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| Last updated on July 7, 2008 |
Responding to God's love in Christ, The Lutheran Service Society brings people together in ministries to enhance the quality of life and promote the dignity of those in need through congregational and community partnerships.
Description:
The Lutheran Service Society is a faith based human services organization empowering the elderly, children, and families through adoption services, disaster response, transportation, senior programming, and Meals On Wheels.
History:
On April 18, 1907, the Lutheran Inner Mission Society was officially formed at the First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Pittsburgh to "preach the gospel and minister to those not reached by the Churches and to stimulate Christian service in Lutheran congregations." The Lutheran Inner Mission Society of Pittsburgh was officially incorporated in 1915.
In April 1918, the Lutheran Hospice for Young Women (later called Cotta Hall) opened at 330 North Avenue in Pittsburgh. It was a residence for women students and workers which existed until 1944. May 1918 saw the Constitution revised to admit women to the Board of Managers; three were elected later that year. Summer camp in tents existed in Zelienople from 1918-1937. The Training School opened in 1921, and the Student House for young men opened its doors in Oakland in 1922 and closed in 1943. Theological students served as interns starting in 1926 for three months initially, then that was changed to 12 months. Weekly radio broadcasts on WJAS started in the 1920s and continued for decades.
The industrial program on the South Side provided housing and work for homeless men from 1930 - 1966 in different buildings. During the Depression, LIMS was one of the seven private agencies administering government programs.
The Beaver office was opened in 1942, and an office was opened in Greensburg in 1960; the Butler office opened in 1967. LSS was approved as a licensed child care agency to operate under the adoption law of DPW in PA in 1959.
Now, 100 years after its beginning, LSS is an ecumenical, community-based social services provider, having expanded its programming to support more of its neighbors in need.
Contact person: Leslie Montgomery, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (412) 366-9852
Address:
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3171 Babcock Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
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Web Site: http://www.lsswpa.org
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