Our Story

In March of 2007, Trinity Baptist Church called Dan Reynolds to be its pastor with the intention of starting a new church that had community outreach as its mission. For many years Trinity had been a thriving church, but as southwest Lubbock grew and people relocated, the congregation dwindled to approximately twenty-three members. Twenty-one of those members were elderly; two of them were college students. 

The new pastor and his small congregation asked Bacon Heights Baptist Church to assist in their mission. Four families from BHBC agreed to join the Trinity group.

As one looks back on the early days of Lubbock Impact, it is evident that the guidance of the Lord was strong. Even though Trinity Baptist was dwindling, the small congregation had recently redone its kitchen. It was easy to see that a soup kitchen should be the starting point for a community outreach. The two college students got married and became the first leaders in the children’s program that took place immediately after the meal.

In October of 2007, the first soup kitchen opened. Actually, the LI group had a ‘practice night’ one week. Family and friends were invited, and a meal featuring BBQ sandwiches was served. The next week, the first official soup kitchen was opened. Approximately 50 people attended that night. Today, an average of 300-350 are fed each Wednesday evening.

What started as a soup kitchen has now grown to a ministry containing many different programs. Each ministry has a unique beginning where a volunteer or interested person(s) had an idea of how to help the less fortunate or those who had fallen on hard times. The hygiene closet, for example, began as one volunteer wanted to supply shampoo and sleeping bags to the homeless that she took sandwiches to each week at the library. Today, the hygiene closet is completely full of necessity items and oversees a Christmas hygiene gift bag for over 400 people. The med clinic started as the pastor chatted with his doctor about ‘doing something’ at Lubbock Impact. Today, the TTU Free Clinic is one of the finest in the nation of similar clinics. All of the ministries at Lubbock Impact are free and help clients in the areas of food, clothing, healthcare, and spiritual needs.

In addition to helping the underprivileged of the community, Lubbock Impact is dedicated to breaking the bonds of generational poverty in the children we serve. This mission is what motivates the leaders of the ministry. Consistent biblical teaching, loving friendship and guidance, and intentional partnership with the families of our children and youth will make a difference.

In 2017, at the mark of the 10 year anniversary of Lubbock Impact, more than 98,000 meals have been prepared in the soup kitchen, almost 11,000 clients have been seen at the med clinic, and countless hearts have been touched in a loving, helping way through one or more of our ministries. 

Emergency Food Pantry – Approximately 2500 individuals per year receive groceries and hygiene products.  The Food Pantry works alongside the Food Voucher program that was at Trinity Baptist before Lubbock Impact began.

Women’s Bible Study Class – Unpack ministries joined the Lubbock Impact campus 2015. Women from different walks of life gather each week for this bible study.