In early 2014, members of Trinity Lutheran Church welcomed our first Family Promise guests. Since that first week, dozens of our members have contributed their time and gifts to help local families who are going through a time of homelessness. Through this partnership with Family Promise of Genesee County over 19 of the 28 families we have hosted are now maintaining their housing.
Just like the other host congregations of the Family Promise Network of Genesee County, Trinity Lutheran provides meals, shelter, and friendship to local homeless families one week each quarter (4x/year). Our medium-sized congregation is able to provide this love in the name of Jesus right here in our facility.
On Monday, March 13, Trinity’s Family Promise Coordinator, Mary Weeden and I met with Lindsey, the director of Family Promise of Genesee County for an annual review of our ministry together. Lindsey’s report shows how God’s people of Trinity Lutheran Church are serving others in tangible ways.
- Number of Host Weeks: 12 weeks since 2014
- Number of Families Hosted: 28 unique families
- Number of people hosted: 130 people (some were repeats)
- Number of Safe Night Sleep Provided: 910 nights of safe sleep
- Number of Volunteer Hours: 3,408 hours
- Amount of In-kind donations: ($22.13 an hour/volunteer): $75,419
Our ministry with Family Promise of Genesee County continues throughout the year. As the next host week approaches, it is announced in Heavenly Happenings, the Trinity Gram, and during worship. If being a part of our Family Promise ministry is something that you would like to learn more about, please contact Mary Weeden via email or phone the church office.
