Many religious congregations throughout the United States are members of coalition ministries, faith-based agencies in which local congregations from different denominations and faith traditions join together for the purpose of providing social services that are beyond the scope of a single congregation. These coalitions are usually geographically defined, supported financially, fully or in part, by local member congregations and rely upon congregational members for volunteers. Dudley and Roozen's (2001) Faith Communities Today survey shows that approximately 29% of congregations belong to coalitions within their own denominations, 38% to inter-denominational coalitions, and 8 percent to those that include other faith congregations. The Interfaith Community Ministries Network (ICMN), a national organization founded in 1988, promotes the development and support of faith-based coalitions and has identified close to 1,400 across the United States. Coalition building is likely to increase as government agencies and other funding sources continue to emphasize collaborative solutions to community needs and the demands created by welfare reform.