Sisters in Service: the nonprofit that shows up for other nonprofits — 11-hour days and a golf tournament coming
Sisters in Service began as a Bible study. It evolved into something harder to categorize — a logistics operation embedded in the Hill Country’s nonprofit network, deploying volunteers and resources wherever the gap opens.
Jennifer Natale, Suzanne Gschwind, and Leslie Robertson were asked Wednesday on Lead Live to describe what Sisters in Service does.
Gschwind answered by describing what she watches.
“I’ve always called ourselves the nonprofit that helps other nonprofits,” she said. “You can have an amazing plan, but if you don’t have enough people to carry out that plan, it doesn’t matter.”
Sisters in Service began as a Bible study. It evolved into something harder to categorize — a logistics operation embedded in the Hill Country’s nonprofit network, deploying volunteers and resources wherever the gap opens. During the floods, the organization worked 11-hour days managing supply lines and food service for the Salvation Army and Mercy Chefs, shoring up operations that larger organizations could not fully staff.
“Honestly, Louis… 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.,” Natale said. “And I learned a lot about how strong our organization is and it all leads back to God.”
The organization’s financial support model includes direct funding to Christian Women’s Job Corps, Mercy Gate Ministries, the Pregnancy Resource Center, the Raphael Community Free Clinic, and the Texas Transplant Network. When Ryan Pendergraft of the Texas Transplant Network described his supporters on Wednesday, he named Sisters in Service without prompting.
“They just called me and said, ‘Hey, we’re giving you money,'” Pendergraft said.
Robertson offered the clearest volunteer pitch of the day.
“Call us. We have so many different avenues where we could plug you in — whatever amount of time you have, we’ve got projects for you.”
The organization’s primary annual fundraiser is the 2026 Charity Golf Tournament, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28, at Comanche Trace. Major sponsors include Ken Stoepel Ford, Jersey Mike’s, Kerrville Title Company, Legacy Partners, Amber Thomasson State Farm, Kerrville Window Fashions, Kibassa Smoked Meats, New Stride Physical Therapy, Land Design, the Stavinoa Family, White Construction, and Diamonds of Kerrville.
Golf tournament registration and volunteer opportunities: find Sisters in Service on Facebook.
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