God that he discovered aboard a Navy ship, Father Lee Davis has the distinction of being baptized, confirmed, and received for Holy Orders on the same Sunday. He studied at Bexley Hall Seminary in Columbus, Ohio where he received a Master's of Divinity degree in 2009 and then served as priest-in-charge of St. Andrew's in Hollywood, Florida as well as an assisting priest at St. Benedict's in Plantation. Father Lee also worked as a Hospice Chaplain. When he left after a little more than two years, St. Andrew's had grown in membership and under his guidance extended its outreach into the community. He was also a pivotal leader of the Jubilee Center of Hollywood, a vital outreach ministry to the homeless and hungry, and served on the Board of Directors for St. Lawrence Chapel, serving the homeless in Pompano Beach. He also served on several diocesan committees working with the youth of the diocese.


In December 2012, Father Lee was called as rector of St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Damascus, Maryland. During his 8 year tenure there the vestry of the parish noted that "His dynamic leadership, inspired preaching, creative ideas and compassionate pastoral care combined to bring a new level of excitement, commitment, and growth among the congregation." Through his leadership, he developed partnerships with other organizations in the community, helped establish a transitional home for victim's of domestic violence, began the process of developing affordable senior housing on some of the acreages of land owned by the church, and grew stewardship achieving their first balanced budget in over a decade. At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, he led the congregation into the development of an online presence and with a couple of dedicated lay members started a feeding program for families in need which continues today. He served in the Diocese of Washington DC helping in the implementation of a Diaconate Formation program as well as being on the Board of Directors of the Washington Episcopal Clergy Association and serving on the Diocesan Executive Council.


Amidst the COVID pandemic, Father Lee accepted the call to be our rector and began his tenure in September 2019. His leadership has already blessed our community.

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