Edmundite Missions Is an Alabama Bright Light Shining in the Black Belt

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By Karim Shamsi-Basha

During the Great Depression in 1937, two Catholic priests of the Society of Saint Edmund came to Selma intending to spread the gospel, but the poverty they encountered was so shocking and profound they began handing out sandwiches and other food out of the back door of their mission house.

That was the beginning of Edmundite Missions, an organization still based in Selma and still feeding the stomach along with the soul.

“We’re focused on the works of corporal mercies: food, clothing, shelter, and education,” said Chad McEachern, president and CEO of Edmondite Missions. “Selma is a home base, but we work in several other counties in the Black Belt region of Alabama and in Louisiana and Texas.”

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