Testimonials

“Missing in our East Memphis community of faith is a relaxing space and coffee place representing the bigness of God. Through genuine acceptance and unconditional love, The Front Porch is where any person can feel a sense of purpose no matter what one’s path to God.”

–Rabbi Micah Greenstein,

 Temple Israel

“When I grew up, the front porch was the place for rest and recognition. In the summer and spring sitting on the porch was a place for a cool breeze at the end of the work or school day. Parents and grandparents sat on the front porch and looked out for children playing in yards all up and down the street. And, of course, it was from the front porch that you got to know your neighbors with a wave or the offer of a glass of sweet tea. The peace of a front porch is the gift that every generation should experience, even if it’s just to rock back and forth to the rhythm of the day.”

–Mearl Purvis,

 Front Porch board member

“We have a unique privilege-and space-that affords us opportunities to serve as a FRONT PORCH where people from across the wider Memphis community can come to experience rest and renewal, grace and the goodness of belonging.”

–Dr. Stephen Cook,

 Second Baptist Church

“Baptist Centers for Good Grief are honored to partner with The Front Porch. This partnership and our new location at the corner of Perkins and Walnut Grove will allow us to work towards healing our community and those we serve. We are honored to be one of the first community partners to call this new space home.”–Angela Hamblen Kelly, LCSW,

Administrator for Baptist Centers for Good Grief