Youth Programs | Children & Families
LUM programs and services focused on Children & Families are listed below. If you wish to make a donation or volunteer, please click the links below. After School After School
LUM Follies
Benefiting the LUM Good Samaritan Fund Join us for the tenth annual LUM Good Samaritan Fund Follies and help us celebrate Lafayette Urban Ministry. The event is a lighthearted evening
Blog
Read the LUM Blog Posts and learn all about the happenings at Lafayette Urban Ministry. See the most Recent LUM Posts, at the bottom of this page — and read more
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For information on our programs and services, volunteering opportunities, making a donation, or any other questions, you may stop in during our office hours or contact us by telephone, mail,
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LUM History – Milestones
2025 – 50th Anniversary of LUM Financial Assistance. The LUM Financial Assistance Program is funded primarily from the LUM Good Samaritan Fund. November 2024 – 40th Anniversary of LUM Homeless
LUM History – Executive Directors
Wes Tillett April 1, 2020 – Present Joe Micon October 15, 1990 – March 31, 2020 Acting – Mary Anderson: December 1, 2004 – December 31, 2008 Jud Dolphin March
LUM History – Board Presidents
Presidents – LUM Board of Directors – 1972 through present Bob Shockey PresidentLUM Board of Directors January 1 – December 31, 2025
The History of the Lafayette Urban Ministry
Called to Serve: The Formation and Early History of the Lafayette Urban Ministry (1962-1992) Although the Lafayette Urban Ministry was officially incorporated in 1972, its roots go back to 1962
Member Churches
The LUM Partnership – Member Churches Lafayette Urban Ministry is the Church in service to others. More than 50 congregations from 20 different faith traditions work together to bring compassion