Check out the NPR story: laundromat as third places
A Growing Movement To Spread Faith, Love — And Clean Laundry
For more, talk to our awesome friend Kathleen Bergon Green
Check out the NPR story: laundromat as third places
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ReplyDeleteActually...I don't agree that the ministry of Laundry Love (LL) is to 'raise money' to do laundry. Most of us self fund our LLs. Personally, I consider it my tithe. The LL ministry is to relationally serve the needs of those in need. In a way, it is like a church in that we meet at a set location/time (and we tithe) and it is The Church in that we are the Body of Christ intentionally living out the Gospel.
ReplyDeleteBut....while it's true it started out of a Ventura church called The Bridge, LL is not an exclusive 'Christian' outreach. I just helped start an LL in Hollywood for homeless youth with a humanitarian group (Unfuck The World) who do it as a gesture of humanity and the laundry mat owner who let's me use his facility to host my Ventura LL is a Hindu and does it for Karma.
Bottom line - Laundry Love meets the needs of those in need. It's the Love, not the free laundry that makes LL a success.
Out to Love,
Kat.