Helps Ministries

Helps Ministries is a non-profit, inter-denominational Christian organization based in Asheville, North Carolina. It was founded in 1976 by Rev. David P. DeJong and his wife Esther as Helps International Ministries, Inc. to support other Christian ministries and missionaries by providing practical and technical assistance.

Founding and History

Rev. David P. DeJong, prior to founding Helps, served as a missionary builder with the Africa Evangelical Fellowship for 17 years. During his time in Africa, he often received requests for construction assistance from other missions, but he was not free to work on projects outside his own. Upon returning to the United States in the early 1970s, DeJong founded Helps to fill this need. Initially, the ministry focused on construction and later expanded to include architectural design services. Over the years, the organization has relocated its headquarters twice: first to Harlem, Georgia in 1982, and then back to Asheville, North Carolina in the 1990s.

Mission and Vision

Mission Statement: Helps Ministries partners with the global Church to build ministries, serve field workers, and defend the vulnerable for God's kingdom purposes worldwide.
Vision: To be a dynamic and innovative, international ministry leader ensuring that Christian ministries and missionaries are empowered and equipped to fulfill their unique ministry calling.

Services and Impact

Helps Ministries has supported hundreds of frontline ministries globally by starting, strengthening, and serving them. The organization has expanded its services to include various technical ministries such as transportation, accounting, and computer services.

Values and Statement of Faith

• In Work: Excellence, Creativity, Innovation, Joyfulness
• In Character: Wisdom, Trust, Integrity, Godliness
• In Heart: Prayer, Care, Hospitality, Courage
  Helps Ministries believes in the Holy Scriptures as the supreme authority in faith and practice, the divinity of Jesus Christ, and the salvation through faith in Him. They emphasize the importance of the Holy Spirit in believers' lives and the unity of the Church as the Body of Christ.

Leadership and Governance

Helps Ministries is led by Jeffrey Pott as CEO/President and Mike Griffin as Chairman. The organization is recognized by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), which they joined in 2013.

Tax Information

• EIN: 561133231
• Tax Deductible: Yes
• Fiscal Year End: December 31
• Ruling Year: 1976