Saginaw Evening News, November 11, 1905, reported: “Saginaw’s first City Rescue Mission will open its doors to ‘whosoever will come’ at 111 Genesee Avenue tonight. The founding of the mission has been something long hoped for by many Christian people of this city, and how that one is started, it is receiving very close attention.” […]
Ken Streeter Receives the Inaugural Community Impact Award
The Saginaw Michigan Chamber of Commerce awarded Ken Streeter, Director Emeritus for Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan, the Community Impact Award. The award is an inaugural award that will be presented to leaders in the non-profit sector who have made a significant impact in the community and region at large. It was an honor for Ken […]
A Day to Remember
This photo is a reminder of the hurting and sometimes lonely individuals who have entered one of the Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan shelters through the years. This picture depicts two men needing shelter or maybe one man bringing another in for shelter at the former Lapeer Street location in Saginaw. The man with the glasses was the […]
Rescue Ministries Honors Ken Streeter
Few people would ever know that Ken Streeter’s tenure as director is documented as the longest for any director of City Rescue Mission. His commitment to help the homeless was evident as he expanded the ministry’s reach by creating several entities that included: an emergency shelter for homeless women and children, Community Village a home for the […]
Good Samaritan
Did you know the story behind the naming of Good Samaritan Rescue Mission?