About H.O.Z
Pastor Polo and Marta Garcia began
the ministry, of House of Zion, in 1981 as an outreach to the migrant farm
workers in Woodburn,
Oregon. Having attended
Portland Bible
College and living in the greater
Portland Metropolitan area, the Garcias saw a major need in the Northern
Marion County
region. Many families were living without shelter, adequate food, clothing
and medical attention, even during adverse winter weather conditions.
The Garcias began House of Zion as
an extension of their lives, opening their own home to begin providing
shelter and food for those without.
This ministry has grown, since
those days, in providing shelter, food, clothing, counseling, ministerial
ministries, agency referral , migrant farm distribution to labor camps, a
church, educational center for youth, and a mediation for farm workers
program.
Current Events
(UPDATED)
Reaching the Community
We are reaching out to our
community and to any who needs our assistance. As times become more
difficult to manage economically, more families will find themselves in
financial crisis with no home to call their own.
House
of Zion is:
reaching
out to meet the needs of those less fortunate than others.
House
of Zion is:
providing
a strong foundation for the community.
A
reaching hand for the hurting:
One aim, of House Of
Zion Ministry, is to provide a warm welcome to all as well as to train
and promote Hispanic leadership so they in turn may reach out to
others by making them aware of their responsibility to their Church and
Communities
Meeting the
Needs:
-
the homeless - including families
-
migrant farm workers - seeking work
-
abused women and children
-
alcoholic and drug addicts seeking help
-
families and individuals escaping terror and poverty
in Latin Countries
Providing
food for the hungry:
-
on-site meals for sheltered families and individuals (
2 meals a day )
-
food box to sheltered clients at time of
departure ( food for 10 days )
-
food boxes to people in the local community, to
migrant labor camps in the area and to individuals who find themselves
without food
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