The ROSM Mission
The Resource Office for Social Ministries (ROSM), a non-profit organization, coordinates the efforts of the religious community to aid the poor, providing accurate information to efficiently use resources and prevent duplication of assistance.
ROSM is effective in eliminating duplication of efforts and providing information with respect to the amount and kind of assistance already given or needed in a specific situation.
ROSM is a tax-exempt, county-and-state-recognized service. ROSM does not receive any government funding, but relies solely on financial gifts from congregations and individuals. It is governed by a board of directors who are representative of local religious groups and social service agencies.
ROSM seeks to coordinate benevolent efforts in our community through the following services:
1. Responding to requests of religious institutions for client information, utilizing ROSM’s website database.
2. Responding to social service agencies’ requests for client financial assistance through an e-mail based ROSM REQUEST.
3. Helping religious organizations identify people in the community whose needs may already have been met through the ROSM ALERT.
4. Consulting with ROSM’s coordinator to develop the benevolence programs of local religious groups.
5. Providing referrals to God’s Pantry and other social service agencies.
Frequently-asked questions
Our Board of Directors
Statistics about ROSM
Why ROSM exists
Endorsements
Volunteer needs
Web page management
Board of Directors:
Nanci Alexander,
St. Luke United Methodist Church
Rev. Dennis Burrows
Associate Pastor, Southern Hills United Methodist Church
Julie Broderson (ex-officio),
Centenary United Methodist Church
Paula Clancy,
Jewish Family Services
Laura Connell, Interim Chair
Lexington Leadership Foundation
Roscoe Covington, Treasurer
Anchor Baptist Church
Debbie Faulconer
Gardenside Baptist Church
Danielle Gilchrist
Manchester
Center
David Parks
Dean, Dorton
& Ford, PSC
Baptist Church at Andover
Jeffery Swain
Man O' War Church
Lana Tipton
Southern Hills United Methodist Church
Michael Troutman
Troutman and Hays
First Assembly
of God
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"I am
one of the few pastors who actually remember Lexington
before ROSM. Every pastor and every church secretary
dealt with everyone who called or walked in off the
street. There was no one to call for advice. No one to
e-mail for information. No backup at all. Each person
was all alone as they faced the individual needs of the
poor of Lexington. With the coming of ROSM in 1977, all
that changed. Today, ROSM provides us with a
clearinghouse of information. We have communication with
social workers and churches. We are not alone anymore.
Rev. Dennis Burrows, Associate Pastor
Southern
Hills United Methodist
"The ROSM database helps us identify those who are truly in
need, and it ensures that our resources are used
effectively. The collaboration between churches also
reduces the time and energy we have to spend verifying
people's situations and, instead, allows us to focus our
efforts on getting people back on their feet."
Jim Connell, President
Lexington
Rescue Mission