Love INC of Lancaster County

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Love INC of Lancaster County Our Core Values:
FOLLOWING
NEIGHBOR-ENGAGED
COMPASSIONATE
TRANSFORMATIONAL Our team begins with phone messages and resolves them each weekday.

We Want To See:
“Revitalized lives stepping toward a better future”

To See This, We:
Mobilize local churches to transform lives and communities In the Name of Christ. Office hours do not dictate when we can help you... When you need help, call any hour of the day or night and leave a message on EXTENSION 101 including your name, phone number, and a brief description of your need. We will reconnect with you to hear more. Any solutions will come out of a reconnection call with you.

It's easy to talk about "people in need."But need doesn't have a face.Neighbors do.They have names.Families.Work histori...
10/13/2026

It's easy to talk about "people in need."

But need doesn't have a face.

Neighbors do.
They have names.
Families.
Work histories.
Hopes.
Setbacks.
Strengths.
Plans.

Stories that began long before a difficult circumstance brought them into contact with us.

Connection changes the way we see people.

A need becomes a neighbor.
A transaction becomes a relationship.
And compassion becomes personal.

People aren't problems to solve. They're neighbors to know.

It's easy to see a need.It's harder to know the person experiencing it.That's why meaningful connection begins with list...
10/12/2026

It's easy to see a need.

It's harder to know the person experiencing it.

That's why meaningful connection begins with listening.

What happened?
What's already been tried?
What's working?
What's difficult?
What does moving forward look like to them?

When we begin with someone's story instead of our assumptions, help becomes more personal—and more respectful.

A person is always more than the need that brought them to us.

Sometimes the most helpful thing we can offer first is our attention.

Some jobs aren't impossible.They're simply impossible alone.The yard has become too much.The repair requires skills you ...
10/09/2026

Some jobs aren't impossible.

They're simply impossible alone.

The yard has become too much.

The repair requires skills you don't have.

Physical limitations have changed what you can safely accomplish.

The project keeps getting pushed further down the list.
Then people arrive.

One person brings tools.
Another brings experience.
Others bring willing hands.
And what felt overwhelming begins to become manageable.

This is one of the simplest pictures of community: We help carry what has become too heavy for someone else to carry alone.

Today we celebrate every team that turned an overwhelming project into a completed one.

There is something especially encouraging about seeing generations serve together.One person brings decades of experienc...
10/08/2026

There is something especially encouraging about seeing generations serve together.

One person brings decades of experience.
Another brings energy.
Someone teaches.
Someone learns.
Everyone contributes.

And a neighbor experiences the result.

Churches possess something increasingly rare in our culture: spaces where generations can know one another and work toward something larger than themselves.

Serving our neighbors gives those generations a reason to stand side by side.
And perhaps the impact isn't only on the homeowner.

Perhaps we're also teaching another generation what it looks like to love their neighbors.

If you've served alongside someone from another generation, what did you learn from them?

Some acts of service seem significant.Others seem incredibly ordinary.Scraping old paint.Pulling weeds.Carrying lumber.P...
10/07/2026

Some acts of service seem significant.

Others seem incredibly ordinary.
Scraping old paint.
Pulling weeds.
Carrying lumber.
Preparing food.
Making a phone call.
Driving someone to an appointment.

Scripture reminds us that even ordinary work can carry extraordinary purpose when it is offered faithfully.

Serving our neighbors isn't valuable because every task is impressive.
It's valuable because people are valuable.

And when we work with our whole hearts, even an ordinary task can become an expression of love.

What ordinary task might become an opportunity to love someone well this week?

Time may be one of the most valuable things we give.A Saturday morning.A couple of hours after work.An afternoon helping...
10/06/2026

Time may be one of the most valuable things we give.

A Saturday morning.
A couple of hours after work.
An afternoon helping someone complete a project they couldn't tackle alone.

For the volunteer, it may be a few hours on the calendar.

For the neighbor, those same hours can mean a safer home, a completed repair, an encouraging conversation—or simply the realization that people care.

That's the beautiful mathematics of service: A few hours given by several people can accomplish what one person could never do alone.

To every volunteer who has shared an hour, an afternoon or an entire day this year: thank you for making your time count.

A skill can seem ordinary when you've had it for years.You know how to repair things.Paint.Landscape.Build.Organize.Cook...
10/05/2026

A skill can seem ordinary when you've had it for years.

You know how to repair things.
Paint.
Landscape.
Build.
Organize.
Cook.
Drive.
Listen.
Manage money.
Teach.

But something ordinary to you can be incredibly valuable to someone who doesn't know how—or simply cannot do it themselves.

That's one of the things we love about watching churches serve.

People bring what they already know how to do.

And when they offer it for someone else's good, an ordinary ability becomes an act of compassion.

What do you know how to do? There may be a neighbor who could benefit from exactly that.

There's something powerful about people working side by side.Different ages.Different experiences.Different abilities.Ma...
10/02/2026

There's something powerful about people working side by side.

Different ages.
Different experiences.
Different abilities.
Maybe even people who didn't know one another very well when the day began.

Then the work starts.
Someone holds the ladder.
Someone carries the supplies.
Someone teaches a younger volunteer how to do the job.
Someone talks with the homeowner.

And somewhere in the middle of getting the work done, something else happens.

Relationships grow.

THE PROJECT accomplishes important work on homes. But some of its most meaningful results can't be measured with a paintbrush or toolbox.
They happen between people.

Where have you experienced a relationship grow simply because you worked alongside someone?

Sometimes making a difference begins with something remarkably simple.Showing up.Showing up with work gloves.Showing up ...
10/01/2026

Sometimes making a difference begins with something remarkably simple.

Showing up.
Showing up with work gloves.
Showing up with a paintbrush.
Showing up ready to listen.
Showing up willing to do whatever needs to be done.

Across Lancaster County this summer, volunteers from local churches did exactly that through THE PROJECT. They gave their time, used their abilities, and worked alongside neighbors to accomplish things that would have been difficult to tackle alone.

No spotlight.
No complicated program.
Just people deciding that their neighbors matter.

This is what connection looks like.

Today we're simply celebrating the people who keep showing up. Thank you.

September began with one invitation:Take the next step.Not every step looks the same.For one person, it's prayer.For ano...
09/30/2026

September began with one invitation:

Take the next step.

Not every step looks the same.
For one person, it's prayer.
For another, it's finally introducing themselves to a neighbor.
Someone else can offer a skill.
Another person has time to serve.
Someone can connect a need with a resource.
Someone can give.
Someone can invite their church into the story.

Micah gives us a beautiful picture of the life God desires: Act justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly with God.

That's not merely something to admire.

It's a way to live.

So as September closes, we aren't asking you to do everything.

We're asking you to consider your next faithful step.

Next Step: Choose yours:
PRAY — faithfully for neighbors experiencing hardship.
NOTICE — the people already around you.
LISTEN — before trying to solve.
SERVE — with your time and abilities.
CONNECT — people with relationships and resources.
GIVE — so practical needs can be met.
INVITE — someone else to take a step with you.

You don't have to do everything. Everyone can do something.
What's your next step? Tell us in the comments, send us a message, or use the link in our profile to connect with us.

Address

Lancaster, PA
17603

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 12:30am
Tuesday 9:30am - 12:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 12:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 12:30pm
Friday 10am - 12pm

Telephone

+17177357540

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