Program areas at Lighthouse Gospel Mission
Lighthouse Gospel Mission through operation hope we distributed 1.4m pounds of food impacting approximately 17,299 families. Additionally, lgm partnered with 27 ministries to distribute food in the local communities. The Lighthouse remnant thrift store assists the community by making used goods, clothing and furniture available at affordable prices. Proceeds support the Lighthouse Gospel Mission, faith home ministry and operation hope. Additionally, the taste of freedom food truck provides revenue to support these programs and cover some of these expenses.
Lighthouse freedom center church over the course of 2023, lfc shepherded and tended to the spiritual needs of 1,251 individuals monthly thorugh 2 weekly services. Additionally, over the course of the year in our weekly church services we led approximately 54 individuals to christ for the transformation and restoration of their lives, families and communities. We performed baptisms, baby dedications and conducted new members' classes. Additionally, we served our community by performing 5 marriage ceremonies preceded by premarital counseling with licensed and ordained ministers. We had 5 fellowship meetings through our women's group with 50-75 attendees at each and 6 meetings through our men's group. We also sent out 12 evangelism teams throughout the year. Additionally, we supported other minitries, outreaches, and individuals in various ways. All these actions focused on sharing the Gospel of jesus christ and were successful in doing so.
Faith home ministries in 2023, approximately 60 men and women resided on grounds in our residential treatment program. There were 520 volunteer chapel speakers in throughout the year to minister to the faith home. Throughout the year. 6 individuals successfully completed the 18 month discipleship training program. These graduates have experienced complete restoration of their lives, restoration to their families, many resuming their roles as mothers and fathers to their children, and have experienced restoration to society through the intimate relationship with jesus they developed in the faith home program.