In the early morning hours of Thursday, January 3, 2013, James G. Fulmer was found frozen to death on the steps of a Nashville church. James Fulmer was 50 years old, homeless and physically handicapped (wsmv.com). His tragic story is just one of nearly 1,000 homeless men and women who die from hypothermia each year. (nationalhomeless.org). Every night in the United States, more than 600,000 people encounter homelessness. Their stories are different and their paths to homelessness, varied. Many have found themselves on the streets due to domestic violence, job loss, and mental illness (npr.org). Some were teachers, accountants, musicians, painters and even doctors. Many homeless people once led normal lives. However, there is a social stigma that sees homeless people as lazy, reluctant to work, ignorant and even unreliable. In a capitalist society that places the highest value on image and the almighty dollar, there seems to be little desire to interact with these “outcasts.” According to a recent New York Times article, there are people in New York with multiple jobs who still can't afford to pay rent on an apartment in the city. Therefore, many remain homeless and must find relief in one of the city's shelters. (nytimes.com) The New York Times states that: “Affordable housing advocates say occupied homelessness is evidence of the growing gap between wages and rents – which also widened in the city during the last recession – and, given the shortage of subsidized housing, how difficult it is to escape the shelter system, even for people who have jobs….work is not enough to lift people out of homelessness” (nytimes.com). What we see modeled in New York City is a disturbing… middle of paper… and political concerns, all with enormous economic overlay” (governing.com). What Jonathan Walters is observing so clearly is the need that men and women in all areas of life (education, government, psychology, medicine, etc.) take action to solve the problem… together The church is undoubtedly full of influential people in all the areas mentioned above, and yet the church body fails to obey basic biblical commandments regarding social justice The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., once said that “it is appalling that the most segregated hour in Christian America is eleven o'clock on Sunday morning. "...and while he was referring to racial segregation, his comment is true in terms of classism and social segregation. If we want to see an end to homelessness, the Church must become proactive, missionary and obedient to the teachings of Jesus..