Remember summer breaks from school? Trips to the pool, summer camp in the woods, s’mores by the fire, biking the neighborhood…summer was the best! Now, imagine summertime with none of that. For the kiddos at our Center for Women & Children, summer poses its own set of...
Church Partnerships Matter “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison...
Have you ever heard, or thought, that it must be easier to be homeless during the summer, that the only real weather-emergency is during the winter? The reality is just the opposite. For our homeless neighbors, and agencies like Wheeler Mission, summer poses incredible threats...
This piece was guest authored by Chris-Michael Morrison, Wheeler Mission's Director of Advancement for the Bloomington Area. Help, hope, healing. These three powerful words, Wheeler's tagline, exemplify how the ministry fulfills its daily mission. Help. On average, more than 100 men, women, and children seek daily assistance they desperately...
This piece was guest authored by Josie Rice, Community Outreach Coordinator for Wheeler Mission-Bloomington. Read on to learn how YOU can make a difference in Bloomington! Join our ministry in Bloomington! Wheeler Mission joined Bloomington 4 years ago to address the city’s need for homeless services. While...
This piece was guests authored by Dana Jones, Wheeler Mission’s Bloomington Area Program Director. A dynamic community. A growing need. Nestled in the rolling hills of beautiful South-Central Indiana is the picturesque city of Bloomington—where I’ve loved working for almost 19 years. Just north of Lake Monroe...
Many thanks to Southport Presbyterian Church for inviting Rick Alvis, President/CEO of Wheeler Mission, to preach on Sunday, April 28, 2019 for their Spring Missions Fest Sunday! You can catch Rick's sermon in full here. When I read Nehemiah 2:11-18...
The Story of Wheeler Mission. Did you know we just published a book? To commemorate Wheeler Mission’s 125th anniversary in 2018, we had The Story of Wheeler Mission written. Throughout the course of the project, what began as an idea blossomed into a treasure trove filled...
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“It is finished.” Dear Friends, Today is Good Friday, one of the most bittersweet, solemn, and grace-filled days in history: a day that shook the earth, broke barriers, and was the ultimate display of unrelenting forgiveness. And this forgiveness isn’t lost on Wheeler Mission’s guests. When our men...