Rescue Mission | News & Stories

Rescue Mission celebrates "Cake Lady"

Posted: 02/21/2019

Sandra Wright, also known as the cake lady, has been delivering cakes to the mission for 24 years.

Rescue Mission Served Thousands of Meals to Hungry Across the Fort

Posted: 02/4/2019

The Rescue Mission served all types of food from turkey, green beans, mash potatoes and desserts to families across the Fort.

Family Donation Is Teaching Moment

Posted: 01/29/2019

During the awful cold clobbering the Midwest, donated items are pouring into the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission.

Rescue Mission Ready for 'Deep Freeze'

Posted: 01/28/2019

People in need of a place to stay overnight should physically check in first at the Rescue Mission.

Mission Prepares to Help Those in Need

Posted: 01/24/2019

Rescue Mission officials urged folks in need to find shelter as they prepared their workers to help people during next week’s sub-freezing temperatures.

Mission Filled with Cots as More Men Seek Shelter

Posted: 01/17/2019

The Fort Wayne Rescue Mission is filling every space with cots as a very high number of men are seeking shelter.

$1.5M Gift Helps Rescue Mission Capital Campaign

Posted: 01/8/2019

A $1.5 million gift described as perhaps the largest in the last 15 to 20 years of The Lutheran Foundation's history will get construction of the new men's shelter of The Rescue Mission off the ground in upcoming weeks.

Mission Sees Uptick in Shelter Population

Posted: 12/27/2018

Demand for The Rescue Mission's emergency men's shelter has increased in recent weeks, serving, on average, 16 more men than the beginning of December.