El Roi Ministries Inc

EL ROI MINISTRIES, INC. IS AN INTER-DENOMINATION PARA-CHURCH UMBRELLA MINISTRY. EL ROI'S GOALS ARE: A. TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHRISTIANS TO SERVE WITH AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE LOCAL UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION. B. TO DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN CHRIST-CENTERED PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. C. TO ACTIVELY SEEK ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC COMMUNITY NEEDS WHERE EL ROI COULD BE OF SERVICE. PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: A. ZACCHAEUS HOUSE A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR INMATES RELEASED FROM PRISON ASSISTING THEM WITH RE-ENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY. B. THE BARNABAS PROJECT- A MINISTRY ENCOURAGING SHORT-TERM MISSIONS TRIPS C. HEART FOR HARTSVILLE - A MINISTRY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HOUSING AVAILABLE TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. D. FRONT PORCH - A MINISTRY OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO LOCAL SENIORS IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES.

'ZACCHAUES HOUSE' IS A MINISTRY TO INMATES BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON ASSISTING THEM WITH RE-ENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY. INMATES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED PRE-RELEASE PROGRAMS WHILE INCARCIRATED AND EITHER HAVE NO PLACE TO GO WHEN RELEASED, OR NEED TO RELOCATE TO A MORE POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT, ARE ELIGIBLE TO JOIN. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING LOW OR NO-COST HOUSING, EACH RESIDENT IS ASSISTED WITH CLOTHING, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, HELP LOCATING A MEANINGFUL JOB, ASSISTANCE WITH LEGAL FORMS AND APPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT BENEFIT PROGRAMS, A WELCOMING CHURCH, AND ACCESS TO MULTIPLE SPIRITUAL MENTORS.THE TRANSITION HOUSING PROGRAM CAN CURRENTLY HOLD UP TO 11 INMATES.

'HEART FOR HARTSVILLE' IS A MINISTRY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HOUSING AVAILABLE TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN HARTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE MINISTRY GREW FROM A CASH GIFT EARMARKED TO PURCHASE SPECIFIC SC RENTAL PROPERTIES ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE USED BY THE PTS TRANSITION HOUSING MINISTRY. SEVERAL OF THE PROPERTIES WERE STILL OCCUPIED BY TENANTS. RATHER THAN EVICT THE CURRENT RESIDENCES EL ROI ADDED THE MINISTRY IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HOUSING FOR THE TENANTS, AS THE PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP HAD LET THE HOUSES SLIP INTO DISREPAIR. THE MINISTRY NOW SERVES 13 FAMILIES. 'HEART FIR HARTSVILLE' IS A TEMPORARY MINISTRY. IN THE LONG TERM EL ROI PLANS TO SELL MOST OF THE HOUSES, PREFERABLY TO THE TENANTS, NOT ANOTHER LANDLORD, KEEPING ONLY THE HOUSING NECESSARY TO FUND EL ROI PROGRAMS.

"FRONT PORCH" - IS A MINISTRY OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO LOCAL SENIORS IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. VOLUNTEERS VISIT WITH RESIDENTS SHARING WORSHIP, MUSIC, FELLOWSHIP AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS. _