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"Hope for the Hurting"
What CTLC is all about …
Where in Greater Bell Country can individuals turn? That’s
the question a group of pastors and lay people grappled with nearly a decade ago. Guided by the words of Matthew 25:
34-46, they knew the answer lay in themselves. In 1994 they founded CTLC, based on four objectives:
To
provide an atmosphere of spiritual encouragement for those who come, regardless of need.
To help individuals access Temple area helping
agencies.
To serve as a central location for the accumulation and distribution of food, clothing and other goods.
To provide opportunities
for church members and other volunteers to minister in the name of Christ.
CTLC is an ecumenical organization of churches working with the support of area business and
social service groups to meet basic human needs on a temporary and/or emergency basis. The staff is composed entirely
of volunteers who assist from 100 to 170 families per week. We embrace all ethnic and age groups and, as of January
2008, we have over 10,530 clients on file that have received aid of some kind.
The organization was founded in June 1994 by a group of seven churches to serve the community
of Temple. In 2000, the organization acquired permanent facilities located at 702 West Avenue G in Temple, Texas.
It is presently supported by over 30 area churches and numerous business and social service organizations and serves all rural
areas within east Bell County.