Sharing God’s love with people experiencing poverty and hardship by empowering them toward abundant life

“The Light Shines in the Darkness…” - John 1:5

LUMINA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in Lancaster, PA

We offer food, education opportunities, encouragement, and friendship to those experiencing the darkness of poverty, hardship, and loneliness

What We Do

  • Kids' Ministries

    LUMINA currently conducts home visits with families whose children enroll in our extra-curricular programs. When and where it is safe to do so during the pandemic, we hold weekly evening programs, a summer day camp, kids’ cooking classes, and provide funds, gear, and transportation to overnight camp

  • Super Cupboard

    LUMINA partners with Penn State Extension in offering free nutrition education courses to caregivers of children under 18 who rely on food stamps and food pantries to feed their families

  • Housing

    LUMINA is a member of Manifest, an alliance of United Methodist Churches together with IMPACT! Missions and other community organizations which transforms condemned city houses into safe, decent affordable homes for low-income first-time buyers

  • Food Distribution

    LUMINA continues to partner with Ross Street United Methodist Church in distributing free food to the hungry each month

  • Building Trades Students

    LUMINA and other Manifest partners support McCaskey seniors in the building trades program by sponsoring awards of new tools at graduation

  • Crisis Aid

    LUMINA maintains long-lasting relationships with many of the families whose children have attended our after school programs. We walk alongside them even as they experience a crisis

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Get Involved

  • Pray

    Your prayers for those in poverty and despair are needed around the clock. The leadership and volunteers of LUMINA are also in need of your prayers.

    Contact

  • Volunteer

    You can get involved today by becoming a volunteer. LUMINA always can use help of adults for the many of the ministries that we are serving.

    Volunteer

  • Donate

    We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we are looking forward to a world where the hardships and poverty are no longer ignored.

    Donate