Our mission and vision

Love INC of Brevard County is one of more than a hundred Love INC locations across the United States and Kenya, who partner with over 7,800 Christian churches to serve hundreds of thousands of people in need.

Our local Love INC serves people in need who reside in Brevard County. How? By mobilizing the Church to transform lives and communities In the Name of Christ. Here’s why that works:
Without Love INC

Churches serve their communities in different ways. One area may have a financial literacy program, while another has housing assistance. Yet, when care is not coordinated, needs can be overlooked or duplicated, and people are not served in a holistic manner.

With Love INC

Love INC fosters collaboration and organizes holistic care to help the Church serve our neighbors through resources and relationships. By networking churches, businesses, organizations and individuals together, we create a web of resources from all the services and programs that exist in our community and we coordinate these resources on behalf of clients participating in our life-transformation program.

Core Values

  1. We are Christian. Everything we think, say, and do is in the name of Christ.
  2. Prayer is an integral part of who we are.
  3. We follow Christ’s example of valuing those in need.
  4. We value unity of the Body of Christ.
  5. We value transformation in the lives of people and communities.
  6. We value churches living out the two great commandments to love God and love their neighbors.
  7. We value building Christ-like relationships.
  8. We value the connectedness of the Love INC movement.
  9. We model excellence.

Core Beliefs

Our Partner Churches

Christian churches from across at least six denominations partner together to form a Love INC. Within these partnerships, Love INC serves as the scaffolding upon which greater growth is possible. However, it is the Christians in these churches who model Christ’s love and answer God’s call to serve. Working together as the body of Christ, we can best love and serve our community.

Our Staff

Kristy Stuart
Executive Director
Jason Hermansdorfer
Operations Director
James Fontenot
Programs Director
Tangi Combs
Partnership Exploration Coordinator
Freddi Woodford
Partnership Engagement Coordinator
Maureen Thompson
Client Services Coordinator
Kelli Latta

Life Curricula Administrator

John Maas
Chaplain & Director of Facilities
Megan Starnes
Operations Coordinator
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Carol DeBlasis

Volunteer Coordinator

John Maas
Chaplain & Director of Facilities
Megan Starnes
Operations Coordinator

Village Thrift Staff

Linda Buckwalter
Village Thrift Director
Sheryl Fahje
Donation Center Supervisor
Derek Reimer
Merchandise Expeditor
Zach Albornoz
Transport Assistant

Board of Directors

Chris Waldrop

Board Member
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Janie McDermott

Board Member
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Scott C. Dixon

Board Member
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Gloria Lorey

Board Member
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Rebecca Schultz

Board Member
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Lesli Smith

Board Member
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Gloria Lorey
Board Member
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James Macchi

Board Member
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Lesli Smith

Board Member

The Love INC ministry model is relational, because we believe Christ-like relationships are transformative.

When Love INC flourishes in a community, healthy relationships grow, Christian love thrives, and struggling neighbors receive support, friendship, and the kind of practical help they need. Love In the Name of Christ’s Relational Ministry model can be expressed in four interconnected ways or “modes.” We call these modes:

The local Love INC Connection Center is the foundation of the Love INC ministry. It is also the first opportunity we have to begin to listen to and care for people while exploring ways for churches to be helpful.

The Connection Center receives requests for help, screens the requests, verifies the need, and then refers the request to a local church ministry, church volunteer, or community agency. After people are helped the Connection Center follows up to ensure the need was met and to offer continued spiritual support.

Love INC helps churches build ministries to fill the gaps in services by identifying unmet needs in the community. From baby cribs to financial management classes, we help churches organize services and products to meet real needs without duplicating existing resources. Yet, what is offered is much more than products and services, our relational approach ensures that each person is seen as an individual and offered prayer, encouragement, and ongoing connection.

Love INC desires to help people holistically to achieve longer-term goals. We do this through our Transformational Ministry. This involves organizing and equipping church members to offer weekly classes and mentoring. Some Transformational Ministry programs are just a couple of months long, and others extend to over a year. Our Transformational Ministry programming provides people with knowledge/skills training, goal setting, emotional support, and spiritual encouragement along with the church and community resources available through the Love INC Connection Center and Gap Ministries.

In Community Transformational Ministry, a local Love INC, on behalf of their partner churches, actively engages local governments and becomes an advocate for developing community-wide solutions that incorporate developmental compassion and preserve the dignity of people being served in a Christ-like and God-honoring way.

Love INC Benefits

The collective support of Love INC can transform communities and lives