Cathedral & Community
Williams Pavilion
The location in Detroit’s Midtown community is a strong plus for convenience and activity, amid the presence of the Main Library, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Museum of Modern Art, the Detroit Medical Center, the Veterans’ Administration Hospital, and Wayne State University.
In addition to the Cathedral, Plymouth Congregational Church, Bethel A.M.E., Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church and First Congregational Church offer varieties of Christian congregational life.
Williams Pavilion, Inc., a subsidiary of the Cathedral Foundation & Community Services, Inc., provides oversight and relationship with the Village Green Management Company, the management firm which has operated the apartment house from the entrance of the first tenant, in 1985. They also meet with the social worker to consider various concerns of the residents.
Detroit Historic Churches Association
The Cathedral is a member of the Detroit Historic Churches Association. The DHCA is a group of historic churches located near downtown Detroit. Each church hosts periodic organized tours of their sites.
Midtown Detroit Inc.
The Cathedral is an active member of Midtown Detroit, Inc. (known previously as the University Cultural Center Association (UCCA)). MDI, and its members, represent the area’s cultural, academic, medical and service institutions, corporations, businesses and community organizations. Over 300 representatives from member organizations actively participate in MDI activities through committees, which include Community Development, Facility and Maintenance, Beautification, Security, Directional Signage, Collaborative Programming, Marketing, Detroit Festival of the Arts and Noel Night, Dlectricity and more.
Cathedral Foundation & Community Services, Inc.
The Cathedral Foundation & Community Services (CF&CS) is engaged in the community in several ways. Its subsidiary, Williams Pavilion, Inc., provides management oversight of the operation of Williams Pavilion (see above). This continues a legacy begun over thirty years ago with the then Cathedral Foundation set out to provide apartment housing of excellent quality for low-income seniors through the construction and operation of Williams Pavilion. Today, the Cathedral Choir School of Metropolitan Detroit is an integral part of CF&CS. The Cathedral Choir School provides music education and opportunity of the highest caliber to young people throughout the metropolitan region. This includes use of the voice, sight reading, vocal coaching, and in many cases piano and other instrumental lessons. For more on the Cathedral Choir School, click here. A new effort of the Cathedral Foundation & Community Services is the development of a grants program to offer support for innovative projects which may be within the umbrella of the Cathedral or part of the community. This effort is still under development, so stay tuned to this website for more information.
Crossroads of Michigan
Crossroads is a social service outreach agency in Detroit. Its primary mission is to support the community at large by providing emergency assistance, advocacy, and counseling to anyone in need. Acting in partnership with many other agencies, parishes, hospitals, companies and organizations in the metro area, Crossroads offers assistance in the form of a hand-up; they work with their clients to meet their immediate needs, and help them assess their situations to lessen the likelihood of future problems.
Crossroads began its life in the Cathedral under the leadership of the Reverend Canon James A. McLaren and a few dedicated parishioners. (The current Executive Director, Mary Honsel, is Canon McLaren’s daughter.) It soon outgrew its space and moved to a house on Forest Avenue and then to a former church across the street. Over time, it became independent of the Cathedral and became its own not-for-profit organization. In 2008, the Crossroads moved to its current location on West Grand Blvd. with assistance from the Cathedral.