Faithful listening, lasting ministry at Prince of Peace
At Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Burnsville, Minnesota, listening to neighbors has helped a small food shelf grow into a ministry offering food, clothing, dental and eye care and a welcoming place to turn.
Watch how the congregation puts faith into action, and how partnership with MIF helps give it confidence to respond.
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From roof repair to to full restoration: a Jacksonville church prepares for the future
The loan that Trinity Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Florida, took out from MIF didn’t just repair a leaky roof. According to the Rev. Robert Kinley, Trinity’s pastor, it has helped enable the congregation to continue doing what it has done for more than 95 years: provide vital ministry to its community.
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Trinity’s food pantry receives ‘more than enough’
Pantry House, the congregation-run food pantry adjacent to Trinity Lutheran Church, has served approximately 1,100 families monthly. Now it’s better equipped to serve even more.
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With a loan from MIF, Gethsemane Lutheran Church invests in the welfare of neighborhood families
When the operator of a daycare center leasing space at Gethsemane pulled out after 30 years, the church’s members knew what God was calling them to do.
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Minneapolis-area church borrows from MIF, and a new sense of fellowship results
Successive building additions left Normandale Lutheran Church with many chopped-up spaces. The thriving congregation set out to become even more inviting to worshippers.
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A church loan from MIF helps bring a new vision to life in a refurbished space
When a Seattle-area church closed its doors and donated its building, Salt House was born. The congregation turned to MIF as they sought to renovate and realize their new ministry.
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