The Fellowship House Mission/History

Fellowship House is a Christian ministry based at 1722 Broadway in Camden, New Jersey, with a mission of helping to bring adults and children into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. To this end, Fellowship House is maintained as a place for spiritual, moral, educational, physical, social and recreational activities, and as a center for helping to meet the many needs of the immediate community. These services are extended to all without regard to religious affiliation.

Fellowship House began as a faith mission in 1965 by Fran Casperson and other generous and caring women from the First United Methodist Church of Collingswood, initially offering a Vacation Bible School and Weekly Bible Club at the 1722 Broadway location in Camden. Mrs. Casperson’s family is still involved with Fellowship House.

Today, Fellowship House serves as a refuge for weary neighbors, and offers unique programs as a lifeline in one of the most distressed areas in Camden. Located in an economically depressed area where many children live, where addiction to drugs and alcohol is common, and where the homeless seek shelter, Fellowship House has evolved to minister to the varied needs of this diverse South Camden community. Fellowship House staff work closely with many city and suburban churches, organizations, schools and businesses to take advantage of resources that are offered and to make sure that services are not duplicated.

South Camden Christian Fellowship, Inc. operating as Fellowship House of South Camden received its 501(c)3 tax exempt status in September of 1968 from the Internal Revenue Service.