Brookside Church of Omaha, which boasts a congregation of around 3,000 people, will expand its ministry that provides clothes and food for the less fortunate to include an “Auto Care Center” housed on its property near Interstate 80.

The center will only service individuals who come by recommendation from a local agency or nearby school.

Services at the auto center will be given at a discounted price or free, depending on the specific service that the vehicle requires.

Lead Pastor Jeff Dart says that the congregation is expanding the care services because “issues like these tend to snowball into each other. Loss of transportation can lead to loss of employment or inability to get to school, which leads to needing the basics of life like food and clothing.” 

He added, “As we strive to follow the example of Christ, meeting these needs in our community is a part of living out our faith. We know that meeting physical needs often leads to meeting people’s spiritual needs.”

Dart says he wants those who come to the auto shop or the food pantry to experience the love of God as they are treated with dignity and respect by volunteers.

Brookside is not the first church with the idea of using the gift of mechanical repair to bless those in need. Willow Creek Community Church in the suburbs of Chicago  has a Christian Automotive Repairmen Serving Ministry.

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