Government and Law Impact
Uniting Ministries and Agencies to transform Government and Law
TYPES OF CHURCH-MINISTRIES:
CHURCH SECURITY
CHURCH ADMINISTRATION
JAIL OUTREACH
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LIST OF CITY-AGENCIES:
POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT
LANSING CITY COUNCIL
INGHAM COUNTY JAIL
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Laura McMurtry
Government Director
Network Leader for Government & Law
Our COGL consultant for Government and Law
Leaders and collaborative city-wide impact.
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Networks Impacting Government and Law
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Salt Light Global – Legal services and Christian apologetics
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Michigan Faith in Action – Policy advocacy and organizing services
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Transformation MI – Advocacy and prayer organizing
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Action of Greater Lansing – Policy advocacy and organizing services
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Heartbeat Coalition – Policy advocacy and petitioning
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Hearing from our Cities | 2019 Report
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Event Report
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COGL worked with a Steering Team of practitioners and network leaders in this area for planning the event of about 40 leaders.
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The steering team’s diversity includes a community organizer, veteran, state worker, judge, lawyer, and police chaplain.
City Discussion Panelists
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Police Department (Follow up) - Lt. Rodney Anderson
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Fire Department - Chief Mike Mackey
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City Council Member - Atty. Brian Jackson
Faith Community Panelists
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Michigan Faith in Action - Jackie Gibson, Executive Director
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Salt and Light Global - Honorable William Wagner
Ways to Serve Our Cities
The City of Lansing has various initiatives. The Police Department has community engagement events where groups can donate supplies and goods. Cadet programs are available for fire and police career paths. Public City Council meetings happen weekly to make your voice in front of decision-makers. The City Council adopts the annual city budget. Council listens to the community (those few who speak their opinions) and incorporates its wishes. The faith-based community should consider coming together around areas that it unanimously supports and advocate for those things.
Resources for Community Groups
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The Fire department desires to come talk to congregations to provide Job opportunities for your youth population.
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There are various financial resources available to help groups serve the Community. If a group has an event or series of events that require financing, that group can petition Council’s General Services Committee for support. Men Making a Difference and Lansing Harmony Festival each received restricted funds for their event.
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Moreover, the City of Lansing may partner with the group for a good cause, just need any plans submitted in advance.
Ways to Pray for our Cities
Please pray for City leaders to have wisdom. Elected officials are mere lay people without expertise in most of the areas in which they deal. Officials often must educate themselves on issues and areas before they make decisions. Pray that the right information supported in strong moral values are instilled before important decisions are made.
Faith Impact on Government and Law | 2019 Report
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Churches are known for ministry within prisons, providing security and patrol, community advocacy work,
volunteering as chaplains, and more. In addition to that some churches are also utilized as polling places and
channels for voter engagement by officials. Here is a list of collaboratives that are impacting government and law:
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Friendship Baptist Church – Jail ministry and spiritual counseling
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Salt Light Global – Legal services and Christian apologetics
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Michigan Faith in Action – Policy advocacy and organizing services
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Transformation MI – Advocacy and prayer organizing
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Action of Greater Lansing – Policy advocacy and organizing services
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Heartbeat Coalition – Policy advocacy and petitioning
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Chaplain Alex Pickens – Spiritual counseling and outreach to First Responders
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Warriors Veteran Taskforce- Veteran counseling services
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Annual Collaboration Events
(List your faith event here - $50 Donation)
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Annual National Day of Prayer | May 7, 2020 | A prayer gathering at the Michigan Capital | Nationaldayofprayer.org
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Community Support Business Listings
(List your business here - $100 Donation)
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Chaplain Alex Pickens | 313-475-3452 | PO Box 576 Lansing, MI | Reliant.org/blog/author/alex-pickens
Keldon Scott of Family Law, Domestic Relations | 517-482-0222 | 605 S. Capitol Ave. Lansing, MI 48933 | Mclpc.com
Friendship Baptist Church | 517-394-6369 | 2912 Pleasant Grove Road, Lansing, MI 48910
STATE OF THE CITY 2019 - GOVERNMENT & LAW FOCUS
“Lansing MobilePD” and “Lansing Connect” are new smartphone apps that can be used to report crime to the Lansing Police Department, report code violations, streetlights that are out, and other city services where people need assistance. Also, the Mayor’s Veterans Commission will also be created to focus efforts on the expressed needs of the many veterans in the Lansing community.
City Dept. Rep: LPD, LFD, and City Council
Contact: lansingmi.gov
PUBLIC SAFETY • The Lansing Police and Fire Departments work hard to keep us safe every day. That hard work has resulted in violent crime being down 14 percent in Lansing in 2018.
• The quick thinking and expertise of Emergency Management and Public Service personnel saved the city over $2 million in flood damage during the flooding in February 2018.
• MobilePD, a new smartphone app that can be used to report crime to the Lansing Police Department, launched in 2018. The app is complementary to Lansing Connect, a web and smartphone based app which allows citizens to report code violations, streetlights that are out, and other city services where people need assistance: www.lansingmi.gov/lansingconnect.
• The Veterans Commission will be created to focus on the needs of the many veterans in the Lansing community. This commission will fill a gap in city policy and ensure that veterans are included in our decision-making processes.
