Member Spotlight

Miracle Hill

It's #MembershipMonday at #CitygateNetwork and we're highlighting the great work our member missions do every day, like Miracle Hill in Greenville, South Carolina. Check them out at miraclehill.org right now!

In Their Words

CN: What is something happening at your mission that you are most grateful for?

Miracle Hill: Going deeper in ministering to the guests that we serve. Three ways in which we’ve gone about doing this recently are:

• The opening of our new Family Ministry Center. The Family Ministry Center will serve parents, foster families, and children, providing comprehensive, clinical trauma-informed care to address the mental and emotional health of children and adults under our care. This location provides state of the art visitation opportunities for foster children with their biological families and siblings. The facility also serves as the office space for Miracle Hill’s foster care ministry. Miracle Hill serves as the largest private foster care provider for basic level foster children in the state of South Carolina. Last year we served 372 children.
• The commissioning of a new transitional home for women and children exiting our Cherokee County Rescue Mission. Transitional housing is a major part of the support that we offer to guests in our care. We believe that living in community and having healthy mentoring relationships protect and enhance higher success rates by providing a healthy environment for our guests as they transition to independence. This new transitional home for women and children can accommodate up to 6 guests.
• The upgrading of the exterior of our Greenville Rescue Mission. Greenville, SC is a prosperous and growing city. As the city continues to expand and enhance its offerings around our flagship rescue mission, we wanted to provide a more aesthetically pleasing experience to individuals passing by our doorstep, as well as a more private, dignifying, environment for our guests who call the Greenville Rescue Mission home. The Greenville Rescue Mission is home to 142 men. The project involved all new landscaping, sidewalks, plazas, a history wall, a new amphitheater, and a statue and fountain out front of Jesus washing Peter’s feet, along with an excerpt from John, chapter 13.

CN: What is something you are looking forward to and/or praying for?

Miracle Hill: Miracle Hill operates a Foster Care Community in Pumpkintown, SC. The site has historically been home to our Children’s Home. The reimagined property now serves as a refuge for Miracle Hill Foster Families who live in our cottages there and who serve between 4 and 5 foster children in each home. We believe that this is a unique domestic missions opportunity. We are praying that the Lord will provide two additional foster families to occupy our two vacant cottages.

CN: In what ways has being a Citygate Network member been a resource to you and your team?

Miracle Hill: We very much appreciate the networking and training opportunities that come with active participation in Citygate Network. It is easy to wonder sometimes if you are the only ones experiencing some issue or challenge, but when you have a group of other missions that you can engage with you realize that usually the problems and challenges you face are not unique to you. Networking also provides a great opportunity to sound ideas off of one another and to learn from others who have walked in your shoes. Many of our staff participate in routine meetings with colleagues at other missions that they originally met at a Citygate conference or event.

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