Our Mission + Vision

Love INC Big Woods is one of more than a hundred Love INC locations across the United States and Kenya, who partner with over 7,800 Christian churches to serve hundreds of thousands of people in need.

Our local Love INC serves families who reside in Buffalo, Hanover, Maple Lake and Annandale, in Wright County, MN. How? By mobilizing local churches to transform lives and communities In the Name of Christ. Here’s why that works:

Without Love INC

Churches serve their communities in different ways. One area may have a financial literacy program, while another has housing assistance. Yet, when care is not coordinated, needs can be overlooked or duplicated, and people are not served in a holistic manner.

With Love INC

Love INC fosters collaboration and organizes holistic care to help churches serve their neighbors through resources and relationships. By networking churches together, each church is able to lean into their strengths, knowing that their neighbors will be cared for by the body of Christ within their community.

Our Partner Churches

Christian churches from across at least six denominations partner together to form a Love INC. Within these partnerships, Love INC serves as the scaffolding upon which greater growth is possible. However, it is the Christians in these churches who model Christ’s love and answer God’s call to serve. Working together as the body of Christ, we can best love and serve our community.
Annandale United Methodist Church
Buffalo Free Church
Connection Pointe
Bethlehem United Church of Christ
Buffalo Presbyterian Church
Grace Bible Church
Buffalo Covenant Church
Buffalo United Methodist Church
Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Our Staff

Dean Perry
Executive Director
Connie Hermerding
Clearinghouse Coordinator
Mary Remer
Thrift Store Manager
Karen McGowan
Thrift Store Donation Coordinator
Rose Ann Burke
Clearing House Intake
Andrina Ringquist
Clearing House Intake
Kayleigh Wuollet
Thrift Store Clerk

Board of Directors

Dale Hartman
Chair
Diana Wondra
Secretary
Mike Messina
Treasurer
Jeff Olson
Mary Redlin
Reid Gilbert
Dean Perry
Executive Director