Living Bread Ministries                                 
Planting Churches Among the Desperately Poor
Living Bread Ministries

Help Us Purchase a Building

       Our church plant in Capão da Canoa has been growing and recently moved into a new location.  We have been renting the building but the owner recently approached the church offering to sell it because he is in financial hardship.  We would like to help this young church purchase the building and free them from the monthly rent expenses.  This will go a long way in helping this needy congregation be able to sustain themselves.  It will also free up the funds currently going toward rent to be used for ministry in the community.



Help us purchase this building for the church in Capão da Canoa

       Will you help us purchase this location for $10,000?  It will help to permanently establish this local church inside this very poor community.  If they are unable to secure this building they will be forced to move for the second time in three years and many in the church may not be within walking distance of the next facility.


        For more information or to mail a donation contact us.

Address Change

       We recently relocated our office.  Please note our new address below.

Living Bread Ministries
128 Chesterfield Rd
Lynchburg, VA 24502

Please use this address for all correspondence as well as donations.

Our Newest Church Planter

       Our staff of church planters in Brazil continues to expand.  We have recently called Alexsandro to lead the work in Vila Safira. He will be joined by his wife Luciane, and their children Otavio (15), Eduarda (8), and Samuel (3).  Please pray for them as they begin working in the most dangerous slum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. 



Pastor Alexsandro and Family

       Will you partner will Alexsandro and his family to lead the church in Vila Safira and continue to minister to the needy in that community?  We need $550 per month to support this family as they work to transform Vila Safira for the glory of Christ.


Training Future Worship Leaders

       Pastor Artenio is providing free music lessons at our church plant in Torres, in southern Brazil.  Of course, his desire is to build relationships with young people and lead them to the Lord.  Beyond this, he is in faith training what will become the praise team in the church.  In order for there to be a worship team he will lead them to the Lord and teach them how to play. 



Pr. Artenio Teaching Guitar Lessons



Students Performing During Easter Worship Service

       Will join us in planting the church in Torres?  We need to raise $900 per month to fully fund this work.  Your investment will help ensure our ability to continue this work.


The Lord is Moving in Torres

       The Lord has been blessing our church plant in the city of Torres.  This is our most recent church plant among the urban poor in southern Brazil.  Pastor Artenio and his family moved there in February and are already seeing much fruit form the work.  The church is making an impact in the community.

       The young church is caring for several people and families.  They are helping a single woman care for her elderly father.  He is 81 and has cancer.  He recently had a stroke and is bedridden.  He was living with his son, but was being abused by him.  Fatima took her father in, but has no resources to care for him.  Therefore, the church has come alongside her and is providing food and medications.  Also, Pr. Artenio is helping her deal with the government bureaucracy to ensure her Dad continues to receive his medicine.



Young Mother with a Food Kit

       The church is helping a young mother of two by providing some basic food.  This young woman makes a living by combing through the garbage collecting paper to recycle.  She does not earn nearly enough to care for herself much less her children.  Unfortunately, she is one of many who live this way.

       The church is also caring for an elderly widow who has dementia and lives alone.  They are visiting her and providing some basic food.  They have begun helping a young family who is having medical issues due to complications with pregnancy.  The church is providing food and medicine for them as well. 

       Each of these cases is a testimony to the importance of planting mission minded churches among the poor and needy.  When the church is established and people are discipled they begin to care for their community.  The church is made up of poor and needy people but in partnership with LBM they are equipped to do the work of the ministry themselves.

       Will you join us in planting this church?  We need to raise $900 per month to fully fund this work.  The ministries listed above are included in this sum.

Update on New Image and Logo

       As we shared the other day we are updating our image and logo.  The process is going well.  We have updated our facebook page and our Twitter profile.  We think they look great.  What do you think?

       Our blog and website will be merged into one site which will be much nicer as it will bring all of our content to one web address.  However, this means you will need to resubscribe to the blog feed or via email.  We will try and send out a reminder before the change takes place but you can check periodically at www.livingbread.org to see when the new site goes live.

       Thank you for your patience during this time.

New Logo Unveiled

     As the ministry has grown and our work has begun to expand we have been reevaluating our logo and identity.  We want to keep things simple but at the same time better communicate who we are.  Over the next several weeks we will be making this transition.  Below is a picture of our new logo.  We will be updating our website, newsletter, etc. to reflect this new look.  With this transition you may need to resubscribe to the blog, but we will let you know for sure when that time comes.



     While our image may be getting a make over, our vision and mission remain the same.  With your continued prayers and support we will continue to plant church among the desperately poor. 

Theological Article Published

       Our Founder and President has an article in the current issue of the online journal at globalmissiology.orgPatrick discusses the imago dei and it's implications on the mission of the church.  With a functional understanding of the image of God he puts forth a clear argument that supports a comprehensive view of mission.  Check out the article and let us know what you think.

Interview with Our Founder and President

       This past week our Founder and President was interviewed at Living Word Baptist Church in Forest, VA.  Patrick Hubbard discussed his testimony, the work of Living Bread Ministries, and philosophy of mission among other things.  If you would like to learn more please contact us.





Transportation Need

               Our friends at Temple Baptist Church in Madison Heights, VA have adopted LBM as their annual mission project in April.  They have been faithful monthly partners with us since the early days of beginning our work.  In April they will be raising support to help us meet a special need in Brazil; the need for transportation.

               Our work in southern Brazil has expanded numerically and geographically.  We have planted eight churches in the southern region.  Our focus initially has been on the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre.  However, we have begun expanding outward with two of our most recent church plants between 1 ½ and 2 hours from the city.  With this geographic expansion, it has become increasingly difficult for our Brazilian leadership to continue oversight and mentorship of our church planters. 

               Our partners at Temple are assisting with this by helping us provide a car for our leadership in Brazil.  This will help them to better visit each church plant and maintain the mentor relationships with the church planters.  It will also provide transportation for the Hubbard family when they are in Brazil, as well as a secondary means of transportation for short term mission teams.  As you can see this will be a huge blessing on several levels.

               The goal for this project is $18,000 which will cover the cost of the car, as well as the taxes, insurance, permits, etc.  Please join us in praying that the Lord would provide these funds.  If you would like to join the body of Christ at Temple Baptist to contribute to this need, you may do so below.  Thank you for your prayers and consideration.