Comunidad de Gracia is a bilingual ministry on the East side of Houston.  

Pastor: Nelson Rodriguez

Address: 6601 Sherman St.

Ways to Be Involved

1. Teach Sunday School Classes 

Contact Information

LINC Community Center

Summer Program

This summer will be busy at LINC! Through partnerships with the Houston Food Bank, LoneStar College, The Women's Resource of Greater Houston, Centro Familiar Cristiano, LifeBridge and Beautiful Savior churches, Camp Lone Star and many more, children and adults will enjoy afternoons filled with activities, classes, games, VBS, Day Camp etc.  Lots of craft items will be used and are needed, as well as sports equipment. Please see the list below and let us know what you will be able to donate. We appreciate any items in any amount; partial packages and leftovers are very welcome!

• Paper Plates *
• Construction Paper *
• Newsprint
• Kraft Paper
• Crayons
• Glue Sticks
• Liquid Glue
• Brown Paper Lunch Sacks
• Popsicle/Craft Sticks
• Dry Beans
• Plastic Wrap
• String/Twine/Yarn/Jute
• Googly/Whiggly Eyes
• Pipe Cleaner (Chenille Stems)
• Washable Markers
• Tissue Paper *
• Coffee Filters *
• Drinking Straws
• Scissors (Safe for Children)
• Old Magazines
• Old Newspaper (for cleanup)
• Hot  glue guns
• Sports equipment:
  • Basketballs
  • Kickballs
  • Soccer Balls
  • Air pump
  • Orange Cones 
• Children's Books

Optional:           Foam Sheets and sticky foam shapes, numbers, letters, etc.

                        Clothes Pins (either spring ones or clips - wood, please)

                        Water Color Brushes

                        Pony Beads

                        Feathers

                        Water Colors

                        Stencils

* need larger amount of supplies

Contact Gwen at 281-598-3224 or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information. We will gladly pick up your contribution!

March 26, 2010

Service:

LINC Construction is in need of volunteers for home painting. As contractors complete repairs on clients' homes, volunteers are giving the work finishing touches with new paint. This could be either exterior or interior painting or both. Put on an old pair of jeans and come help brighten someone's world!

Vacation Bible School time is just around the corner. We are looking for churches to partner with our ministries and halp facilitate Vacation Bible School in the communities they serve. You may not speak the same language, but we serve the same God. Help show the children Jesus' love for them!

Donation:

The Lutheran Campus Ministry at UH (a ministry of LINC) is in need of a van. Pastor Vijay Gurrala has a real and vibrant ministry among the students at U of H. They continually have more students than they have room for - many of them are Muslim and Hindu. If you have a passenger van and are considering donating it, please give us a call. We will show you why LINC is a wonderful opportunity for your gift! Pastor Vijay has also expressed a need for Hindi Bibles. More and more, they are getting requests for these from U of H students.

LINC Food Pantry is constantly in need of non-perishable food and baby items. Daily, more and more people throughout our community are coming to us for help. Many of our ministries are experiencing the same need. We thank Emmanuel Lutheran Church for your regular donations and Lutheran High North for your food drive a few weeks ago.  Our desire is to provide these items for our community and for other LINC ministries. If your church is able to commit to holding a LINC Food Pantry Sunday periodically (monthly would be wonderful!), please let us know. We will work with you to get everything going!

Centro de Fey y Esperanza, one of LINC's ministries, has adopted a homeless shelter. Every Monday, the members of CDFE visit the shelter with hot meals for the men who don't make it inside. They need food to prepare these meals and PANTS. The men and women at the shelter ask repeatedly if any pants are available. Please contact LINC if you have pants to donate as well as food.

Prayer:

Please continue to cover all LINC Ministries in prayer. God is using our leaders and congregations to reach more and more people. Pastor Vijay's ministry to the U of H as well as to his Asian Indian community has students and others asking questions about our God. What an opportunity! Pastor Luciano Vega-Aralya and CDFE's ministry to the homeless shelter is providing food to those who have none at least once a week. Another wonderful opportunity for His message to be proclaimed to all the nations!

Please pray that God will touch hearts so that other LINC needs will be met. He continues to show us that He knows exactly what we need and He continues to provide. Volunteering changes lives. We pray that God will send many volunteers with servant hearts and hands to do His work here in Houston.

Our Prayer is one of thanks to our Lord and Savior for all He provides - daily, weekly, monthly and more. For the people He sends our way; clients, volunteers, staff, leaders, fellow Christians and the lost. We are blessed!

Thank you in advance for your support! To learn more about LINC and our needs (AND wants), please contact Gwen at 281-598-3224 or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Opportunities are Waiting for You

• Serve
  • Volunteer for one of our programs
  • Feed students in one of our seminary programs
  • Bring a team of volunteers to help restore the City of Houston
  • Partner with a ministry to bring Vacation Bible School to children in the community
  • Make quilts and blankets for clients and homeless friends
• Donate
  • Household items as we discover particular needs
  • Vehicles
  • Non-perishable food
  • Bibles in many languages
  • Money
• Pray
  • Ongoing and constant prayer for LINC ministries
  • Specific prayer requests

This page will be updated regularly. Please watch for specific needs. Thank you so much for your support of the work God has planned for us here in Houston.

Preparando Líderes Cristianos

Descripción del Instituto

El Instituto Bíblico LINC (IBL) es la respuesta a la gran necesidad pastoral y ministerial que hay en el área de Houston. Tenemos muchos líderes potenciales para el ministerio, pero debido a múltiples factores, estas personas no tienen acceso a un entrenamiento ministerial con una buena calidad teológica. Tanto los líderes de nuestras iglesias como los nuevos creyentes necesitan una formación bíblica, sistemática y local. ¿Dónde están los obreros para la cosecha? Ellos están en las bancas de nuestras iglesias locales y en nuestras comunidades. El programa del IBL es un programa que consta de tres años de duración en donde se enseña Teología básica y práctica ministerial. Los estudiantes del IBL son líderes en sus congregaciones, nuevos discípulos, y futuros pastores y líderes laicos que son entrenados para estudiar y enseñar la Biblia, y también para alcanzar a su comunidad con el Evangelio a través de diversos ministerios. Ofrecemos cursos opcionales tales como lenguaje, cursos de computación y también cursos específicos ministeriales como la Escuela de Ministerio Urbano de LINC.

Plan de Estudios

El Plan de estudios tiene una duración de tres años lectivos que abarcan cuatro áreas: Bíblica, Teológica, Ministerial y Servicio Cristiano. Consta de doce cursos y nueve talleres. Se dictan cuatro cursos por año, cada uno con ocho semanas continuas de duración. Y tres talleres por año, cada uno con siete horas continuas de duración.

Hemos diseñado el plan de estudios de manera tal que permite que podamos aceptar el ingreso de nuevos alumnos cada 8 semanas. El horario para los cursos es los días miércoles de 7:00 p.m. a 10:00 p.m. Y para los talleres tres sábados en cada año escolar de 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. Tanto los cursos como los talleres se dictan en las instalaciones del Centro de Misiones LINC ubicada en el 161 West Rd. Houston, Texas 77037. Este cómodo sistema de estudios tiene un costo de $30.00 la matrícula anual. $50.00 cada curso.

Calendario Escolar

Nuestro calendario escolar está basado en el calendario del Distrito Escolar de Houston.

Primer Año

I Semestre

Hermenéutica
Introducción al Nuevo Testamento

II Semestre
Religiones y Sectas
Evangelismo y Misiones

Segundo Año

I Semestre
Liderazgo Cristiano
Lutero y la Reforma

II Semestre
Teología y Doctrina Cristiana
Introducción al Antiguo Testamento

Tercer Año

I Semestre
Panorama Bíblico
Homilética Bíblica

II Semestre
Educación Cristiana
Consejería Cristiana
 

Curso Actual - EDUCACIÓN CRISTIANA

Enero 13 - Marzo 10 2010 - Cada miércoles de 7 p.m. a 10 p.m.

Facilitador: Dr. Brenda Vega-Ayala

Lugar: LINC Mission Center - 161 West Rd. Houston TX, 77037

Información de Contactos:

Para mayor información puede comunicarse con la oficina central de LINC (713) 426-2451 o puede llamar al Director,

Pastor Luciano Vega-Ayala, al (832) 212-3515