Jubilee Christmas is Less Than a Week Away
1,742 Local Children | 620 Families | 29 Events This year Jubilee Christmas will serve more than 620 local families impacting 1,742 children. Parents will visit one of 29 host sites to get gifts and
Turkey Trot 2021 – Record Breaking Year
660+ Participants – $32,000+ Raised for LUM The 2021 Turkey Trot 5K Run welcomed back live runners on Thanksgiving morning and was a successful event, setting records for number of participants and money raised for
17 Days to Jubilee Christmas
VOLUNTEER | DONATE | GIVE NEEDED ITEMS VOLUNTEER elves are needed to staff our Donation Center (Nov. 29 – Dec. 7) and to assist with Jubilee Christmas part 2 on Saturday, December 11. This
Two Unique Local Programs Support LUM
AIChE Pie A Professor & Village Soup Day This past week, there were two unique programs that supported Lafayette Urban Ministry. They were the Purdue AIChE’s Pie a Professor (pictured
LUM Participating in #GivingTuesday
A Global Day of Unity | Together We Give LUM invites you to participate in #GivingTuesday — a worldwide day of giving and unity in response to the unprecedented need in
Several Significant November Gifts to LUM
IFCU & Faith Presbyterian Church Support LUM During the month of November, LUM has accepted two special gifts from Faith Presbyterian Church and the Industrial Federal Credit Union. Faith Presbyterian (pictured above left),
Student Days of Service at LUM
Faith Christian School & Purdue Young Group Recently, the students from Faith Christian High School (Lafayette) and Purdue Young Group volunteered at LUM. On two separate days, two groups of Faith Christian High School students (pictured above
Village Soup Day is Back by Popular Demand
Westminster Village Soup Day Benefits LUM Back by popular demand, it’s the 2021 Village Drive-Thru Soup Day benefiting Lafayette Urban Ministry. A delicious, warm meal for two is only $14 and includes hot soup
COVID-19 Response to Local Financial Need
LUM Offers Direct Financial Assistance plus Hope In 2019, the last “normal” year that any of us experienced, the LUM Good Samaritan Program disbursed $103,617 to 1,783 individuals. That money was
Mission Moment – The Story of Tina
LUM Helps Divert the Eviction of a Local Family Her tears of desperation turned into tears of gratitude. Tina came to Lafayette Urban Ministry looking for some financial assistance with her rent.