Partners in Ministry​
These are a few organizations near and dear to our hearts. We support them in a variety of ways: with financial gifts, our time, volunteers, in-kind-donations, and volunteers.
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LOCAL
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In As Much Food Pantry - In As Much Ministry is a food pantry that addresses food security for people in need within Clay County, Missouri through the generosity of the community.
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Rebuilding Together Kansas City - They make essential repairs to help our most vulnerable neighbors stay in their homes. They do this by completing critical repairs and safety modifications for over 150 low-income families each year - free of charge to them.
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Love INC of Clay County - The foundation of Love INC of Clay County is its Clearinghouse, which maintains information on resources available throughout the Kansas City Area for people in need. Love INC also provides emergency financial assistance to individuals and families facing eviction from their home or the shut-off of their utilities. Love INC partners with Happy Bottoms to provide diapers and other baby needs from birth to age four. Love INC stays connected with families through its monthly care plan ministry, which is a promise to families receiving financial assistance that they will stay in touch by providing six months of ongoing personal care and household cleaning items. Love INC also has a network of friends that provide prayer support for clients, volunteers, staff, and churches.
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Metro Lutheran Ministries - With dignity and respect, Metro Lutheran Ministry helps families and individuals break the cycle of poverty, supporting them in achieving housing and personal stability, food security, and self-sufficiency. We participate every year in their Christmas Store and several other ministries.
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Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri - Lutheran Family and Children’s Services creates change by providing services that offer solutions for Missouri’s children and their families. They establish and preserve safety by ensuring parents and caregivers have the skills, knowledge, and resources to maintain healthy relationships. They work with children and adults to establish social, emotional, and financial stability. To promote sustained well-being, they ensure children have the skills, knowledge, and resources to successfully progress through school.
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace - SHP provides beds and bedding to kids in the Northland who don't have a bed to sleep on, and coordinates volunteers to build these beds. ​​
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Liberty-Area Ministerial Alliance - An association of congregations and faith-based organizations in the Liberty area that partner together for ministry in our community.
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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
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ELCA Good Gifts - ELCA Good Gifts are a creative, meaningful way to support the ministries of the ELCA that mean the most to you and your loved ones, including the ELCA Fund for Leaders, ELCA Global Church Sponsorship, ELCA New Congregations, ELCA Vision for Mission, ELCA World Hunger, Disability Ministries and Lutheran Disaster Response. Each of these programs is a long-term, partnership-based ministry that focus on the needs identified by local congregations and global companion churches and their communities.
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​ELCA World Hunger - Working with and through congregations in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Lutheran churches overseas and other partners, ELCA World Hunger is uniquely positioned to reach communities in need. From health clinics to microloans, water wells to animal husbandry, community meals to advocacy, your gifts to ELCA World Hunger make it possible for the ELCA to respond, supporting sustainable solutions that get at the root causes of hunger and poverty.
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Lutheran Disaster Response - Lutheran Disaster Response shares God's hope, healing and renewal with people whose lives have been disrupted by disasters in the United States and around the world. When the dust settles and the headlines change, they stay to provide ongoing assistance to those in need.
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Lutheran World Relief - LWR seeks to end poverty throughout the world by partnering with communities to create jobs and develop productive, inclusive and resilient economies rooted in agriculture; promoting sustainable farming practices so farmers and agribusinesses can improve productivity while conserving their natural resources; and responding to natural disasters and complex crises, helping people recover, rebuild and reduce their vulnerabilities to future shocks.