{"id":192757,"date":"2026-05-14T23:33:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192757\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T23:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:33:25","slug":"city-dedicates-street-to-reverend-charles-mother-mary-beth-kennedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192757\/","title":{"rendered":"City dedicates street to Reverend Charles, Mother Mary Beth Kennedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The community remembered the Reverend Charles Kennedy and Mother Mary Beth Kennedy during a street naming on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That ceremony took place in the 2100 block of German Street. The Kennedys were active members of the Erie community and international missionaries with the goal of spreading God\u2019s love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/erie-va-medical-center-celebrates-75-years-of-dedication\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Erie VA Medical Center celebrates 75 years of dedication;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Erie VA Medical Center celebrates 75 years of dedication&quot;}\"> Erie VA Medical Center celebrates 75 years of dedication <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They also founded the Community Country Day School and the Community of Caring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the street naming, the community shared stories about the positive impact of their work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/kiwanis-club-of-erie-presents-awards-to-local-high-school-seniors\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kiwanis Club of Erie presents awards to local high school seniors;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kiwanis Club of Erie presents awards to local high school seniors&quot;}\"> Kiwanis Club of Erie presents awards to local high school seniors <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMs. Kennedy was an Earth angel to me. She helped me when I got expelled from school. I was 15 years old, I got expelled and I didn\u2019t have a school to go to, so she opened the doors and gave me the opportunity to do the right thing for the second time around,\u201d said Shawnta\u2019 Pulliam-Brown, a Community Country Day School alum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pulliam-Brown said that because Mother Kennedy gave her a second chance, she not only became valedictorian, but she went on to start a non-profit of her own called Nurturing Hearts, spreading that same love to the next generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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