Services Offered

Morning Start

Morning Start devotions are held Monday through Friday at 7.30am for Residential Recovery Program Participants. Morning Start is led by staff, volunteers and sometimes the participants themselves. It is an opportunity for all to spend the first part of their day in Christian community with inspiration and prayer.

Family Chapel

Family Chapel is held every night at 6.30pm in the Women and Children’s Center. This is a time for local churches to minister to families staying in the Emergency Family Shelter. Services are often augmented by youth group skits, puppet shows, and kid-friendly stories to involve the whole family. As part of Family Chapel, there is also an opportunity to host a Children’s Chapel for younger children.

Click here for the Evening Family Chapel Schedule for December 2011

Children’s Chapels

Depending on the number of children residing in shelter as many as three different children’s chapels (segmented by age) are offered Monday throughThursday evenings. Youth groups from local congregations enjoy leading interactive activities in children’s chapel.

Hospitality Chapel

The Rescue Mission offers a Hospitality Chapel every night at 7.45pm led by church groups representing more than 100 different congregations. This ecumenical ministry demonstrates Christ’s love in action and provides an opportunity for local churches to interact with homeless people in worship. It is the desire of the Rescue Mission to demonstrate Christ’s love by bringing people to repentance and belief in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Mission Chaplains are on duty during the Hospitality Chapel to assist those who ask for prayer or who wish to make a faith decision.

Click here for the Evening Hospitality Chapel Schedule for December 2011

Each year over 1,200 faith decisions are made in Rescue Mission Chapels. To involve your church, contact Leslie Littlefield, Volunteer Coordinator, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 540.777.7651 and she will connect you with the appropriate chaplain to discuss your church’s participation in the chapel ministry.