Unhoused Ministry

Evening Prayer Needs Volunteers

Our Evening Prayer Ministry, which feeds up to sixty underhoused and food-insecure persons each weekday, needs volunteers as greeters and officiants.

Greeters welcome our neighbors into the church, help them find their seats, and lead the responses in the service. The officiant leads the service of Evening Prayer and facilitates livestreaming the liturgy. All may be required to assist in preparing the sandwich bags and distributing food and water.

Officiants lead worship, so it is required that they be full members of the parish who have been confirmed in or received into the Episcopal Church.

For more information, please contact Christian Bearup at [email protected].

Emergency Aid Coalition

Each year the Emergency Aid Coalition (EAC) helps thousands of people in Houston to meet their basic needs and attain self-sufficiency. Trinity is part of that effort.

  • About the EAC

    The Emergency Aid Coalition is designed to help those in our community meet their basic needs while promoting self-sufficiency. The EAC offers a variety of services and helps thousands of people each year.

  • Trinity and the EAC

    Throughout the year Trinity collects clothing and food for the EAC. Each Thanksgiving Trinity organizes a food drive for the EAC. Last year we collected a full pick-up truck load of food weighing approximately 1,000 pounds.

  • Volunteer with the EAC

    The EAC is always in need of volunteers. Bilingual interviwers are needed from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and volunteers for the clothing center on Fridays. If you’d like to volunteer, or want more information, please contact Marian Bryant, Volunteer Coordinator [email protected].

  • The EAC Needs…

    The EAC is now serving about 300 sack lunches daily. That means that at least 600 sandwiches must be made every day. The EAC needs many more volunteers to help make these lunches. Individuals may volunteer on their own or get together a group of their friends to prepare sandwiches. Availability on a weekday morning is required.

    The grocery delivery program is also growing, and volunteers are needed to deliver groceries from the Food Pantry to homebound individuals. Currently the EAC delivers on the first Sunday and third Saturday of each month. Volunteers are needed on both days.

    Interested volunteers may contact 713-528-FOOD or complete the volunteer form on our website at eachouston.org.

  • Emergency Aid Coalition Books & Backpacks

    Each year in March clients receive registration forms and return in April for the interview process. Distribution is in August. Each student will receive a quality backpack, grade appropriate school supplies and a school uniform. Supplies are limited and are available only to pre-registered clients. A photo ID for parents and a birth certificate for each child is required to register

Lord of the Streets

Lord of the Streets (LOTS) is the special Mission Church of the Diocese of Texas for Houston’s homeless and disadvantaged. Even as Jesus urged us to give cups of water to all who are thirsty, LOTS seeks to also provide living water for the soul. Established by Trinity Church, Houston, in 1990, LOTS is a growing and increasingly respected ministry in mid-town Houston.

For LOTS, the weekly service on Sunday sees an average of 220 persons at the Eucharist, followed by a breakfast where volunteers come and serve each person at a table. This is likely the only time during the week when they don’t have to stand in line for food. While this service and meal take place at Trinity Church, LOTS ministry extends through the week at the building across Fannin street, at Francis street.

Be a Saint for Lord of the Streets

“Be a Saint for Lord of the Streets” is our annual fundraiser benefiting the Lord Of The Streets food program. 250+ community hot breakfasts are served weekly at Trinity Church Sunday mornings following the church service. Over 250 sack dinners are distributed a week and Thanksgiving dinners each year serve upwards of 450 people; meaning that over 21,000 meals were provided last year. This service is a vital part of Trinity’s presence to the Midtown community.

Get Involved

Please join us in this ministry to those who are thirsty, in mind or body or spirit. Please direct all questions to: Lord of the Streets, 3401 Fannin @ Francis Street, Houston, TX 77004, 713-526-0311.