Pacific Garden Mission is a homeless shelter in the South Loop

Chicago Loop

The Loop or Chicago Loop is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas located in the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is the historic commercial center of downtown Chicago...

 section of Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1877, by Colonel George Clarke and his wife, Sarah. It has been nickname

Nickname

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d, "The Old Lighthouse." It is the oldest such shelter in Chicago. According to the PGM website, "Pacific Garden Mission is the oldest, continuously operating rescue mission in the country."

Among the converts to Christ from PGM's efforts are the famous evangelists Billy Sunday

Billy Sunday

William Ashley "Billy" Sunday was an American athlete who, after being a popular outfielder in baseball's National League during the 1880s, became the most celebrated and influential American evangelist during the first two decades of the 20th century.Born into poverty in Iowa, Sunday spent some...

 and Mel Trotter

Mel Trotter

Melvin Ernest Trotter was a former alcoholic who founded and directed the Grand Rapids, Michigan City Rescue Mission for more than forty years and became a leader in American fundamentalism during the first four decades of the twentieth century.- Early life :Mel Trotter was one of seven children...

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In 1950, the Mission began production of Unshackled!

Unshackled!

Unshackled! is a radio drama series produced by Pacific Garden Mission, in Chicago, Illinois, that first aired in 1950. It is the longest-running radio drama in history and one of very few still in production in the United States...

, a radio drama

Drama

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tic series showcasing conversions to Christianity.