What is SLCM?

South Lake Community Ministries exists to serve our neighbors through services that support their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Buses n’ Backpacks was started in 2005 as a ministry of The Church at South Lake. The vision for the program started with a simple question: What would it look like to take literally the call to love our neighbor as ourselves? Since then, the organization has grown from serving 15 children with a weekend backpack of food, to a partnership with 12 local schools, to serving local homebound senior adults, to emotional health services and more. Today South Lake Community Ministries is a 501c3 organization with an independent Board of Directors.
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Our Services
SLCM currently offers two different programs in our local community.
We offer a range of mental and emotional health services to help people move toward a brighter future.
We work in partnership with local schools providing weekly food support for kids in crisis and at-home delivery to local homebound senior adults.
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Contact Us
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Call 352-243-1155 for more information.
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Check out the local businesses and organizations that have partnered with us to serve our neighbors
Program Sponsors:
Chick-fil-A Clermont
Publix Super Market Charities
The Church at South Lake
Hancock Real Estate
Senninger Irrigation
Grassy Lake Elementary
Montverde Academy
Pine Ridge Elementary
Henderson Bagel Company
Event Sponsors:
Chick-fil-A Clermont
The South Lake Sports Foundation
Gear for MultiSport
Brinker International
Cradle to College
Clemons Produce
Lake Catherine Blueberries LLC
Threadbird
Grants Awarded:
United Way of Lake & Sumter County
Community Foundation of South Lake
Wells Fargo Foundation