In 1895, a Jewish immigrant began what is now one of the oldest continuously-active gospel missions in New York City. This mission sought to meet the physical, spiritual, and social needs of untold thousands of poor Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Though now located in a different part of Manhattan with a broader reach to people of multiple nations who visit from different parts of the city, Covenant Mercy Mission continues to minister God’s love and Word to the poor and needy of New York City.