The Salvage Yard

I went here looking for a bumper for my Ford. As far as salvage yards go, this one had a poor selection. After looking around, I finally located the bumper, but had to remove it myself as no one was willing to help. When I tried to pay, no one there had a clue. A very disorganised business at best.

Not your typical modern-​day church, but a place that does take the teachings of Jesus seriously. Part of the Steiger Ministries international organization, they meet on Tuesday nights at 7 pm in a warehouse near 5^th St and 5^th Ave. Parking is near the entrance – come early for a spot.
As a whole, this church has a socially-​conscious leaning. They package food to send overseas and they are involved in ministries that have roots in the local community as well, providing for people in the physical and spiritual sense.
The people that attend are all different kinds of foks and it’s pretty impossible to feel out of place with this variety – unless you are recently bathed and really well-​mannered. You’ll see hipsters, homeless people, dreadlocks and designers. On the whole it’s a younger crowd (20s and 30s). If you had to classify the denomination, you might say pomo or emergent but if you even know that those terms mean, you understand that there is no need for classification. Most of the people that go here seem to be formerly involved in other churches and somehow got burnt out on church/​religion/​institutions, etc. The pastor Mark addresses this sentiment sometimes in his sermons, which is novel to say the least.
The bare-​bones music is played by different people each week and sometimes there are interesting ensembles with accordions and such. Like most churches, they read from the Bible and the pastor or some guest will talk about what they read as part of the sermon. If you are interested, they also have a few houses where attendees can live together in community-​style arrangements.