OUR LOCAL AND GLOBAL PASSION AND STRATEGY
C.A.R.E.S.
We care because He first cared for us. Life Center CARES is our activation plan for cultivating and creating a movement of missional care both locally and globally. As followers of Jesus, care doesn’t just come to us, care must also come through us.
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Being the hands and feet of Jesus both locally and globally through tangible acts of service.
Abolishing sexual exploitation. Actively partnering with local and global ministries to provide support and education for those in the sex industry.
Following the great commission from Matthew 28 by helping launch church plants and supporting missionaries.
Partnering with local public schools assisting with meals, school supplies and mentoring. Globally, we are participating in child sponsorships and supporting the schools in India with Calcutta Mercy Missions.
Continuing our partnership with Olive Crest as we come alongside to support foster children and foster families in the Puget Sound.
COMPASSION.
BEING THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS BOTH LOCALLY
AND GLOBALLY THROUGH TANGIBLE ACTS OF SERVICE.
Help us be the hands and feet of Jesus by dropping off non-perishable groceries and essentials at any one of our campus locations to be distributed to families in need.
Non-perishable grocery donations: Peanut Butter, Jelly, Top Ramen / Cup A Noodles, Mac n Cheese, Cereal, Instant Oatmeal, Apple Sauce Cups, Canned Fruit, Canned Vegetables, Canned Soup, Canned Chicken / Tuna, Rice a Roni, Instant Mashed Potatoes, Granola Bars (Chewy), Fruit Snacks, Crackers & Cookies.
LIFE CENTER FOOD BANK
The Life Center Food Bank is open Tuesdays from 3:30pm - 5:30pm and Saturdays 10:00am - Noon. We bless others in need in our community giving away literal tons of food each year.
Life Center Rainier Campus
17708 28th Ave E, Tacoma, WA
LIFE CENTER FOOD PANTRY
The Life Center Food Pantry is open Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00pm.
Life Center Central Campus
1717 S Union Ave, Tacoma, WA
LIFE CENTER CLOTHING BANK
The Life Center Clothing Bank is a ministry that serves up to 300 people with free clothing every Saturday from 10:00am - 2:00pm and the 1st Tuesday of the month from 3:30pm - 5:30pm.
Donations are accepted the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from 10:00am - 1:00pm.
Life Center Rainier Campus
17708 28th Ave E, Tacoma, WA
LIFE CENTER THRIFT STORE
The Life Center Thrift Store is open Tuesday - Friday from 10:00am - 5:00pm and Saturday from 10:00am - 2:00pm. They provide reasonably priced clothing and household items to our community.
The Thrift Store accepts books, adult and children’s clothing and shoes (clean & in good condition), furniture, home decor products, jewelry, linens (clean & in good condition), all seasonal decorating items, small household appliances, tools, and toys.
TINY HOMES VILLAGE
Our North Tacoma Campus partners with The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) to support a tiny home village in the North End, delivering meals weekly and providing baskets with assorted food items at various times throughout the year. The tiny home village provides shelter, safety, and community for individuals, couples, and families experiencing homelessness.
EMERGENCY FOOD NETWORK
Emergency Food Network supplies Pierce County with a consistent, diverse, and nutritious food supply so that no person goes hungry. Annually, EFN provides 14.4 million pounds of food to 71 food pantries, meal sites, and shelters for distribution to families and individuals in need.
CARE NET
We partner with Care Net of Puget Sound, a faith-based care facility aiding individuals facing unplanned pregnancies who are seeking support for pregnancy loss and abortion recovery. All services are confidential and provided by medical professionals at no cost.
COMPASSION
We partner with Compassion International, a child-development ministry dedicated to releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name. Through sponsorships and donations, Compassion empowers local churches to provide individualized and holistic care to children in poverty so they are free to learn, grow, play, and dream.
WORLD VISION
We partner with World Vision who is a global Christian humanitarian organization. They partner with children, families, and their communities to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
ABOLISHING.
ACTIVELY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL AND GLOBAL MINISTRIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR THOSE IN THE SEX INDUSTRY.
PROJECT RESCUE
Project Rescue exists to rescue and restore victims of sexual slavery through the love and power of God.
REACHING.
FOLLOWING THE GREAT COMMISSION FROM MATTHEW 28 BY HELPING LAUNCH CHURCH PLANTS AND SUPPORTING MISSIONARIES.
SOUTH AMERICA
Laurel Ellis
Chris Schneider
EDUCATION.
PARTNERING WITH LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ASSISTING WITH MEALS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND MENTORING. GLOBALLY, WE ARE PARTICIPATING IN CHILD SPONSORSHIPS AND SUPPORTING THE SCHOOLS IN INDIA WITH CALCUTTA MERCY MISSIONS.
FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY
TACOMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CALCUTTA MERCY MISSIONS
A non-profit organization on a mission to feed, educate, and medically assist the poor of Calcutta, India.
PAT HURST
GLEN JOHNSON
MATT MANN
BILL SHAW
JAMES WISEMAN
NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY
SUPPORT.
CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OLIVE CREST AS WE COME ALONGSIDE TO SUPPORT FOSTER CHILDREN AND FOSTER FAMILIES IN THE PUGET SOUND.
OLIVE CREST
Olive Crest transforms the lives of at-risk children through the healing power of family.
RAEGAN GLUGOSH
Raegan Glugosh is an R.N. from the Los Angeles suburbs who got hooked on the needs of Romanian babies back in the mid-1990s and has never quite gotten over it. The day Raegan discovered sections of newborn babies abandoned in maternity hospitals in Bucharest, was the day the ministry of Touched Romania took on a whole new shape.
HELP US CARE FOR THE WORLD.
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