Maria McAuley
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Maria McAuley along with her husband Jerry
, founded the McAuley Water St Mission in New York City
. Self-described as "river thief" and "fallen woman", respectively, Jerry and Maria McAuleys' Mission became America's first rescue mission, and is now known as the New York City Rescue Mission (http://www.nycrescue.org/). The McAuleys' Mission became the first of over 300 rescue missions in the United States
. All together these rescue missions form the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions
(http://www.agrm.org/).
Jerry McAuley
Jerry McAuley , along with his wife, Maria, was the founder of the McAuley Water Street Mission in New York City...
, founded the McAuley Water St Mission in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Self-described as "river thief" and "fallen woman", respectively, Jerry and Maria McAuleys' Mission became America's first rescue mission, and is now known as the New York City Rescue Mission (http://www.nycrescue.org/). The McAuleys' Mission became the first of over 300 rescue missions in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. All together these rescue missions form the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions
Association of Gospel Rescue Missions
The Association of Gospel Rescue Missions –formerly known as the International Union of Gospel Missions–is a nonprofit organization founded in 1913 whose member missions work to provide emergency shelter, food, youth and family services, and education and job training programs...
(http://www.agrm.org/).