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Community Outreach, Witness & Evangelism
As a church that reaches up to God and out into the community, we have active witness and outreach ministries.Our outreach ministries reflect the fact that we are a cross-shaped church; that is, a church that reaches up to God and out into community.

OUTREACH MINISTRIES


Recovery Ministry
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The Recovery Ministry seeks to work with individuals who are seeking drug and alcohol treatment programs. We believe that Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit empower us to care for those struggling with addictions. The ministry is committed to allowing the power of God’s grace to under gird our desire to share and provide support for those on the sobriety journey.

AIDS Ministry
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The AIDS Ministry works in collaboration with the AIDS Interfaith Network. The volunteers are responsible for supporting AIDS patients through prayer, friendship, hands-on-help, and spiritual sharing.

SLAAM Ministries
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Promotes athletic involvement and physical fitness throughout the St. Luke church body. The ministry seeks to find opportunities to involve all groups within the church (men, women, boys, and girls). We also seek to encourage our members to focus on their physical fitness as well as their spiritual fitness.
o Lady Crusaders Girls Basketball Team
o Boys Basketball Team
o Dallas Martial Arts Club

Breadbasket Ministry
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The Breadbasket Ministry is grounded in the divine commandment to share our resources with those in need. Accordingly, this ministry provides food to those in such need.

Health & Welfare Ministries
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We believe that God cares about bodies and our health; more specifically, we believe that God desires us to take care of our bodies and our health. Thus, the Health and Welfare ministry provides preventive health education seminars that are open to both church members and members of the broader community. The ministry is also staffed and equipped to provide emergency medical services (should the need arise).

Homeless Ministry
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We believe that Gospel calls us to demonstrate visible concern and care for the least of these. We believe that homeless are clearly included amongst the least of these. We minister to the homeless by providing food, clothing, and other assistance as needed.

Jail Ministry
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Provides spiritual support services for individuals who are incarcerated in the Texas criminal justice system. Visits inmates on the first Sundays of every month. The Jail Ministry also implements and supervises the Angel Tree Program to address the needs of children whose parents are incarcerated.

Loaves & Fishes Ministry
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Serves the homeless and hungry via monthly meals and the provision of special holiday gifts and meals. Meals are served every fourth Saturday at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Center, located in South Dallas.

Zan Wesley Holmes Community Life Center
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To coordinate the establishment of a nonprofit organization that will conduct outreach projects in the community surrounding the Community Life Center and St. Luke "Community" UMC.

WITNESS MINISTRIES

Political –Social Action Ministry(P-SAM)

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The Political-Social Action Ministry (P-SAM) accepts the responsibility to inform, engage, motivate, and mobilize the St. Luke family and wider community in the ways of justice; keeping the words of the Lord as given to the prophet Micah as our guide…to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with our God.

 

Sankofa African Heritage Ministry

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The Sankofa African Heritage Ministry exists to help St. Luke live out its core value of celebrating our heritage.  Sankofa, a word in the Akan language of Ghana, West Africa teaches us that we must go back to our roots in order to move forward.  As African people, our heritage extends back to the very beginning of time. The Sankofa African Heritage Ministry is responsible for presenting the Zan W. Holmes, Jr. African Heritage Lecture Series along with our annual Kwanzaa Celebration.

 

BMCR

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The mission of Black Methodists for Church Renewal is to raise up prophetic and spiritual leaders who will be advocate for the unique needs of Black people in the United Methodist church.

 

Job and Career Ministry

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To provide resources to the community of god’s people by providing resource support in which one Can complete an active work search for employment.


EVANGELISM MINISTRIES

 

 

Membership Intake
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This ministry is responsible for welcoming into the congregation those who respond to the invitation to unite with Christ and join St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church.

 


Prison & Jail Ministry
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Provides spiritual support services for individuals who are incarcerated in the Texas criminal justice system. Visits inmates on the first Sundays of every month. The Jail Ministry also implements and supervises the Angel Tree Program to address the needs of children whose parents are incarcerated.


Evangelism

 

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Works to ensure that the congregation reaches out to people with the good news of Jesus Christ and receives them into its care so that they may develop a relationship with God and live as Christian disciples.


Membership Orientation 
The mission of the membership orientation ministry is to faithfully orient and familiarize women and men to the life of the church of Jesus Christ and to the local church community at St. Luke “Community” UMC. The ministry conducts monthly orientations every third Saturday and provides instruction and encouragement on becoming an active participant in the life of the church and Bible study.


Prayer
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The Prayer Ministry is dedicated and consecrated to intercede for the St. Luke church family, the community, and the nation. We believe in the power of the Holy Spirit to transform the lives of God’s people, triumph over adversities, and to walk in victory in all areas of our lives. Every Sunday morning the prayer ministry consecrates and anoints God’s house before the celebration services and between services. During the quarterly prayer vigil, the St. Luke family gathers to praise and worship God and seek God’s will and direction for the church. We believe that through prayer, God brings down strongholds and prepares the atmosphere for the power of the Holy Spirit to manifest in the lives of God’s people. We stand on James 5:16, “The prayer of a the righteous is powerful and effective.”

 

 

 
 

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