Our Purpose
316 Ministries, Inc. is a non-profit corporation and shall operate exclusively for charitable purposes under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
316 Ministries, Inc.'s purpose is to provide relief and assistance with those suffering from hunger, homelessness, and distress in the Birmingham community, regardless of their race, ethnicity, lifestyle, or religion. Our programs include holding fundraising events in order to provide food, toiletries, and other necessities to the community and providing opportunities for volunteers to build meaningful relationships with those who are alone or distressed |
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Our Mission
Our mission statement, in a nutshell, can be found in the quote on our homepage. "Do not ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive." -H. Whitman
We have been blessed to discover what makes us come alive. Our passion is helping those in our community who have been overlooked and forgotten. We do not want to just give them a handout, but to build relationships with them and let them know they are not forgotten.
It is our hope and prayer that you, too, will find what makes you come alive - AND GO DO IT!!
Ronny and Michele
We have been blessed to discover what makes us come alive. Our passion is helping those in our community who have been overlooked and forgotten. We do not want to just give them a handout, but to build relationships with them and let them know they are not forgotten.
It is our hope and prayer that you, too, will find what makes you come alive - AND GO DO IT!!
Ronny and Michele
How We Got Started
In 2008, following the suggestion of a young boy we knew who wanted to take water to the homeless in Linn Park, we went along, thinking it was "cute" that he was being so sweet, and thinking we were doing what "God wanted." Little did we know that bottled water would lead to ponchos, pulled pork, watermelon parties, and even a wedding!