Wichita Falls Faith Mission

Vision

Our vision is to provide hope to all through the love of Jesus Christ by restoring lives through Rescue, Rehabilitation and Reintegration.

Misson Statement

Our mission is to provide a pathway to transforming lives.

History

Established in 1958 by Bea and Dick Hogan as Faith City Mission. The original location was on Ohio street above the old Hornsby Hardware Store. In 1968 the former Lamar Baptist Church building at 402 Lamar was purchased for the Mission's first permanent home. As programs and services grew, it became evident a larger facility was needed and property was purchased at our current location on Travis Street and construction began. Three weeks prior to completion of the new building, it was destroyed by fire. The current facility at 1300 Travis Street opened on May 23, 1988.

In 2008, Faith Mission Thrift Shoppe opened in one of Wichita Falls' historic buildings located at 1628 Harrison Street. The Thrift Shoppe provides an outlet for training students. Sales support the ministries of Faith Mission and Faith Refuge.

In 2009 a new Day Labor Area was added to the North side of the building at 1300 Travis Street for a safe place for guests to wait for day labor opportunities.

To address the growth in the need to shelter women and families, in April of 2010 the official Faith Refuge Capital Campaign was initiated. Within 6 months half of the 3.2 million dollars had been donated or pledged. The project was put out for Bid in April and due to inflation and additions to the project, the bids came in at $4.5 million. Construction began in June 2011. The ground breaking for this approximately 24,000 sq.ft facility was a tremendous success. Anthony Inman is the General contractor with Bundy, Young, Sims and Potter as Architects. Faith Refuge will facilitate a better way of providing ministry to homeless women, moms with children and women who wish to complete a 12-month recovery program from addictions resulting in broken lives. The public is invited to attend the Grand Opening of Faith Refuge at May 3, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. at 710 E. Hatton Rd., Wichita Falls, Texas. The chapel and two adjoining rooms will be completed after the Grand Opening. The Faith team gives God the glory for providing the resources to complete the new shelter, debt free.

Faith Mission ministers to clients by providing for immediate physical, spiritual, social, emotional and educational needs through ministries of charity — regardless of any individual’s race, creed, national origin, sexual orientation or religion. This focused Christ-centered ministry assesses individual needs, receives clients into Mission ministries, and determines their personal areas of capability from which to nurture their growth process.