Nineteen years ago December 1st, Rev. Glenn G. Grayson was brought to Pittsburgh to Pastor Wesley Center AMEZ Church in the Hill District. In the early days of his ministry he made it clear that the vision and mission God instilled in him for this Church would expand far beyond the Walls of Wesley Center, that has proven to be true to the 10th power.
He always told his congregation that they would not sit in the church and ridicule those outside the church.
They would welcome those who perhaps had not found their way to God, whether they were unwed moms, or young men at risk. Demonstrating that he would walk the talk he spoke of, he was known for actually bringing disenfranchised youth to his home, helping them find jobs, taking them to work and just working with them to advance their lives.
And this was all before he started the Centre that C.A.R.E.S, an after school program started in the church and for whom just weeks ago a ribbon cutting ceremony was held on its new building.
During these 19 years Rev. Grayson and his wife Attorney Marsha Grayson would tragically lose their youngest child to gun violence. Ironically this was right around the same time he himself, was pulling together organizations, political leaders, and individuals to form a task force in the Hill District whose mission would be to take a stand against the rising gun violence in the community. The new Center that C.A.R.E.S facility is named for his late son Jeron X. Grayson.
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