LCC Hospitality House Ministry

“Share with the Lord’s people, who are in need. Practice hospitality.”  Romans 12:13

THIRD HOSPITALITY HOUSE IN CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS, OPENS FOR FAMILY IN NEED

Faith Lutheran Church in Carpentersville, Illinois, opened its third LCC Hospitality House over the weekend. Pastor Mark Frusti (pictured) and the church’s ministry team welcomed the Clendenin family into the home on Saturday, July 20.

“The house is not only a place to live. It represents a relationship of care and support between the congregation and the Clendenin family,” said LCC Human Care ministry director Denise Snider. “The Faith Lutheran ministry team will surround the family with support, comfort, and encouragement as their father continues to recover from a lung transplant. We are grateful for this partnership in ministry to offer the mercy, compassion, presence, and proclamation of Jesus to the family.” 

Watch for a video tour of the Hospitality House and its impact on the family in the Making A Difference Newsletter in August. 

"Show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it."
Hebrews 13:2

“As a donor to LCC, it is amazing what you are contributing. Look around this house, it looks like a home. It looks like a place you could live. That is not happening without you. You are offering and participating in the story of other people who are in crisis and yet you offer stability.” - Site Leader Eric Hawley, Trinity Galewood - Chicago

The Hospitality House Ministry provides a tangible and spiritual symbol of God’s love through Christian Hospitality. It is a collaboration between Lutheran Church Charities and Lutheran Churches to provide low-to-no-cost short term housing for people in need. The churches open their unused property such as parsonages, closed schools and apartments to people facing a crisis. Lutheran Church Charities guides the church in developing a ministry team to journey with the individuals and families, offering the mercy, compassion, presence and God’s word while equipping them to transition to a more stable situation.

Currently, there are three LCC Hospitality Houses. It is through God’s handiwork that people come together to use their God-given gifts to make the Hospitality Houses a reality. LCC Lutheran Early Response Teams (LERT) and local businesses donate their time and services to repair and maintain the homes, while surrounding churches offer unique ways to help the families in the Hospitality Houses. It is a network of people and churches coming together to support the ministry so people can experience the life-changing love of Jesus Christ.