House of Mercy Jr.
a shame-free youngster program.

Artbus
the mobile community art machine.

Book Clubs
everything from Annie Dillard to Ulrich Zwingli.

DIY Arts Workshops
led by the likes of Aaron Hansen, MFA Print Making, Cranbrook Graduate School; Monica Larson, MFA Print Making, Arizona State University; Michael Rathbun, MFA Sculpture, University of Minnesota; Christopher Larson, MFA Sculpture, Yale University; Jim Larson, MFA Painting, Brooklyn College.

Love Feast
not a potluck, not a food-for-money scheme. A community meal featuring good and exotic food, including Tanzanian, Brazilian, Thai, Cuban, and Mediterranean.

Bible Study
a no sacrifice-of-the- intellect, honest interpretation of the Bible.

Readings
by Karl Barth, Douglas Coupland, Annie Dillard, Michel Foucault, Thomas Frank, Soren Kierkegaard, Julian of Norwich, and Flannery O'Connor.

Hymns
by Fanny Crosby, Hank Williams, Isaac Watts, the Louvain Brothers, Martin Luther, Johnny Cash, The Violent Femmes, The Carter Family, The Handsome Family, and Charles Wesley.

Guest Artists
that include the likes of Gordon Gano, Charlie Louvin, Ralph Stanley, Michel Shocked, Slim Dunlap, Accident Clearinghouse, Baby Grant Johnson, The Carpetbaggers, Flora, The Brothers Frantzich, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, and Angel.

Stations of the Cross
a lent through easter show in which local artists are comissioned to interpret the 14 stations of Jesus journey to the cross.

Gospel Song Tribute
an occasional tribute in which local bands and singers salute great american gospel songwriters. Past tributes include Hank Williams (1998), the Louvin Brothers (1999), and Ralph Stanley (2001).

Mercy Presents Live at the Turf Club
a monthly Grand Old Opry style radio show at the Turf Club featuring local artists such as Mike Gunther, Thunder in the Valley, Molly Maher, Martin Devaney, Tim O'Reagan, Helen & Karen, Lonesome Dan Kase, the Get Up Johns, and as always, for the very first time, that House of Mercy Band.