Join The Bowery Mission as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of our historic chapel

Our Anniversary Celebration is free and open to the public, no tickets required

November 6, 1:00pm-2:00pm at 227 Bowery

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Speakers include: Paula Zahn, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Homeless Services Commissioner Rob Hess, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer

Musical guests include Nina Negri (Les Miserables) and Steve Elson

For more information, please contact Eden Gordon at 212-684-2800 x131 or by email

For 130 years, The Bowery Mission has been supported by the gifts of generous individuals like you.  To make an anniversary gift to The Bowery Mission, please click here.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Anniversary Arts Series in October!

Thursday, October 1:

Fanny Crosby Returns to The Bowery Mission
Actress Ann Nelson and musician Tim Mercaldo recreated the life of a blind woman who became America’s most prolific and beloved hymnwriter.

Thursday, October 8:

A Night of Bowery Stories and Poetry
With Eric Ferrara, founder of The Lower East Side History Project; Bob Holman, founder of The Bowery Poetry Club; and the opening of "Now & Then: Photography of the Bowery" by local artists. Featured musical guest Steve Elson.

Thursday, October 15:

Film Screening: “On the Bowery”
Long before reality TV, this 1957 documentary showed life on America’s most notorious street. Presented by the son of writer-director Lionel Rogosin.

Thursday, October 22: 

Photos and Hymns on the Bowery: Jacob Riis and Fanny Crosby
Riis and Crosby used art to change people’s lives. Multi-media presentation by Tony Carnes (Christianity Today) and Crosby’s biographer, Edith Blumhofer (Wheaton College). Featured musical guests Tim Mercaldo and John Rainbow.

Thursday, October 29:

Film Screening: “Slumming It”
New York filmmaker Scott Elliott presented his 2002 documentary exploring the Bowery as it enters the 21st Century. Featured musical guest John Rainbow.

For 130 years, The Bowery Mission has been supported by the gifts of generous individuals like you. To make an anniversary gift to The Bowery Mission, please click here.

To read more about The Bowery Mission's history, please click here.

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