Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF LEGACY MISSION VILLAGE IS TO ENGAGE FAMILIES, CHURCHES, AND COMMUNITIES IN A MUTUAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SERVICES ACROSS CULTURES. IT IS OUR DESIRE TO SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN FAMILIES, CHURCHES AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES OF SERVICES AMONG COMMUNITIES. WE ABIDE WITH THE NEEDS OF REFUGEES, ORPHANS, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, WIDOWS, HIV/AIDS PATIENTS AND VICTIMS OF POVERTY.
US PROGRAMS: IN THE US, LEGACY MISSION VILLAGE SERVES AS A BRIDGE TO CONNECT REFUGEES RESETTLED IN THE MIDDLE TN AREA TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THIS IS DONE THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS: - REFUGEE JOURNEY PROGRAM IS AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. AFTER THE CLOSING OF THE WORLD RELIEF NASHVILLE OFFICE, LEGACY MISSION VILLAGE ADDED SEVERAL SITES FOR HIGH SCHOOL REFUGEE KIDS TO ITS PROGRAM, WHICH INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY THE NUMBER OF SITES AS WELL AS NUMBER OF STUDENTS. - DIAPER CONNECTION (IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NASHVILLE DIAPER CONNECTION) DISTRIBUTED OVER 229,500 DIAPERS IN 2019 TO 350 CHILDREN UNDER 2 YEARS. - FREE ENGLISH CLASSES ARE OFFERED TO DIFFERENT REFUGEE COMMUNITIES. - MENTORING PROGRAM THAT IS GEARED TO CONNECTING REFUGEES TO AMERICAN FAMILIES AND CHURCHES FOR BETTER ASSIMILATION TO THEIR NEW COMMUNITY. - KINDERGARTEN READY PROGRAM THAT PREPARES REFUGEE CHILDREN TO BETTER ADJUST ONCE ENROLLED IN LOCAL SCHOOLS. - LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO HELP REFUGEES ADJUST IN THEIR NEW ENVIRONMENT.
EAST AFRICAN PROGRAMS: CURRENTLY, LEGACY MISSION VILLAGE (LMV) PROGRAMS OVERSEAS ARE IN RWANDA AND UGANDA. OUR GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO REACH SMALL COMMUNITIES IN EAST AFRICA TO EMPOWER THEM TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS. IN RWANDA, LMV PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP LMV IS ALSO COMMITTED TO PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TRAINING. ALSO LMV SUPPORTS SEVERAL FEEDING PROGRAMS THAT CATER TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND CHILDREN THAT ARE HIV+. LMV ALSO SUPPORTS AN INCOME GENERATING PROJECT FOR HIV/AIDS WIDOWS, WHO ARE MOSTLY HIV+. THESE WIDOWS USE THE PROCEEDS TO BETTER THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND BEING ABLE TO PURCHASE THE MANDATORY HEALTHCARE INSURANCE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. IN UGANDA, THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH KAMWENGE SECONDARY/VOCATIONAL SCHOOL AND PARTNERS IN MISSION, LMV IS ABLE TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SUDANESE REFUGEES IN THE WESTERN UGANDA WHOM WOULD NEVER HAVE GOTTEN A CHANCE AT HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AS THERE ARE NONE IN REFUGEE CAMPS. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, LMV ALSO PROVIDES LEADERSHIP TRAINING.
MISSION TRIPS/ OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE: LEGACY MISSION VILLAGE (LMV) WANTS TO CREATE A LEGACY OF A GENERATION WITH A HEART FOR SERVICE BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS. LMV INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR MISSION TRIPS TO EAST AFRICA AND HIGHLY ENCOURAGES FAMILIES TO SERVE TOGETHER. IT IS OUR DREAM THAT MOST OF OUR MISSION TRIPS BE FILLED WITH FAMILY MEMBERS FROM THE SAME FAMILY SO THAT FAMILIES CAN FOSTER THE MISSION/VISION OF SERVING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| William Mwizerwa | PRESIDENT/CE | 55 | $84,729 |
| Moses Mwizerwa | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Krystal Jensen | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Kuol | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Gitau | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| David Cross | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Young | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Leslee Bechtel | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Emily Lavender | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Robert Lagrone | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Crout | SECRETARY / | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Bartlett | TREASURER / | 4 | $0 |
| Randy Hartley | BOARD CHAIRM | 4 | $0 |
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