LOVE INC
LOVE Christian Clearinghouse is an affiliate of the LOVE INC network. LOVE INC is a non-denominational ministry that was founded in 1981 by Virgil Gulker in Holland, Michigan. As an international network, thousands of volunteers are organized and participate through their local churches to bring LOVE IN THE NAME OF CHRIST to people in need.


About Us

LOVE INC OF WESTERN SUBURBS also known as LOVE Christian ClearinghouseTM was established in 1985 as a network of churches in eastern DuPage County in Illinois. Our service area covers 18 towns in Addison, York, Downers Grove and Lisle townships. LOVE works with churches, agencies and individual volunteers in DuPage County to link people in need directly with the organizations and/or persons best suited to provide effective help.

Our staff is comprised primarily of volunteers who serve as phone liaisons and intake workers, clerical aides, board members and advisors. A paid executive director and a Clearinghouse coordinator compliment the office functions.

But the main source of connection to meeting people's needs lies with member churches in the network. Our 93 member churches, representing more than 25 denominations, often provide the point of contact with people seeking various forms of assistance, together with providing volunteers and services when called upon.

LOVE links community and church resources to appropriately serve verified, specific and manageable unmet needs of persons in our community. We want to help our clients become self-sufficient. We do this by trying to understand the underlying cause of their situation and offering help that will really help over the long term. We do not want to enable people to be chronically dependent. Nor do we wish to duplicate existing services.

Hear a message from Christ Church of Oak Brook about "Serving Needs" of the community.

 


Kathy Mills
Executive Director
and Clearinghouse Coordinator

Mary Loch
Office Manager

Board of Directors
Robert Wahlgren, President
Rev. John Klingelhofer, Vice President
George Nason, Treasurer
Bob Snyder, Secretary
Patricia Bell-Daniels
Ron L. Eshleman

Alyce Litz
Deacon Paul Newey
Heather Winter Sobecki
David Ware

The Board of Directors with Mr. Robert Obom, Left and Local Director, Rev. Rick Carder

The ministry is a 501(c)(3) corporation for Federal Income Tax purposes, which means donations to LOVE are tax deductible.

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