Aspire Ministries is a partnership of churches in Marion County that strives to make a lasting impact on individuals, families and children in need. The Connection Center is the foundation of Aspire Ministries. Aspire Ministries is a phone-based ministry. Requests for help are generally referred to a local partner church ministry, a church volunteer, or a community agency. Aspire Ministries follows up to ensure the need was met and offers spiritual support as well. Gap Ministries are ministries that meet needs in the community that are not currently or sufficiently being met by agencies, the government or churches. Needs are discovered and identified through calls to the Connection Center and relationships with agencies and other non-profit organizations. Gap Ministries are staffed by volunteers from partner churches. Aspire Ministries coordinates and encourages churches to participate either by forming a team and providing the needed service or product or by collecting products for another church’s ministry.