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
We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity, and that truth must be spoken in love. (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31) Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of Love INC of Brevard.
We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. (Acts 3:19-21; Rom. 10:9-10; 1 Cor. 6:9-11).
We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. (1 Cor. 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb. 13:4) We believe that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman.
We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man (male) and one woman (female) in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. (Gen. 2:18-25)
We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female before birth. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image of God. (Gen. 1:26-27)
We believe that human life begins at conception, and that from the point of conception life in the womb shares the same God given rights and protections shared by the rest of humanity. (Jer. 1:4,5; Luke 1:15,41)
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.
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.
321.241.4901
Monday – Thursday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 4 PM
CLOSED SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
Love INC of Brevard is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible. Tax ID (EIN) 36-4512166
