In the year 2024, we clothed 1300 people
Every year we give clothing to the Adams School, Crosspointe and Purple Heart. This year we were able to give out 931 bags of clothing to Purple Heart and Crosspointe & Adams School.
In the year 2024 we had over 3,562 people volunteer their time in the Lighthouse. These volunteers came in and worked in the soup kitchen, stocked shelves in our pantry and helped prepare food orders to hand out to needy families.
Our drivers, Richard, Mike, James and Steve are now picking up 68 times a week from 40 different locations, that's over 3,476 pick ups a year. We pick up donations of baked goods, canned goods, milk, juice as well as prepared foods from many different organizations that believe in what we are doing and want to be involved, including the Rainbows that give faithfully every year, God Bless Them. Gene picked up from over 146 locations, household goods and furniture that was donated to us.
We have been able to place 7 donation containers in surrounding stores and restaurants and we have helped many people relocate to shelters and rehab centers and many more have found jobs and have been able to get their own place.
We fed 113 people Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner in our Soup Kitchen and, Light & Life Church as well as many other churches in the are provided 1500 sandwiches for our soup kitchen last year.
We have served over 21,000 meals in our soup kitchen in 2024
Eddy's restaurant has been generous in donating soup last year. Also KFC, Bob Evans, Tim Horton's, Top Notch, Costco, Taco Bell, Olive Garden and Pizza Hut and Gracie See's, as well as many others donated to us.
We also receive food from Forgotten Harvest, they deliver food from area restaurants, stores and banquet halls to help feed the people that some into our soup kitchen. We received over 700,000 pounds of food from them in 2024, that's over 350 tons of food.
We have 2 food programs. The first is to feed people on an emergency basis. The second program is for people that need food more often. That program the food is distributed after church service on Wednesday and Sunday. And as a result of this we have had over 655 people come to our service to pick up their food and hear the word of God.
In 2024 we helped 1,293 people for Christmas and Thanksgiving, and gave out Christmas gifts to 112 children.
We fed over 15,204 people through our pantry that is up from wht we did in 2023. We also helped many three quarter houses and group homes with food and clothes for 312 clients.
We also received over 30,000 Lbs of fresh fruits and veggies from Gleaners that were given out to the needy.
We also work with these organizations and churches
North Brothers Ford is one of our biggest supporters, the employees and staff believe in what we are doing and contribute yearly, food, clothing and monetary support
The Kentuckians of Michigan, The Inkster and Westland Police and Fire Departments and 25 local churches and 27 other agencies who believe in what we are doing and want to help.
We have had many people that have come to our soup kitchen and have been ministered to and received the Word of God from the people who volunteer daily.
Altogether we have fed and clothes in the year 2024, 18,604 pople. Just through the Lighthouse soup kitchen and pantry and clothing ministry.
We have are-sale shop, Mr. Haney's, where 100% of the proceeds go to feed the needy and we're looking forward to seeing each and every one of you there because this will help us to keep food in our pantry.
Our Warming Center last year 12 watchmen stepped up to help and we were able to help keep alive 141 people who would have otherwise had to sleep out in the cold.
We were able to find 18 people housing, 25 people jobs, and 6 of them got saved. We were also able to get 8 into permanent shelters last year.
St. Edith Catholic Church of Livonia took up collections during the year and were able to provide paper products and socks.
Last year our numbers were still way up due to the massive job losses and family hardships caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, but we never closed. Our staff and volunteers chose to work through all o the shutdowns going on around us because they realize that hunger doesn't go away, that the poor will always be with us and they stepped up to the challenge.
Rev. Richard Mongo came on as our Community Outreach Coordinator. He has attended monthly health and wellness advisory meetings with other community relations reps. sharing Lighthouse news for community relations.
I would like to acknowledge the Lighthouse staff and our volunteers who work so hard to accomplish all of the things that Christ has called us to do. I would like to thank the congregation of Full Gospel Temple for all of your prayers and financial support. Because without your prayers and support there would be no Lighthouse.
And we would like to give a special thank you to our Pastor Michael Enersen, for his faith and support, in what God has called us to do.
Thank You
Pastor Beneteau
Every year we give clothing to the Adams School, Crosspointe and Purple Heart. This year we were able to give out 931 bags of clothing to Purple Heart and Crosspointe & Adams School.
In the year 2024 we had over 3,562 people volunteer their time in the Lighthouse. These volunteers came in and worked in the soup kitchen, stocked shelves in our pantry and helped prepare food orders to hand out to needy families.
Our drivers, Richard, Mike, James and Steve are now picking up 68 times a week from 40 different locations, that's over 3,476 pick ups a year. We pick up donations of baked goods, canned goods, milk, juice as well as prepared foods from many different organizations that believe in what we are doing and want to be involved, including the Rainbows that give faithfully every year, God Bless Them. Gene picked up from over 146 locations, household goods and furniture that was donated to us.
We have been able to place 7 donation containers in surrounding stores and restaurants and we have helped many people relocate to shelters and rehab centers and many more have found jobs and have been able to get their own place.
We fed 113 people Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner in our Soup Kitchen and, Light & Life Church as well as many other churches in the are provided 1500 sandwiches for our soup kitchen last year.
We have served over 21,000 meals in our soup kitchen in 2024
Eddy's restaurant has been generous in donating soup last year. Also KFC, Bob Evans, Tim Horton's, Top Notch, Costco, Taco Bell, Olive Garden and Pizza Hut and Gracie See's, as well as many others donated to us.
We also receive food from Forgotten Harvest, they deliver food from area restaurants, stores and banquet halls to help feed the people that some into our soup kitchen. We received over 700,000 pounds of food from them in 2024, that's over 350 tons of food.
We have 2 food programs. The first is to feed people on an emergency basis. The second program is for people that need food more often. That program the food is distributed after church service on Wednesday and Sunday. And as a result of this we have had over 655 people come to our service to pick up their food and hear the word of God.
In 2024 we helped 1,293 people for Christmas and Thanksgiving, and gave out Christmas gifts to 112 children.
We fed over 15,204 people through our pantry that is up from wht we did in 2023. We also helped many three quarter houses and group homes with food and clothes for 312 clients.
We also received over 30,000 Lbs of fresh fruits and veggies from Gleaners that were given out to the needy.
We also work with these organizations and churches
North Brothers Ford is one of our biggest supporters, the employees and staff believe in what we are doing and contribute yearly, food, clothing and monetary support
The Kentuckians of Michigan, The Inkster and Westland Police and Fire Departments and 25 local churches and 27 other agencies who believe in what we are doing and want to help.
We have had many people that have come to our soup kitchen and have been ministered to and received the Word of God from the people who volunteer daily.
Altogether we have fed and clothes in the year 2024, 18,604 pople. Just through the Lighthouse soup kitchen and pantry and clothing ministry.
We have are-sale shop, Mr. Haney's, where 100% of the proceeds go to feed the needy and we're looking forward to seeing each and every one of you there because this will help us to keep food in our pantry.
Our Warming Center last year 12 watchmen stepped up to help and we were able to help keep alive 141 people who would have otherwise had to sleep out in the cold.
We were able to find 18 people housing, 25 people jobs, and 6 of them got saved. We were also able to get 8 into permanent shelters last year.
St. Edith Catholic Church of Livonia took up collections during the year and were able to provide paper products and socks.
Last year our numbers were still way up due to the massive job losses and family hardships caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, but we never closed. Our staff and volunteers chose to work through all o the shutdowns going on around us because they realize that hunger doesn't go away, that the poor will always be with us and they stepped up to the challenge.
Rev. Richard Mongo came on as our Community Outreach Coordinator. He has attended monthly health and wellness advisory meetings with other community relations reps. sharing Lighthouse news for community relations.
I would like to acknowledge the Lighthouse staff and our volunteers who work so hard to accomplish all of the things that Christ has called us to do. I would like to thank the congregation of Full Gospel Temple for all of your prayers and financial support. Because without your prayers and support there would be no Lighthouse.
And we would like to give a special thank you to our Pastor Michael Enersen, for his faith and support, in what God has called us to do.
Thank You
Pastor Beneteau