Community Assistance

Through our Deacon Financial Assistance Fund, the Shepherd’s Food Pantry, our Counseling Ministries and other support ministries, we are often able to provide assistance for short-term emergency needs. If we cannot help you directly, we have extensive referral services available and will be happy to assist you in that way.

Click on the links below for detailed information:

Financial Freedom Ministry

Shepherd’s Food Pantry/Canning Hunger

Homeless Ministry

Deacon Financial Assistance

Glenkirk Reaching Into Prisons

Lay Counseling

Financial Freedom Ministry

This ministry seeks to honor God by educating people on the biblical principles of money management and training them in the practical application of these principles in their personal finances. This team sponsors two seminars a year and provides budget counselors for people in need. Open to the Glenkirk congregation as well as to neighbors in our community.  For a copy of "A Love Letter to my Family" (a format for providing critical information upon a death) please click on the following icon: 

 A Love Letter to my Family

Shepherd's Pantry/Canning Hunger

The Shepherd’s Pantry responds to emergency needs for food in the cities of Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Azusa, Covina, West Covina, Hacienda Heights and La Puente. They are open every Wednesday evening from 5:00-7:00p.m. for walk-in service for returning clients and Thursdays from 5:00-7 p.m. for new clients. Canning Hunger is a ministry of Glenkirk Church that gives our congregation the opportunity to meet their neighbors through seeking donations for the Shepherd’s Pantry.

Homeless Ministry

Every January Glenkirk participates for two weeks with the East San Gabriel Valley Homeless Coalition to house the homeless in our facility. Over 700 volunteers from this church and the larger community provide breakfast and dinner, hot showers and toiletries, and medical assistance as well as housing for complete families.

Deacon Financial Assistance

Glenkirk’s Deacon Fund is sometimes able to provide short-term emergency relief for those in need. We are unable to provide cash, gas or motel vouchers. Processing requests for assistance takes a minimum of 10 days.

Glenkirk Reaching Into Prisons

This ministry is dedicated to bringing the freedom of a relationship with Jesus Christ to those who have lost their freedom. A team of people from Glenkirk visit the Julius Klein Conservation Camp (Camp 19) in the Azusa Canyon weekly to provide bible study and chaplain services.

Lay Counseling

Glenkirk’s Lay Counselors receive training in biblical counseling as well as training from licensed therapists in a wide variety of clinical skills. Although they are supervised by licensed therapists, they are para-professionals and are not licensed. This service, which is open to the community, provides help with problems in living such as marriage and other relationships, grief, vocational problems, family difficulties, divorce, and many others. We are unable to accept clients under age 16. There is no cost for this service as it is supported by the Glenkirk budget.

For further information on any of these ministries, please call Glenkirk Church at 626-914-4833, x126.