Serving & Loving Those in Need in Lexington, KY
Thank you for caring for those who are hurting, offering them healing, and giving them hope for the future.
Our Mission
We exist to glorify God through a Christ-centered ministry that meets the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of hurting people in the greater Lexington area.
Our Vision
We strive to rebuild broken lives on the solid foundation of Jesus Christ.
About Us
In 2023, your gifts made possible:
Thank you for partnering with us to rescue and restore precious lives.
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people heard the gospel at chapel services and bible studiesServing Lexington since 2001
In the fall of 2000, Jim and Becky Connell felt led by the Lord to start a ministry to the poor and homeless. Jim left his job in Columbus, Indiana, in April 2001, to start the Lexington Rescue Mission. With support from a generous couple, a building was acquired on North Limestone. Serves commenced with a Thanksgiving banquet at Broadway Christian Church on November 21, 2001. Since then, we have grown and changed to meet the needs of those we serve, including help with food, finding affordable housing, getting off the streets, connecting to treatment, getting back on their feet in our transitional housing, finding lasting employment, and re-entering the community after incarceration.
Our Statement of Faith
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God and that there is one eternal God, who exists in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful men, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. This event we hold to be an experience, rather than a doctrinal supposition.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved and the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost.
We believe in the spiritual unity of the believers in Christ, and together they form one body, the CHURCH.
Our Team
Meet our dedicated team serving the men and women of Lexington.
Impact & Financials
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Careers
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Ways to Get Involved
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