HELP ministry

HELPING EMPOWER LOCAL PEOPLE (H.E.L.P.):

Building Power, Action and Justice

 II Timothy 1:7 – “For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.”

Nehemiah 2:17 – “Then I said to them, ‘You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burnt.  Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer suffer disgrace.”

H.E.L.P. is a broad-based organization which works to bring together, train and organize the communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg across all religious, racial, ethnic, class and neighborhood lines for the public good.

Our primary goal is to strengthen congregations, develop local leadership and organize power to act on behalf of justice and the common good.  We hold public and private power holders accountable for their public responsibilities, as well as to initiate actions and programs of our own to solve community and economic problems.

We are multi-issue.  The issues we work on come from within our institutions, from the concerns of the people.  We cross neighborhood, city, racial, religious, and class lines to find common ground and act on our faith and democratic values.

 Supporters and Investors: In addition to the 30 dues-paying institutions that support H.E.L.P., the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Foundation for the Carolinas, the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ, and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation generously supported H.E.L.P. in 2006.  In 2007, the Needmor Fund and the American Dream Fund of the Knight Foundation will support our local organizing efforts. 

For information contact Betty Gregory at 704-567-2208 bgregory7@carolina.rr.com .