Who is Liberty?
Liberty Outreach Center was birthed April 2015 by Servant Leaders Teajai & Jewel Allen, who recently celebrated 8 years of Pastoring, Ministry and Service to the Community. Liberty offers weekly Sunday Morning Worship Service as well as Tuesday Night Bible Teaching and various other outreach initiatives..
LIBERTY is a Ministry that's Committed to an Outreach that Serves as In Matthew 25:35-36 (NIV).
35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.
What have we done?
Liberty has served the Woodlawn community for seven years, providing a Food Pantry and monthly food distribution partnered with the Maryland Food Bank to provide Free nutritional food and produce to the community. We have also partnered with the several Men and Women's Shelters like the Night of Peace and others to provide financial, mental and spiritual resources. We had annual community events, "Unity in the Community", Harvest Fest, First Fridays A Night of Prayer, public outdoor Baptisms and social engagement to build relationships and partnerships with the community. We intend to carry on the same as we;; as new traditions in our new community.
We have formed a partnership with Belmont Elementary School and Child First Authority Inc. in which we provided Thanksgiving meals to families in need over the holiday. We intend to grow the partnership providing services to the children and parents in the school community.
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What is the Forward Development Plan?
The Forward Development Capital Campaign is a 5 Year project that consist of 3 Phases.
Phase 1: (Year 1) Immediate Need
June 2023, Liberty was able to purchase it's very own building and 2 acres of included land. This new building has immediate need of renovations. A full roof replacement to repair leaks. Installation of a central air conditioning system to remove old window units to cool the entire building and offices and not just the sanctuary. Exterior and interior upgrades for security purposes and energy efficiencies.
Phase 2: (Years 2-3) Burn all Debt
Prior to purchasing the new property Liberty had some remaining debt from the previous location. Also, we aquired some new debt as we moved into the new location. The goal is in this phase to remove any and all debt to include loans and financing for equipment and service.
Phase 3: (Years 4-5) Burn the Mortgage
The building we purchased was built in 1958 and is approximately 4200 sq/ft. This building is great for right now. But, Liberty has a goal to build a new church and to accomplish this we need to pay off the current mortgage and would like to have this done by 2028. Once the mortgage and all debt is paid this will allow us to move forward with the next Project "The O.N.E. Center".
Liberty Outreach Center in conjunction with the new Liberty’s Franklintown O.N.E. Center and Franklintown Community Development Corp. plans to create a community center that will holistically increase the quality of life for the citizens of Baltimore strategically focusing on the Franklintown/Belmont/Rosemont Communities.
How funds will be used.
June 2023, Liberty was able to purchase it's very own building and 2 acres of included land. The funds will be used to complete renovations to the building that has an immediate need.
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Also, Liberty plans to use the funds from the second and third phase of this capital campaign to pay off the mortgage and all loans in five years. Why do we want to pay of the mortgage and loans in five years? As we stated above the current building is 65 years old so instead of sinking funds into this building we have the Forward Development Plan to build the O.N.E. Center.
What is the O.N.E. Center?
| The O.N.E. Center will be located at 1215 N Franklintown Rd. Baltimore, Maryland 21216. It will ultimately consist of a new build House of Worship on the land behind the current building as well as new Community Center on the undeveloped land, that will provide community services, health initiatives and educational programs for our families, youth and seniors.
What can you expect from the O.N.E. Center? You can look forward to a youth program that will motivate, educate and inspire our next generation, mentoring programs, an expansion of the LOC food pantry, workforce & career development, entrepreneurship training, wellness education and much more. Senior programs that will cut the health equities in our community with education, prevention and assistance. It is time for us to repair and strengthen our village and we have answered the call to rebuild!
Through our initiatives and efforts, it is our goal to see:
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Liberty's Call to Action
We are asking for you support to help Liberty complete Phase 1 of our capital campaign. We are seeking to raise $50,000 in the first year of the capital campaign (by June 2024), that will allow Liberty to do a full roof replacement that is currently needed due to leaking. Also, will allow us to upgrade the current window air conditioner units to a central air systems that will allow for the entire building to have air and also reduce energy costs. Lastly, make needed repairs to the exterior walls, windows and doors for security purposes also required upgrades to the kitchen, restroom and fellowship hall.
We will not be able to accomplish this without you, our community of faith family, friends and supporters.
FAQ or Contact
For more information visit www.libertyoutreachcenter.org/theforwardcampaign or email info@libertyoutreachcenter.org
