**MEAL MINISTRY CHANGES: CARRY-OUT MEALS ONLY. PLEASE WEAR A MASK.** Keeping with updated CDC recommendations, we will continue serving meals at Refuge of Hope. Meals will be provided in Take-Out containers during the REVISED TIMES below. The dining room is closed until further notice. Refuge of Hope returns to 8 meals offered per week. CARRY-OUT […]
*****MEALS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SERVED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE***** The Governor announced Ohio schools are closing for 3 weeks beginning Monday; we recognize the gap in meals for students. Meals are served here 8 times a week: LUNCH Every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday at 10:30-12:00 DINNER Every Monday through Friday 4:30-6:30. With a confirmed case […]
By Jo Ann Carpenter So, my friends, what is on your bucket list? In the movie appropriately titled “The Bucket List” two men diagnosed with terminal cancer create a list of things they want to do before they die. Of course, there were many items on their list that were extreme and maybe you have […]
By Jo Ann Carpenter So, what is the difference? Well, shells are God’s creation and I feel so close to Him seeing all He has created in the hundreds of shells I collect. In the water there is so much life in all the little critters I have found in the shells. There is something […]
By Jo Ann Carpenter I just had to take a moment to share with you about how so many of our residents and former residents give back to us. Last week I talked about our Refuge of Hope Family. You see most of the men who come to stay with us at Refuge of […]
by Jo Ann Carpenter Can it really be that I have not blogged for months now? We have been so incredibly busy I wanted to take a moment to catch you up with everything. Watch for our blogs weekly again. Can it really be that in 2017 we began a Capital Campaign and broke […]
Talking Hope with Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church Click the link above to hear conversation Jo Ann Carpenter had with Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church about who we serve, how we serve, and how you can get involved with God’s work here at Refuge of Hope.
Transportation for Transformation RESULTS: God is great and YOU are, too! Thank you for sharing, donating and helping us make the most of every dollar on #GivingTuesday!! We are thankful and happy to announce that #TransportationForTransformation has exceeded its goal! You collectively donated $1,120 of which $1000 will be matched by SARTA’s BOGO Grant to […]
Summer is coming to an end, and though the days are still warm, the cooler nights are a sure sign that fall isn’t far away. At Refuge of Hope, we’ve been planning for the fall for quite some time. Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season is right around the corner, and we’re getting […]
By Kristie Woods Here we go! The Davey trucks arrived! With chainsaws running, everyone was buzzing about the trees coming down so the building can go up! And then it hit me, “Do all the trees have to go? I hate seeing a good tree cut down.” I was assured they did and new ones […]
Your generosity enables us to serve hot and nutritious meals free to the community in a family-style setting Monday through Saturday. Our numbers are growing more every day. Even the smallest contribution is sincerely appreciated.