Love In The Name Of Christ

About Us

Board of Directors
Carolyn Eyerman
Executive Director

Declan O'Scanlon
Board Chairman

Thomas Angelo
Mac Barnes
George Becker
Michael Laffey
Achim Neumann
James Parent
Susan Penrose
William Ragolia, Jr.
William Scheerer

Advisory Board
George Becker
Joseph Fahey
Peter Henderson
Richard Scudder
Stephen Tyler

Pastor Advisory Committee
Rev. Sonny Augustin
First Methodist Church of Asbury Park
Rev. Steve Beard
First Presbyterian Church of Red Bank
Rev. Anthony Carotenuto
St. Anthony de Padua RC Church
Rev. Ronald Cioffi
St. Joseph RC Church
Rev. Henry P. Davis, Jr.
St. Paul Baptist Church
Rev. David DeForest
Tinton Falls Reformed Church
Rev. Mary Farnham
Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rev. Kenneth Jasko
Monmouth Worship Center
Rev. Ronald McDougel
Shrewsbury Avenue AME Zion Church
Rev. Lisa Mitchell
Christ Episcopal Church of Shrewsbury
Rev. John Monroe
First Presbyterian Church of Rumson
Rev. Tony Moss
Long Branch Covenant Church
Rev. Ricky Pierce
New Beginnings AGAPE Christian Center
Rev. Terrence Porter
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Rev. Armando Quatela
New Monmouth Baptist Church
Rev. Vincent Rife
Grace Christian Church

Mission
Love in the Name of Christ is a faith-based initiative in Monmouth County, NJ with a mission to mobilize the Church to transform lives and communities In the Name of Christ.

Objectives

To communicate with all churches in Monmouth County about the mission of Love INC
To put our Clearinghouse at the service of local churches to assess and verify the needs of the poor
To provide mentoring, budget counseling, computer training, and life skills classes for the poor and needy to help move them out of the cycle of poverty and into financial self-sufficiency
To maintain closer links and working relationships with state, county, and municipal service agencies
To promote and develop relationships between Love INC and the Monmouth County churches for creative solutions in helping those in need

Why Love INC?
The United States Congress passed the Welfare Reform Act in 1996. The impact of this act on Monmouth County has been significant and will continue. The law places a five-year limit on welfare beneficiaries, two years at any one time.

Accordingly, Work First New Jersey has placed strict time limits and sanctions on individuals and families who are no longer eligible for Emergency Assistance or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

As a result, a great burden has been placed on the agencies, which are already in a compromising position, to turn needy people away due to lack of funding.

The situation provides the perfect opportunity for the faith-based organizations to respond to this crisis by providing programs to resolve the root problems of the poor.

To date in Monmouth County there are:

Over 600 are homeless every night
1434 households receiving welfare and food stamps
7740 households receiving food stamps
95% of heads of households are single parents

Help us meet our goals and objectives.....