Lutheran Homes Society (LHS) is a recognized leader in providing residential services to seniors and youth through effective programs, well-maintained facilities and caring staff.

What makes Lutheran Homes Society "different" is that all aspects of our ministry revolve around our mission statement and our core set of values. The mission statement and values identify the way in which we provide care and services to our residents, the way we relate to our staff and volunteers, and the way we care for the community at large.

In August 2010, Lutheran Homes Society began celebrating 150 years of service to youth and elderly in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan with a weekend of festivities for the community. The 150th Anniversary celebration is ongoing for LHS employees and residents at the various ministry sites through August 2011. Lutheran Homes Society was founded on August 6, 1860, in the days leading up to the Civil War. The Society's ministry began as a home for orphans, but expanded in 1906 to include care of the elderly. Today, more than 2,500 youth and elderly located throughout northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan benefit from LHS residential and community services.

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Mission Statement

As followers of Christ, we are called to do what lies within our power to share burdens that weigh upon the young and the old
and to alleviate sorrow and misery in His name.

The corporate mission statement was last updated by our corporate membership in 2006.  Each subsidiary has adopted a unique mission statement for its ministry.

Values

Faithfulness to Christ
As part of the Church, we perform our work in response to Jesus Christ and as an extension of His ministry.

Equality and Justice
We recognize the equality of all persons in our offering of services and the opportunity for services, advocating justice and seeking to develop and balance all resources at our disposal to serve vulnerable persons with more intense needs.

Wholeness of Life
We recognize and value the life and inherent worth of each person, helping individuals experience dignity and the fullest level of his or her physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and vocational ability.

Integrity
We value and demonstrate honesty, integrity, fairness and trustworthiness in all of our relationships.

Quality of Service
We seek to deliver services of the highest quality possible by demonstrating competence, continuous improvement, innovation and creativity.

Stewardship of Resources
We exercise faithful stewardship of our financial resources and physical assets, and are responsible and accountable for their proper deployment in the work of our ministry.

Vision Statement

"We will be a network of dedicated, gifted, and caring people, providing services and facilities of the highest quality possible."

Strategic Positioning Statement

"Serving Christ through Community"