Ciss House of Hope feeding ministry today in White Oak

Althea “Ciss” Warman said no one is turned away.

By COLETTE FUNCHES
McKeesport Community Newsroom

When Althea Warman and her three children, Jamey, George and Dominic Warman, and Jeb Stercula, open the doors of Ciss House of Hope Ministries, it is like a bright light shining in a dark tunnel for those less fortunate.

Warman, known as “Ciss,” will once again open her home and her heart to help the community through her outreach Feeding Ministry.

From 3 to 5 p.m. today, she will host a food distribution at her home, 3121 Capital St. in White Oak.

Having experienced a difficult life growing up, Ciss says she was “saved” on Oct. 21, 2012, at Highland Grove Methodist Church in McKeesport. She is now a licensed minister.

Ciss House of Hope Ministries, which started in 2013, is non-denominational. It has three programs: The Feeding Ministry, a Women’s Ministry and Project Christmas.

Today, her driveway will be lined with seven tables full of food. Inside the garage will be milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs, ribs, sausages, frozen meals, bacon, breakfast sausage, links and patties.

Recently, her ministry served 119 families, Ciss said.

“No one is turned away. If you need prayer, I will pray with you,” Warman said.

Updates on future feeding ministries can be found on her Facebook page, Ciss House of Hope Ministries.

There are no requirements or criteria, but recipients are asked to bring bags.

“People like the House of Hope Ministries. There is no swearing, no fighting, everyone loves each other,” Warman said. “We give out Bible tracts and Popsicle Push-ups.”

For more information, call 412-758-5823.

Colette Funches of McKeesport is a writer with the McKeesport Community Newsroom.