Our mission

We believe in helping people reach their potential and understand their value as created by God. We are a Christian non-profit agency whose purpose is to network local churches into a partnership that links their resources and services to help our community members in need as well as looking beyond the need to engage with the person. Our local vision is to see lives transformed by helping individuals achieve their God-given potential.

Our History

Love INC is a national organization that was founded in 1977 in Michigan. There are currently more than 130 affiliates around the United States.​ Each affiliate partners with local churches to serve their community.

Partner Churches

This is a list of the church partners that make up Love In the Name of Christ in Douglas County
  • Alexandria Covenant
  • Berea Lutheran 
  • Bethesda Lutheran 
  • Calvary Lutheran
  • Caravan Fellowship
  • Catalyst Covenant 
  • Church for the Harvest
  • Cornerstone Church
  • First Lutheran 
  • First Presbyterian
  • New Life Christian Church
  • New Testament
  • Shalom Lutheran
  • Church of St. Mary 
  • Zion Lutheran
  • Free Methodist 
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  • Good Shepherd Lutheran
  • Grace Church
  • Grace Lutheran
  • House of Prayer
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic 
  • Lake Community 
  • Lakes Area Seventh-Day Adventist
  • Living Waters Church
  • Faith Lutheran
  • Living Word Lutheran
  • Long Bridge Lutheran 
  • Osakis Lutheran Church 
  • Our Saviour's Lutheran
  • Salem Lutheran 
  • Sauk Valley Lutheran 
  • St. Nicholas Catholic 
"Jesus replied, "Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life." John 4:13-14

Redemptive Compassion​

Love INC of Douglas County operates under the principles of the Redemptive Compassion curriculum which is built on
  • Seeing everyone's value
  • Investing relationally in others 
  • Helping everyone achieve their God-given potential
  • Requiring mutual contribution and participation
  • Responding with discernment and wisdom
  • Serving in ways that transform

volunteers

Local church volunteers are the heart of Love in the Name of Christ. Over 300+ volunteers are regularly mobilized each year​. Through Love INC, Christians are living out who they say they are by putting their faith in action and providing help, hope, and God's love to neighbors in need. They are building caring relationships and life skills with those who are struggling, and moving beyond the expressed need to help address the underlying issues that contribute to poverty and hopelessness.