Our Vision

Our Mission

What We Believe

Our Vision

Our vision is that Christ would bring healing, renewal and peace to our communities through his people.

Our Mission

In response to God's mercy, Serve Greater Baltimore seeks to partner with ministries and organizations that serve our communities.

We desire to support existing ministries by creating a larger volunteer base to meet the needs of the poor and marginalized and by assisting with the material needs of those organizations.

What We Believe

The kingdom of God is here through the ministry of His Son, Jesus Christ

While the kingdom will not come in its fullness until Christ returns, the kingdom is truly here now, and the primary expression of that kingdom on earth is His Church (Matt. 12:28; 16:17-19)

The ministry of the kingdom is expressed through service

Jesus gave his life in service to those who were lost as a ransom for many. In so doing, He established the kingdom of God on earth that is "upside down" compared to the kingdoms of this world. His self-sacrificial life and death established a kingdom that expresses itself in mercy and service to a lost and broken world (Mark 10:35-45).

The Gospel of the Kingdom motivates our service to the world

In the gospel, we who are broken, sinful and needy found unconditional acceptance, forgiveness and mercy at the hands of the only one who was qualified to give us what we deserved--God's judgment. Our service to the world is a response to the grace we ourselves have received. As we have received so much from the gracious hands of our Savior, we also give mercy in service to the world as members of Christ's upside down kingdom (Matt. 18:21-35).

Service is using your gifts, abilities and time to minister to those in need

As believers, we all have gifts and abilities, and we have been given the gracious opportunity to use those gifts, not just for the benefit of the church body, but of the world around us. These gifts may be either (or both) in word and deed, ministering to the body and the soul. Christians are to minister to both equally (John 13:1-17).

Mercy is universal--By God's grace, we all need it and we all can provide it

Everyone experiences brokenness in different ways, both the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak. The calling of the gospel is to seek ways to show mercy to the brokenness that people have, regardless of our outward appearances. Yet at the same time, Christians are called to pay special attention to "the least of these"--those who are destitute, malnourished, unclothed, imprisoned, disabled and diseased. Christians should seek out those who are most likely to be ignored by the society around us (Matt. 25:35-46).