SET is a nonprofit community organization that is dedicated to helping residents in 23 counties in central and southeastern Ohio. Southeast Testament was formed March 15th 2005 and obtained 501(C)3 status from the IRS on December 23rd 2005. Mission partners presently include Peace Lutheran Church in Gahanna, C.A.R.E. Outreach in McArthur, Ohio and Lutheran Social Services.
SET is an organization with short term goals of providing the logistics to collect furniture, clothes/household items and deliver to the needy residents of central and southeast Ohio.
In October 2007, SET will build a 6,700 sq. ft. facility in Vinton County, Ohio and purchase additional cargo trailers to support our mission (Visit our Warehouse Construction page for details).
SET long term goals, in addition to meeting residents on-going need of furniture and household items, include supporting disaster recovery efforts, such as fire, flood and general family assistance, are inclusive of the vision of Southeast Testament. In June 2008, Lutheran Social Services is planning on opening offices in the new SET facility to provide programs to address the root causes of poverty and high unemployment.