Pastor Patrick's Bio: Pastor Patrick Ersig was born in 1970 and has a wife and three children. Patrick was saved by the grace of God from a life of drugs, violence and alcohol. After surrendering his life to the Lord, Patrick always had a burden to help those who were in the same bondage that he had been held in for many years.

In the spring of 2005, the Lord called Pastor Patrick to mission work in the inner-city streets, parks and projects of Detroit, Michigan. Since then, Patrick, his wife Mary, and three children have been working with the homeless, gangs, prostitutes, drug addicts and drug dealers in some of the worst ghettos of America, including Cass Corridor in Detroit, MI and Skid Row in Los Angeles, CA. God has called us “to preach the gospel to the poor”.  He has sent us to "heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised" - Luke 4:18.  Pastor Patrick and his family have answered this call and have taken the love of Jesus, the message of the Cross and the Good News of the Gospel to inner-city streets. As a result they have seen many precious souls come to repentance, devote their lives to Jesus, be freed from the bondage of drugs and addiction through the power, mercy, grace, love and glory of GOD!

After spending much of the spring of 2007 traveling the country and preaching at revival and street ministry conferences, the Lord called Pastor Patrick and his family to sell what they had in Detroit, MI and drive cross-country to Los Angeles, CA to minister to the lost and hurting souls of Skid Row.  Once in California Pastor Patrick began preaching on the streets of Skid Row, ministering to the residents there and began an open-air street church in Skid Row. For a year and a half  Pastor Patrick and his family were feeding between 200 and 300 people a week, along with providing clothes for those in need along with the operation of Skid Row street church. Each Saturday and Sunday they would have live worship music and preaching prior to feeding the homeless. Wednesday evenings Pastor Patrick be would on the streets, personally mentoring, discipling and doing Bible study with those we have met on the weekends. Lives were being touched and changed, and people were being baptized (in the back of a pickup truck!)  Most importantly, Jesus Christ is being lifted up and the Gospel trumpeted right in the midst of the devils camp!  Through the calling of God Pastor Patrick continued taking the message of the Cross, the Good news of the Gospel and the love of Jesus Christ to desperate and needy people of Skid Row!  

God had laid upon Patrick’s heart the need for a more permanent building space to continue the ministry in Skid Row. God brought this to fruition and made it possible to rent a small building in Skid Row where they could be present in the area on a daily basis. With the new Jonah Project facility Pastor Patrick was able to do more formal Bible studies, preaching, and foundation building, for those who have given their lives to the Lord, while continuing to preach and witness in the streets. 

Currently Pastor Patrick and his family are continuing the work God has called them to on the Streets of Skid Row lifting up the name and gospel of Jesus Christ to those lost who live there. Pastor Patrick is currently working with the Jonah Project in a new and larger facility. Please take the time to watch the following videos of Pastor Patrick preaching, working and baptizing on the streets of Skid Row and inner city Detroit.