Love In The Name Of Christ

What Love In The Name Of Christ does

Love In The Name Of Christ (Love INC) of Juneau is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2004 and headquartered at 9741 Mendenhall Loop Road in Juneau, Alaska, on land donated by Valley Chapel. The organization operates a clearinghouse model that receives requests for help via phone and online intake, screens and verifies client needs, and connects individuals and families in financial hardship to material aid, mentorship, and life-skills programs delivered through a network of 25+ partner churches. Its core product is the GAP (God Always Provides) ministries portfolio, comprising 11 distinct programs covering food, furniture, baby care, baby furniture, cleaning supplies, adult clothing (King's Closet), kitchen items, linens, personal care, random acts of kindness, and transitional backpacks for individuals leaving Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

The supporting product set includes Jobs for Life (employment readiness), TEA Partner (mentoring for accountability and life goals), Transportation, Childcare, Meals, and Prayer Warrior ministries, plus recurring community events such as Homeless Connect and an annual Christmas gift drive for teens conducted in partnership with the Salvation Army. Operationally, Love INC runs a debt-free warehouse staffed by 1-10 employees and a large volunteer network, with intake hours of Wednesday and Friday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. The underlying technology stack is non-proprietary, centered on volunteer coordination and a clearinghouse database rather than any custom software platform; there are no AI/ML capabilities, no mobile applications, no APIs, and no disclosed digital product roadmap.

The revenue model is donation-based and entirely non-commercial: Love INC provides all services free of charge to clients and is funded through individual donations, partner church contributions, in-kind material goods (furniture, food, clothing, baby items), volunteer time, retail giving programs such as Fred Meyer Community Rewards, and periodic fundraising events including national Christian music concerts. The go-to-market approach is grassroots, relying on church referrals, community events, website and blog content, word-of-mouth, and partner agency coordination rather than any paid acquisition motion.

Name

Love In The Name Of Christ

Legal name

Love In The Name Of Christ

Website

https://loveincjuneau.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Social Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Charitable social services
• Faith-based assistance
• Clearinghouse coordination
• Community resource network
• Church partnership ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Springville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Love INC operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded entirely through donations from individuals, partner churches, and the community. Donations include financial contributions, material goods (furniture, food, clothing, baby items), and volunteer time.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Love In The Name Of Christ (Love INC) of Juneau operates a clearinghouse that receives, screens, and verifies requests for assistance from individuals and families in need, then matches them to GAP (God Always Provides) ministries hosted at a network of 25+ partner churches. The organization provides donated furniture, food, clothing, baby items, household goods, transitional backpacks for formerly incarcerated individuals, employment readiness, and mentoring programs, all delivered free of charge by volunteers and partner congregations.

Product overview

Love In The Name Of Christ is a nonprofit charitable organization operating as a network of Christian churches that mobilizes volunteers to transform lives and communities. The core offering is a Clearinghouse that receives, screens, and verifies requests for assistance, then connects clients to GAP (God Always Provides) ministries hosted at partner churches. The GAP system includes eleven distinct programs: Baby Care, Baby Furniture, Cleaning Supplies, Food Pantry, Furniture, King's Closet (adult clothing), Kitchen, Linens, Personal Care, Random Acts of Kindness, and Transitional Backpacks. Supporting programs include Jobs for Life (employment training), TEA Partner (mentoring), Transportation, Childcare, Meals, and Prayer Warrior ministries. The organization also runs annual events including Homeless Connect and Christmas gift programs for teens.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clearinghouse Central intake and coordination service that receives requests for help via phone or online, screens and verifies client needs, and matches them to GAP ministries and community resources through the partner church network.
• GAP Ministries (God Always Provides) Collection of eleven faith-based ministries meeting specific material needs: Baby Care, Baby Furniture, Cleaning Supplies, Food Pantry, Furniture, King's Closet (adult clothing), Kitchen, Linens, Personal Care, Random Acts of Kindness, and Transitional Backpacks.
• Transitional Backpack Ministry Provides essential clothing, toiletries, resource information, Bibles, and bus tokens to individuals being released from Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau.
• Jobs for Life Program Employment readiness program connecting clients with mentors, teachers, and job training opportunities to prepare them for sustainable employment.
• TEA Partner Program Mentoring program pairing clients with volunteer mentors for accountability and encouragement toward life goals; the acronym stands for Transformation through Encouragement and Accountability.

Quantifiable outcome

• 143 individuals served by Transitional Backpack Ministry since 2015
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered founding, core and minor.

• Valley ChapelfoundingOthersValley Chapel donated land for Love INC's facility and hosts the warehouse in their parking lot at 9741 Mendenhall Loop Road.
• Holy Trinity Episcopal ChurchcoreOthersHouses the Transitional Backpack Ministry for formerly incarcerated individuals leaving Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Volunteers pack backpacks with clothing, toiletries, bus tokens, resource information, and Bibles.
• 25 Partner ChurchescoreOthersNetwork of churches including Aldersgate United Methodist, Auke Bay Bible Church, Calvary Fellowship, Cathedral of the Nativity, Chapel by the Lake, Common Ground, Juneau Church of the Nazarene, Douglas Island Bible Church, Faith Lutheran, First Baptist Church on Twin Lakes, Glacier Valley Baptist, Glacier Valley Church of God, Holy Trinity Episcopal, Juneau Christian Center, Northland Baptist Church, Northern Light United, Resurrection Lutheran, Safe Harbor, Salvation Army, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran, St. Brendan's Episcopal, St. Paul's Catholic Church, Radiant Church, United Pentecostal, and Valley Church.
• Salvation Army JuneauminorOthersCollaboration for Christmas gift drives and emergency assistance referrals.
• St. Vincent de PaulminorOthersCollaboration for food basket programs and clothing donations.
• Lemon Creek Correctional CenterminorOthersPrison chaplain identifies individuals slated for release who need assistance from the Backpack Ministry and facilitates referrals.
• Fred Meyer Community RewardsminorOthersShoppers can link their Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Love INC to earn donations when they shop.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity: Faith-affiliated nonprofit providing housing and household goods (including furniture) to families in need; comparable through Love INC's Furniture and Kitchen ministries and faith-based donor model, though operating at significantly larger national scale.
• Catholic Charities USA: National faith-based social services network providing food, housing, refugee, and family support; comparable as a larger, established faith-based social services organization operating in many of the same service categories as Love INC's GAP ministries.
• Love INC National: The national network of Love In The Name Of Christ affiliates; Love INC Juneau explicitly participates in Love INC National Virtual Gatherings, making this the parent umbrella organization and the most direct comparability match for the clearinghouse model.

Regional players

• Food Bank of Alaska: Regional hunger-relief nonprofit operating food distribution networks across Alaska; overlaps with Love INC's Food Pantry GAP ministry and serves the same client population in Alaska, though at a different operational scale.
• City Rescue Mission (Juneau area): Faith-based homeless/transitional services organization in Alaska serving individuals facing crisis; comparable to Love INC's Transitional Backpack Ministry and Homeless Connect Program, addressing similar reentry and homelessness populations.
• United Way of Southeast Alaska: Regional United Way chapter serving Southeast Alaska including Juneau; comparable as a community-based nonprofit coordinating donations and funding for human services across the same geography as Love INC.

Direct peers

• St. Vincent de Paul: Catholic faith-based charity providing food baskets, clothing, and direct aid to people in need; Love INC Juneau has documented partnership with St. Vincent de Paul for food basket programs and clothing donations, making them operating peers in Juneau.
• Salvation Army Alaska: Faith-based nonprofit providing direct aid (food, clothing, holiday assistance) in Alaska; Love INC Juneau explicitly partners with the Salvation Army on Christmas gift drives and emergency assistance referrals, operating a comparable social services model in the same geography.
• Catholic Community Service (Juneau): Faith-affiliated social services organization in Juneau providing food, housing, and emergency assistance; operates in the same city and same basic-needs service category as Love INC, competing for some of the same clients and donor base.

Others

• Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program: Retail-linked charitable giving program that Love INC Juneau explicitly participates in; included as an enabling/ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor, illustrating the passive fundraising channel relevant to small nonprofits.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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