Mission

LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES, INC. IS SET APART BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD TO COMMUNICATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO MEET THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND OTHER NEEDS OF THE POOR AND AT-RISK POPULATION. OUR VISION IS FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE TO ACHIEVE AND OVERALL OUTCOME OF GOD'S PEACE, LIFE PURPOSE, AND FULFILLMENT OF POTENTIAL. LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES HAS BEEN PROVIDING SHELTER, MEALS, AND PROGRAM SERVICES FOR 45 YEARS. THE 139 SHELTER BEDS, IN THE SPRAWLING LAKELAND CAMPUS, INCLUDE 66 BEDS IN THE GOSPEL RESCUE MISSION FOR HOMELESS MEN, 53 BEDS FOR WOMEN IN THE RECOVERY LIFE LEARNING CAMPUS (ADDICTION RECOVERY), AND 20 ADDITIONAL BEDS FOR MEN IN RECOVERY. OUR LIFE LEARNING CAMPUSES PROVIDES SERVICES DRIVEN BY FOUR PATHWAYS: SPIRITUAL GROWTH, COMMUNITY, INDUSTRY, AND EDUCATION. OUR THRIFT STORES HOUSE OUR HOPE CENTERS THAT DISTRIBUTE FOOD BOXES TO INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS LOCAL PARTNER AGENCIES, CHURCHES, AND CIVIC CLUBS. LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES OFFERS AN ACCREDITED COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AT OUR LAKELAND CAMPUS AND AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM CALLED LIGHTHOUSE XTREME AT 3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR BOTH RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY CHILDREN. THROUGH OUR HOMELESS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, DEDICATED CASE MANAGERS, RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL AID IS PROVIDED TO HELP PREVENT FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS WHEN POSSIBLE OR TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF TIME SOMEONE IS HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.