Resource Links & Local Outreach Opportunities
The ELCA is a community of faith that shares a passion for making positive changes in the world. Our faith is built around a strong belief in God as made known to us in Jesus Christ. Through worship, service, and education, we practice our faith, grow our relationship with God and experience God's grace in our lives.
Our Vision
Our vision or our cause is to transform lives and give hope by breaking the cycles of poverty, homelessness, and addiction. Our goal is to transform lives by proclaiming Christ, bridging service gaps, creating networks, and building community through a relational approach. We envision a place where ministries, community agencies, non-profits, and churches can come together.
Our Mission
Our mission is simple. Simon Kenton Bridges of Hope is a faith-based, Christ-centered, non-profit organization dedicated to serving persons experiencing homelessness, poverty, and consequences of addictive behaviors. Bridges of Hope will address the needs of such persons by providing access to life-building and life-sustaining services, either through direct benevolence or in collaboration with private agencies, ministerial entities, and/or government agencies.
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers in Ohio
About The Recovery Village Columbus
A trusted name in addiction rehab, The Recovery Village's first Ohio rehabilitation center offers a complete range of treatment options for adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring disorders. The Recovery Village Columbus uses a multidisciplinary approach to treat substance use disorders alongside mental health issues for long-term success. A dedicated staff of experts works to create personalized treatment plans that may include medical detox, inpatient care, partial hospitalization, outpatient care and aftercare planning.
A true healing community, the village encourages connections with support groups and continuous treatment. Because therapy is often a communal experience, many form lifelong friendships with others recovering from substance use disorder. With results-based programs and tested methods, The Recovery Village offers one of the nation's leading comprehensive treatment programs, right in the heart of Ohio.
XAAC&M's Mission is Two Fold:
1) To discern and partner with the strengths, diversity and unique contributions of all Xenia area local churches, para-church ministries and church ministries in order to accomplish in a unified manner what could not be accomplished as effectively alone.
2) To provide an inter-church agency for cooperation in worship, religious education, evangelism, and community welfare.
The mission of Toward Independence is to assist individuals with developmental disabilities to live the fullest life possible by providing individualized services in a variety of community settings. Founded in 1975, our agency has been a resource for quality, caring services for more than 39 years!
Our Mission
To provide a place where our neighbors eat and come together as one community.
Our Vision
Share love, give hope, and provide a sense of community to our neighbors.
Reach out and help to meet the needs of neighbors, both physically and spiritually.
Serve our neighbors, the privileged and under-privileged, by giving a hand up and not a hand out.
Provide healthy, affordable meals in a warm and welcoming environment.
Eliminate hunger, build relationships, and celebrate community with our neighbors.
www.onebistro.org
Ministry Partners
Cross Connect A new ministry dedicated to ending poverty in Greene County is starting in Xenia. Cross Connect, was started by Rex and Becki Robinson. A pastor for more than 30 years, Rex has had extensive experience with people in financially difficult or impoverished situations.
Our goals are to provide case managers for families in need, volunteers to help remove debris and mud from homes, donated material items and spiritual care. The Lutheran congregations, through LDR Ohio, are able to support families whether government assistance is available or not. Families need safe, sanitary and secure homes and LDR Ohio volunteers are available by calling the LDR Ohio office at 740-732-6700 or Mary Woodward, Disaster Coordinator at 740-509-1132.
Graceworks Lutheran Services has advanced its mission and values since its incorporation in 1926. Our programs and services are offered in 50 locations throughout southwest Ohio, southeast Indiana and northern Kentucky. Our programs include senior living, credit counseling, job training, and housing and care for special populations. Our new name, Graceworks Lutheran Services, became effective in January 2006 and expresses a motivation to offer works in faithful response to God's grace. The name captures our organization's Lutheran heritage and conveys the rich meaning associated with our work.
Trinity Lutheran Seminary form leaders for Christ's Church at work in the world.
We create places apart where lives are changed
through spiritual growth as people experience
the love and joy of Jesus Christ.
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Ohio (LOMO) is a year-round ministry serving the three Ohio synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. All of the LOMO sites are ACA accredited. Safety is of our utmost concern.
The National Interfaith Hospitality Network is a national, non-profit organization that assists religious and community organizations in developing and operating Network programs. The Greene County IHN has been open since 1995. Our goal is to alleviate homelessness by fostering the development of Networks that provide shelter, meals, and assistance for homeless persons, and that increases community involvement in direct service and advocacy.
Wernle Youth & Family Treatment Center is a family focused, child centered agency providing opportunities for the growth, development and treatment of troubled children and their families - individually, interpersonally and socially – through best-practice programs and a variety of therapy approaches.
Habitat for Humanity of Greene County is an ecumenical Christian housing ministry that works in partnership with God and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with God’s people in need. HFHGC builds and renovates houses it sells to families, so there are decent houses in decent communities, in which people can live and grow into all God intended.
On behalf of the church, in witness to Christ, this agency's mission is to serve troubled or potentially troubled children and youth from infancy through transition into adulthood, with those significant to them, working toward their mental, social, physical and spiritual well-being.
The Lutheran magazine belongs to the people of the ELCA in all our diversity. The magazine:
Nurtures awareness of Christ's presence in our lives and the world.
Shares stories of God's people living their faith.
Connects us with the global Christian community.
Provides an open forum for discussion
Challenges us to bring God's grace and care to all.