HARBOR LIGHT
MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY NOW OPEN! COME AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF!
MUSKEGON RESCUE MISSION TRI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER
Within one year, our $5 million Rise Up Together capital campaign goal was exceeded. Nearly 75% of the 3-year pledges are already fulfilled, thanks to many generous friends who care deeply for our community, including local businesses, foundations, churches and individuals.
PLEASE JOIN OUR COMMUNITY-WIDE EMAIL PRAYER TEAM TO PRAY FOR SPECIFIC MISSION NEEDS.
Construction wrapped up on the new facility in January, and February was spent assembling, arranging and adding the finishing touches. Now we hope you will come and see this great resource for yourself. The 16,000-square-foot multi-purpose facility includes a Community Resource Center that provides centralized access to 60+ partnering agencies. These agencies offer workforce readiness training, GED completion, literacy classes, social services, life skills training, personalized case management, spiritual support and more. The center has three expandable classrooms and a teaching kitchen, serves free lunch daily and functions as a cooling and warming center throughout the year.
I hope you will enlist as one of 1,000+ prayer warriors interceding for people at Muskegon Rescue Mission.
We want families coming here, particularly our most vulnerable, to be prepared for a future where they can achieve their greatest potential. Our Bright Futures Daycare and Preschool facility will give up to 105 children access to affordable, high-quality early childhood education. The free-up-to-market rate provides families with affordable childcare as they continue to work or seek employment opportunities to help them escape poverty.
Discipleship Director Matt Kooi will email you MRM prayer requests bi-weekly on
Your support means so much to us, whether volunteering for an event or in our shelters, financially supporting us or donating goods to our guests and thrift stores. Your prayers are a simple yet powerful way to care for MRM.
the first and third Wednesdays of each month, enabling the Prayer Team to go to the Father with relevant needs and concerns. Imagine the kingdom impact we will have as we lift the Mission together in prayer. Will you kneel with us and join our MRM Prayer Team? I hope so. To learn more and sign up, go to muskegonmission.org/pray
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We invite you to see how your partnership helped turn vision into reality! Call us today at 231.727.6090 or email us at info@muskegonmission.org to schedule your tour!
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RISE UP TOGETHER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TIMELINE
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• Quiet Phase Began October 2021 • Public Phase Launch February 2022 • Community Panel Discussion March 2022 • Groundbreaking Ceremony April 2022 • Construction Began May 2022
I HAD NO IDEA TOUR
• Topping Out Ceremony Held August 2022 • Fund the Finish Launched September 2022 • $5M Goal Reached September 2022 • Construction Completed February 2023 • Grand Opening March 2023
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Join us for an I HAD NO IDEA TOUR. We’ll walk you through our shelters for a behind-the-scenes look at what we do, whom we serve and how your support, gifts and volunteering impact the Mission and our community. We want you to see how your gifts transform lives. You help guests heal from past struggles and disappointment by offering hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Would your family, workplace or church enjoy an I HAD NO IDEA TOUR? To schedule, call 231.727.6090 or email us at info@muskegonmission.org.
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A Fresh Start Because of You
SPRING 2023