SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Mark 12 Ministries continues to be a lighthouse for the gospel in Bullitt County, serving the most vulnerable in a community that has many needs.
“We’re serving one of the most lost counties in the state of Kentucky,” said executive director Perry Cooke. “We don’t have a whole lot of churches. If you take Mt. Washington out of the equation, we’re one of the poorest counties in the state. A lot of just sad statistics – high teen suicide rate, drug epidemic and poverty.”
Mark 12 Ministries – named after the Scripture that speaks on loving your neighbor – meets the needs of the community by building relationships and sharing the gospel with individuals to break the spiritual, social and material bonds of poverty. The organization offers a wide array of services aimed at breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty…