The Heart of the Mission
After hearing about a need for Food Distribution Center guests to have a place to rest while they wait in line for groceries, Mission volunteer Connor Flynn planned out these wooden benches and rallied his Boy Scout Troop to help build and deliver them! They... Read More
Four of our residents graduating in May enjoyed this past weekend at a men’s retreat at Rockbridge Alum Springs – A Young Life Camp to relax, fellowship together and learn more about Jesus! We are thankful for the guys from Mt. Airy Presbyterian who facilitated... Read More
The Mission is blessed to be able to provide many people with a warm meal and place to stay today! Also thankful for our Changed Life Recovery Program residents who cleared snow this morning and served both breakfast and lunch! Read More
The Mission 10 Miler is an exciting event for the community to come together and take their goals one step further. Each runner has their own personal health and fitness goals and when paired with the Mission’s goals to help the community, great progress and... Read More
This holiday season, you may have been surprised by a Frederick Rescue Mission commercial on your TV screen as you watched your favorite show. Thanks to the great work of Conrad Weaver and his team at Conjostudios, we created three 30-second spots to inform the... Read More
With a voice of passion, Faith House Director Kathy Schey declared, “Today, we celebrate the fulfillment of a vision known as Faith House, and we now set course on the mission that fuels our souls: changing lives now and for eternity!” as she spoke at... Read More
When Faith House Director, Kathy Schey, thought about building the staff of Faith House, she knew it had to be a “God-anointed and God-appointed team.” With the four C’s — character, competency, compatibility, and calling — preeminent in her mind, she prayed as she moved... Read More
Each year, almost 1,000 volunteers flood the Mission for a combined total of 30,000 hours of dedicated service! They keep the Mission running by driving trucks, serving meals, sorting clothes, handing out groceries, cleaning, answering phones and numerous other tasks each week. To honor their... Read More
Dan Ryan Builders has generously supported the Mission by providing construction costs for the new building to store food donated by over fifteen local grocery stores and restaurants. Among these supporters, WalMart, Giant Eagle and Red Lobster have given a multitude of food items to... Read More
Nina Catron, Mission 10 Miler committee member, not only works hard behind the scences for the race but she also runs in it! As an avid runner, this race stands out to her because of the cause behind the race. Nina has volunteered at the... Read More
