Manhattan Bible Church plans worship-center reopening, highlights soup kitchen and recovery programs

Pastor Harry Jones, teaching pastor of Manhattan Bible Church, described a phased return to the congregation’s main worship center after nearly a year without services. "We have had a presence for about 50 over 50 years in the community," Jones said, framing the reopening as a continuation of the church’s founding mission.

Jones told the program the church's primary worship center will open on September 13 and that the congregation has been holding services in a second-floor temporary space while preparing the main sanctuary. He outlined community ministries that will continue after reopening, including a soup kitchen, a pantry (which he said moved to Dykeman Street), a Christian school that has relocated, and a six-month "transformation life center" for people recovering from substance use.

Jones described plans to develop a roughly 10,000-square-foot community center offering sports programs, cooking classes and other outreach tailored to local needs; he said the Alliance-style center could open within the next two years. He invited listeners to visit the church online at "ManhattanBible.com" and encouraged community members to join worship and ministry offerings.

Note: the address given on air was "401 West 12 5th Street"; the transcript contains that phrasing verbatim.