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ABOUT US WESLEY A.M.E. CHARITIES Dedicated to Rebuilding Our Community Mission Wesley Charities is a non-profit organization that supports community environmental education to enhance the quality of life, encourage community esteem and foster economic growth and development in a greener environment. History Wesley Charities is located on Pittsburgh’s upper Hill District in a church built in 1894 by John Herron and family as the First Presbyterian Church of Minersville, later known as Herron Hill. In 1947, the John Wesley Board of Trustees purchased the property and it be came home to a congregation with roots in the pre-civil war era and the Underground Railroad in the lower Hill District. The John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church is home to one of the oldest African American Congregations in America, serving the community for 170 years. On Oct. 12, 1993, Pittsburgh City Council designated the church a Pittsburgh Historic Landmark. Leadership The Wesley Charities Board, under the guidance of Board President Rev. Calvin Cash, has completed technical training courses provided by the CTAC (Community Technical Assistance Center), the (North Hills Community Outreach) Compassion Allegheny Program and the P.A.C.E. Program in an effort to build capacity and increase leadership skills. On June 28, 2005 Pittsburgh City Council recognized Wesley Charities for Community Service and Leadership. Community Development Wesley Charities is currently working with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, the Hill House Association and other members of the coalition around a Community Action Planning Grant. This study will help determine the best uses of vacant land in the Herron Ave. Corridor taking community needs and market into consideration. Our goal is to become the first commercial/residential districts developed entirely by using Green Building Technology.


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