Our Mission

The Lighthouse Ministry Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation, established as a faith-based Christian outreach to the children and youth of the city of Salem, New Jersey, and to the greater Salem County area. Its purpose is to provide recreational and educational developmental programs, to develop constructive relationships, to provide responsible Christian role models and mentors, with the goal of presenting the claims of Jesus Christ and his gospel to Salem area youth and to their families.

About

We initiated, incorporated, and continue to be a key funder of Lighthouse Ministry Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization, which is a bold initiative that provides many programs including tutoring, mentoring, youth home repair program, youth leadership training, and free summer day camps. Through Lighthouse Ministry, we have helped countless children see beyond the limits of Salem and realize that through Jesus Christ there is a better way.

A number of years ago Lighthouse Ministry initiated a community garden, which has evolved into the Olive Street Community Garden Project.  This program provides our City youth an opportunity to participate in agricultural activities and a great chance to share the Gospel as we all get our hands dirty in the soil. The garden is located in one of the roughest neighborhoods in the City.  Significant funds have been donated to the purchase and development of the Ann C. Campbell Garden House which has been an extension of Lighthouse programs since 2021. For more information about the garden and Garden House, see Lighthouse Ministry Inc website https://www.lighthouseministryinc.org/spaces

The vision of our congregation is that we will strengthen our outreach by forming partnerships with local congregations, our public schools, and the community at large. We will center our work here in the City using the Garden Project as our springboard to build relationships, reach people for Christ, and to discover and meet needs in our community.  

Many of our neighborhood children attend our local colleges; Salem Community College renown for its Glass Program, and Rowan University.