It’s in our mission statement: we carry out our ministries “ever mindful of the poor and the marginalized.”

Why? Because in this as in all things, we attempt to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Jesus welcomed all, embraced all. But he did not seek out those at the top of his day’s pyramid. He could be found out on the streets, seeking the outcast, finding lost sheep, healing lepers of all kinds. “When you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous,” Jesus said (Luke 14: 13-14).

We minister to people who are sure of their spiritual footstep.

We also minister to people who feel lost and abandoned.
Often, that is the same person on different days.

So we seek out the hungry, the lonely, the lost, the angry,
the confused, the bitter, the bleak, the poor and the
oppressed. As missionaries we go where we are needed,
and they need us the most.

The world is good at building barriers, at shutting people out, at jealously guarding its riches. We strive to be good at building bridges: bridges of faith, bridges of healing. Through the blood of Jesus and the power of his Word, we aim to bring all back into his embrace.