COMMUNITY MINISTRIES
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American Red Cross
Regular reminders about the chronic shortage of blood and platelets is made, with an element of fun thrown in from the current Red Cross promotion.
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Churchill Downs Backside Ministry
Around 1,000 people, often of low-income Hispanic-Latino heritage, work the Backside. This ministry helps provide a hot dinner before worship 1-2 times a year to about 60 people at the track's Christ Chapel. They also participate in supply drives and deliver them to the track.
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Eastern Area Community Ministry (EACM)
We collect and deliver food for EACM's food pantry and provide volunteers to assist EACM clients in "shopping" the pantry. Ascension also supports EACM financially as a congregation and with individual donations.
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Habitat for Humanity
Ascension participates in Habitat builds with our time, and greatly enjoy the women builds. Our annual promotion, Sponsor-A-Stud, fosters engagement with Habitat and strong donations.
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The Healing Place
We partner with The Healing Place to provide needed items to Louisville's homeless. As The Healing Place offers dormitory-style housing, primary needs are for personal items (soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.), linens (washcloths and towels), and socks and underwear for men and women.
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Textile Ministry
Ascension's Textile Ministry works on a variety of projects, such as Lutheran World Relief quilts, comforters for Churchill Downs Backside Ministry, prayer shawls for Hosparus patients, and cuddly crocheted animals for hospitalized children. Each item is prayed over and dedicated to God and His purpose.
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Market for Missions
Throughout the summer, Ascension gardeners, crafters, and bakers provide baked and canned goods, fresh produce, potted plants, and handmade crafts for sale in Fellowship Hall after worship service. All proceeds are given to Habitat for Humanity.
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Refugee Ministry
In 2022, Ascension sponsored two women from Guatemala. These wonderful women are working, taking ESL classes, and on their way to independence. In June, 2023, Ascension supported a Ukrainian refugee couple and expects to support more Ukrainian refugee families in the future.
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Scarlett Hope
Scarlett Hope provides outreach to women in the adult entertainment industry throughout Louisville, reaching them with the hope of the gospel and equipping them to reach their God-given potential.
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Seth's Squad
Seth's Squad provides comprehensive support to pediatric cancer patients and their families, addressing needs from diagnosis through survivorship. The organization is dedicated to enhancing the care and support that Seth's family experienced during their treatment.
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WaterStep
Ascension supports WaterStep's efforts to provide sustainable solutions to the world's WASH crisis. Since 1995, WaterStep has provided safe water solutions and innovation to places where infrastructure is fragile and execution challenges are difficult, especially slums, rural villages, and communities responding to disasters.
