▁The ▁Out door ▁Church ▁is ▁mode led ▁on ▁E cc lesia ▁Min ist ries ’ ▁Common ▁C athedral , ▁an ▁out door ▁church ▁for ▁hom eless ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁in ▁Boston ▁that ▁has ▁held ▁out door ▁worship ▁services ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Out door ▁Church ▁founder ▁Jed edia h ▁Mann is ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Boston ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁offering ▁pro ▁b ono ▁legal ▁services ▁to ▁hom eless ▁con greg ants ▁at ▁Common ▁C athedral . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Harvard ▁Div inity ▁School . ▁Within ▁a ▁year , ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Pat ▁Z if c ak ▁started ▁the ▁Out door ▁Church ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁supported ▁initially ▁by ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Square ▁C ler gy ▁Association . ▁ ▁A ▁more ▁detailed ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Out door ▁Church , ▁Joseph ▁T uck erman ▁and ▁the ▁Out door ▁Church ▁by ▁Jed edia h ▁Mann is , ▁exam ines ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁Out door ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Joseph ▁T uck erman , ▁a ▁Un itar ian ▁minister ▁who ▁created ▁and ▁led ▁a ▁street ▁min istry ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁between ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁college ▁ro omm ate , ▁William ▁Ell ery ▁Ch anning . ▁Because ▁of ▁T uck erman ' s ▁innov ative ▁approach ▁to ▁eng aging ▁and ▁helping ▁the ▁poor ▁people ▁he ▁met ▁near ▁the ▁Boston ▁wh ar ves , ▁he