What started as a small ministry from a tiny home in the Washington Park Community, has grown into a large-scale outreach program with a fully functioning ministry center. The newly opened Good Samaritan Center is a 6,000 square foot facility complete with fully functioning kitchen, resource room, nursery, restroom and shower facilities, a free laundry facility, and a worship center for our Washington Park congregation.
Through the grace of God, Good Samaritan Ministries of the Metro East is now registered with the IRS as a 501(c) 3 organization and supported by generous gifts from local organizations, churches, and individuals. This allows GSM to be operated without paid staff: We are completely a volunteer organization. Without volunteers, GSM could not function.
Our mission is simple: to provide help to those in need by befriending them and pointing them to their true hope in Christ Jesus. To that end, we provide physical, emotional, and spiritual nourishment through a wide variety of ministry opportunities, and purposely target individuals and families that are experiencing difficulties making ends meet. Our main
emphasis is to provide a hand up, not just a hand out. Our goal is to help people get their "feet back under them", rather than just support them.
To meet material needs, we provide canned goods, non-perishable items, and clothing to those in need. The GSM facility provides free shower and laundry facilities. GSM also provides three monthly grants for families needing help with house payments, utilities, medical bills, or emergency needs. These grants are limited to $250 each and can be obtained through an application process.
Through GSM we are able to offer free counseling and job search services to those needing assistance and a weekly Bible study in the Washington Park area. But, the highlight of GSM is the Saturday worship service at the center. Here, people from the Washington Park community, volunteer workers, and many others gather together to worship our Lord. These powerful services are the catalyst for what God is doing in the lives of people through GSM.
In the future, we hope to open a computer center for job-training and placement help, to expand our ministry to the children and teens of the Washington Park community, and to further increase our reach into other communities.
As you can tell, there is much to do, and much more that we can do. We need your prayers, we need your financial support...but most of all we need YOU. As much as the work of GSM is about affecting the lives of others, I guarantee you that you cannot be involved and NOT be affected yourself. The greatest way to change your life is to be actively involved in changing the lives of others. Be the change.
Check out the GSM Promotional Video...
Through the grace of God, Good Samaritan Ministries of the Metro East is now registered with the IRS as a 501(c) 3 organization and supported by generous gifts from local organizations, churches, and individuals. This allows GSM to be operated without paid staff: We are completely a volunteer organization. Without volunteers, GSM could not function.
Our mission is simple: to provide help to those in need by befriending them and pointing them to their true hope in Christ Jesus. To that end, we provide physical, emotional, and spiritual nourishment through a wide variety of ministry opportunities, and purposely target individuals and families that are experiencing difficulties making ends meet. Our main
emphasis is to provide a hand up, not just a hand out. Our goal is to help people get their "feet back under them", rather than just support them.
To meet material needs, we provide canned goods, non-perishable items, and clothing to those in need. The GSM facility provides free shower and laundry facilities. GSM also provides three monthly grants for families needing help with house payments, utilities, medical bills, or emergency needs. These grants are limited to $250 each and can be obtained through an application process.
Through GSM we are able to offer free counseling and job search services to those needing assistance and a weekly Bible study in the Washington Park area. But, the highlight of GSM is the Saturday worship service at the center. Here, people from the Washington Park community, volunteer workers, and many others gather together to worship our Lord. These powerful services are the catalyst for what God is doing in the lives of people through GSM.
In the future, we hope to open a computer center for job-training and placement help, to expand our ministry to the children and teens of the Washington Park community, and to further increase our reach into other communities.
As you can tell, there is much to do, and much more that we can do. We need your prayers, we need your financial support...but most of all we need YOU. As much as the work of GSM is about affecting the lives of others, I guarantee you that you cannot be involved and NOT be affected yourself. The greatest way to change your life is to be actively involved in changing the lives of others. Be the change.
Check out the GSM Promotional Video...
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