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Expanding Engagement: We’re Just Getting Started

by | Dec 20, 2016 | Notes from the Executive Director

Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it. Now you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you showed in the beginning be matched now by your giving. – The Apostle Paul to the Church at Corinth

In May of 2016, at Love In the Name of Christ we celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony for our ministry expansion. We are so humbled that we were able to open this facility with the heart’s intent of expanding our ministry engagement on many fronts.

I’m most excited about our new Relational Ministry Center! This name is intentional because we believe that all transformation happens in the context of Christ centered relationships. With our Relational Ministry Center we’ve gained the dedicated space for face to face engagement, and we are committed to offering hospitality, opportunity and dignity to those in our community who are seeking the support that life sometime requires.

We know much is unpredictable in the world right now, but we are unwavering in leading together as we follow the Biblical guide to care for those who are vulnerable in our midst.

With this new dedicated space and our dedicated hearts, we are more reliant on your financial partnership than ever before. Your continued financial partnership with this ministry will enable us to grow our engagement as we not only feed the hungry, but educate them so they may in turn become part of the transformation that God is bringing to this community!

We thank you in advance for your continued financial investment and participation as we continue to “mobilize local churches to transform lives and communities in the name of Christ!”

Sincerely,

Lisa Mathews, Executive Director

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It’s quite incredible that all of this happens almost every day, and every week, by diligent volunteers who embody our diligence core value.

Not only is there a large variety of “things to do,” but also a deep investment by those who say yes to volunteering. Most volunteers serve weekly, some even daily, spending hundreds of hours donating the gift many of us hold most tightly – the gift of time.

In 2023 alone, 420 volunteers invested 49,120 hours – a value of $1.5 million! 

Our core mission is to love, serve and connect with dignity as we follow Jesus Christ closely, watching how he transforms lives – and we often highlight the transformation happening through our Life Skills Program.

What we often forget to highlight is that God is also transforming lives through volunteerism, giving community members purpose, friendship, creativity, and belonging. Here at Love, we believe everyone has something to offer.

If you are a volunteer, at Love Your Neighbor or elsewhere, thank you for this priceless gift!

Check out this volunteer video to learn more about volunteering at Love Your Neighbor.