Summer 2023 Newsletter
Love INC links people in need to volunteers from a network of area churches.Our mission is to transform lives and communities, In the Name of Christ.
Love INC links people in need to volunteers from a network of area churches.Our mission is to transform lives and communities, In the Name of Christ.
Love INC links people in need to volunteers from a network of area churches.Our mission is to transform lives and communities, In the Name of Christ.
Love INC links people in need to volunteers from a network of area churches.
Our mission is to transform lives and communities, In the Name of Christ.
Getting Outside of the Walls On a recent Sunday, Pastor Keith asked our Executive Director, Raymond Klein, to share the mission of Love INC at Northside Baptist Church. Love INC’s mission is to mobilize the local church to transform lives and communities In the Name of Christ. Part of Love INC’s focus is in “getting outside the walls”, which means going to where the people are- to let them see the love of Jesus through outreach. The people …
A New Season for Susan Susan began working as the Clearinghouse Coordinator for Love In the Name of Christ in February of 2004. Susan worked for many years in the Mental Health, Homeless and Substance abuse fields before coming to serve at Love INC. She was instrumental in reviving the clearinghouse when she took on this position in 2004. Susan has touched thousands of lives in the last 18 years. She has built countless relationships with churches and people in …
The Gift of Giving Nancy, one of our clients, came to Love INC with a different kind of request. She needed help, yes, but it wasn’t for herself: it was for others. She wanted to purchase Thanksgiving dinners for a group of elderly disabled people living in her apartment complex. Almost none had any sort of transportation. Some were partially blind. Some had debilitating mental illnesses. Many had no family to assist them. On a regular basis, Nancy tries …
“Need a Lift, Mr?” Matthew 25:35-40 Parable of Jesus [The King says] “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see …
Bill Landes: The Servant’s Life William G. Landes departed this earth to be with his Lord Jesus on February 26, 2021 at the age of 86. He was a Naval Civil Engineer, a commander in the U.S. Navy’s Sea-bees, and served in Vietnam where he was awarded the Bronze Star for combat heroism. He returned to Charlottesville in 1978 and completed a graduate degree from the University of Virginia in 1988. Bill brought his skills to Love in …
Humble Works Completed Her Faith She left us last week, going home to be with the Lord. But she left us with memories of such a profound life that a skeptical observer might have puzzled over her actions. We can imagine the questions. Why did she waste wonderful Sunday mornings at church each week when there were delicious Sunday brunches to be shared with friends in Charlottesville? Why did she waste Wednesdays volunteering at Love INC when that …