Organizations Filed Purposes:
MERCY HOUSE EXISTS TO ENGAGE, EMPOWER AND DISCIPLE WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE IN JESUS NAME: ENGAGE THOSE WITH RESOURCES TO ASSIST; EMPOWER WOMEN TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING; AND DISCIPLE WOMEN AS LIFETIME FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST.
THE MERCY MATERNITY HOUSE INC. WORKS WITH REHEMA HOUSE RESCUE CENTRE, A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IN KENYA. DURING 2019, AN ADDITIONAL 7 PREGNANT TEENAGE GIRLS WERE RESCUED AND ALL DELIVERED HEALTHY BABIES. FROM 2010 THROUGH 2019, THE HOME RESCUED 53 GIRLS AND 50 BABIES. THE GIRLS ALL RECEIVE COUNSELING, TUTORING, SKILLS SUCH AS HAIRDRESSING, MANICURES, SEWING, AND JEWELRY MAKING AS WELL AS TRAINING IN HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR BABIES. THIS PROGRAM AFFECTED THE LIVES OF ABOUT 500 INDIVIDUALS.
THE MERCY MATERNITY HOUSE INC. BELIEVES IN CREATING, OPERATING AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST WOMEN, IN IMPOVERISHED CIRCUMSTANCES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, TO LEARN AN ARTISAN TRADE AND CREATE AN AVENUE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD. THE MINISTRY ACCOMPLISHES THIS PROGRAM THROUGH BOTH AN ONLINE AND IN-PERSON RETAIL STORE AND THROUGH MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION CLUBS ENCOMPASSED IN THE FAIR TRADE FRIDAY PROGRAM. THE ONLINE AND IN-PERSON RETAIL STORE PROVIDES DIRECT ACCESS TO SELECT MERCHANDISE PROMOTING THE ORGANIZATION AND MERCHANDISE PURCHASED THROUGH OTHER ARTISAN MINISTRY PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD BENEFITING IMPOVERISHED WOMEN. THE FAIR TRADE FRIDAY PROGRAM IS 5 SUBSCRIPTION CLUBS THAT ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO RECEIVE BOXES OF GOODS THAT ARE CAREFULLY SELECTED AND PACKAGED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEERS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 300 VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN 20,000 HOURS TO CAREFULLY PACKAGE AND SHIP EACH MONTH'S OFFERINGS IN THE CLUBS. FOR THESE MONTHLY CLUBS, EACH OF THE GOODS SELECTED FOR THE PACKAGES EMPOWER ARTISANS BY SELLING THEIR HANDMADE PRODUCTS IN U.S. AND CANADA. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL CURRENTLY WORKS WITH 120 FAITH BASED ARTISAN GROUPS IN 38 COUNTRIES TO EMPOWER MOSTLY WOMEN ARTISANS AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 5000 WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE HAVE BEEN ASSISTED THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT OF ARTISAN PROJECTS FOR IMPOVERISHED WOMEN.
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 |
|---|
| Terrell Welch | CHIEF EXEC O | 40 | $86,648 |
| Kristen Welch | DIRECTOR | 40 | $51,846 |
| Ann Voskamp | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Rusch | BOARD CHAIR/ | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Poole | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Plum | SECRETARY/DI | 1 | $0 |
| Kurt Box | TREASURER/DI | 1 | $0 |
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