Ypsilanti, Michigan, church opens doors for city’s first overnight homeless shelter
By Claudette
Posted Nov 9, 2026 at 2:49 AM
When city officials sought to create Ypsilanti’s first overnight homeless shelter, a local church stepped forward. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will open its doors to people in need for the first time on Monday night.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is located on North Huron Street. The Rev. Beth Scriven, the church’s interim rector, said former city council member Brian Jones-Chance approached her last fall about making the church’s facilities available for an overnight shelter.
Scriven said the church’s congregation of about 50 to 100 people was very supportive of the plan, which she said aligns with the church’s mission. Welcoming those without a place to stay, a practice the congregation’s support reflects, fits the church’s work of caring for neighbors (Matthew 25:35).
The shelter will operate Monday through Thursday, with as many as 20 beds available.
The opening comes as the unhoused population is rising in Washtenaw County.
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