General Info

Lutheran Social Ministry of the Southwest was established as a multi-service organization in 1970. LSMS provides more than 300,000 hours of service annually to the homeless, the hungry, the jobless, the disabled, the refugee, the lonely, the isolated, the depressed and the oppressed. As an operating arm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, it operates throughout the Grand Canyon Synod in Arizona with a focus on areas in Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties. LSMS provides telephone crisis, disaster and counseling hotlines. The organization helps unemployed or underemployed persons find jobs. It provides mentoring programs and case-management services, as well as food pantries for low-income individuals and families. Lutheran Social Ministry of the Southwest is located in Tucson, Ariz., and has facilities in Mesa, Glendale and Phoenix.