Below are our mission partners designated as “LOCAL,” serving Gardendale and the greater Birmingham area.

 

Tom Duley – Urban Ministry

 Urban Ministry’s mission is to serve persons in Birmingham, Alabama with programs of Compassion and Wholeness. We recognize that people who are suffering need both. Our Compassion ministries are designed to put an immediate end to their suffering; while our Wholeness ministries seek to offer life sustaining educational opportunities.

www.urban-ministry.com

  
   
Home Repair Team 

The home repair team help with minor home repairs to those who are physically or financially unable.  For more information, contact Paul Wiegert.
   
The Caring Center

The Caring Center better known as “Good Samaritan Fund” assists those in Gardendale with bills, clothing and food. 

 School Supplies

Provide school supplies to local schools that need assistance with backpacks, paper, pencils and other supplies
   
Ruth Crosby – First Light

Ruth G. Crosby is the Executive Director of First Light, Inc., a non-profit center for homeless women, located in her native Birmingham, Alabama. Upon earning a B.S. degree in Biology from Huntington College in Montgomery, she was employed for thirteen years by Southern Research Institute, where she conducted clinical research on such diseases as cancer and malaria.

Contact First Light Shelter

  
   
  Tony Cooper – Jimmie Hale Missions 

Since 1944 The Jimmie Hale Mission has been a shelter for the homeless, a rest stop for the weary, a feeding station for the hungry, and a sanctuary for the hurting. For many, the Mission has not been their last stop but the first step toward a changed life.

www.jimmiehalemissions.com
   
Pashion Lewis – Dream Garden 

Dream Garden is a ministry to children, youth and their families.  It consists of tutoring, counseling, Bible study, recreation, field trips, arts and crafts and computer classes.  Children who participate in the after-school and summer programs battle a tremendous number of social issues.  Many have seen or been close to situations children should not have to face.  Most do not have positive role models and would benefit greatly from the consistent presence and encouragement of loving, caring, Christian adults.

Email: bhamdreamgarden@hotmail.com

Contact: Mrs. Pashion Lewis – Director

  
   
  Steve Freeman, Anita Jones, and Doug Kovash –Firehouse Shelter

The Firehouse Shelter was founded in 1983 as an outreach program of The Cooperative Downtown Ministries.  On its first night, the Shelter housed 12 men.  Today, more than 175 homeless men find a safe, welcoming bed at a Firehouse Shelter facility.  For 25 years, the Shelter has worked to improve and expand its programs and services for Birmingham’s homeless.  Its success is seen in the fact that 90% of Shelter clients leave Shelter programs for permanent or transitional housing, or for needed medical treatment.

 www.firehouseshelter.com