Standing in the GAP for People in Need

Love INC affiliates across the country are developing a wide array of Gap ministries to help meet unique, unmet needs. As Love INC works with people in need, it discovers gaps in services in the community – specific, ongoing needs that are not currently or sufficiently being met through agencies, government, and existing church ministries – and fills the gaps by working with churches to organize services or products to meet those needs. As churches and Christian volunteers in the Love INC network develop a Gap Ministry, new resources become readily available to help the poor.

Typically, a church provides the space to operate the Gap Ministry, and other churches in the Love INC network support the ministry by providing volunteers, services, and/or products. Love INC helps churches succeed in ministering to the poor by referring people with verified needs to the Gap Ministry and offering church members specific, manageable opportunities to meet those needs. As churches work together, they demonstrate the unity of the Body of Christ, giving a powerful testimony to their community.

At the heart of Gap Ministries is the truth that God cares about every need a person has and desires to meet each one, demonstrating His intensely personal love. As Scripture says, “And my God will meet ALL your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19).

Because every community has different gaps in services to the poor, Love INC affiliates have developed a diversity of Gap Ministries. For example:

Back-to-school clothing, School supplies, Pro Bono Professional Services; Pro Bono Medical Exams; Prescription Medication Advocacy; Car Maintenance & Repair; Personal Care Items, Holiday Food Baskets; Household Items; Yard Work Assistance