Kansas City Recuse Mission
Kansas City Rescue Mission
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- The Kansas City Rescue Mission opened in 1950. Dr. Jarrett Aycock founded the mission. In his younger years Dr. Aycock was an alcoholic and gambler who roamed the country by hopping trains. While in Los Angeles, CA he passed the Union Rescue Mission and was invited in. That night Jarrett made a decision to change the way he was living. Aycock decided to help others the way he had been helped. Dr. Aycock was a Nazarene evangelist for 32 years. In 1942, he became the Superintendent of the Kansas City District Church of the Nazarene.
Location
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- In the first few years the mission relocated several times. In 1962 the mission moved to Walnut Street, where they stayed for 28 years. Late in the 1980's the city bought the building because of renovations in the area. The mission was able to raise enough money to buy their current building, 1520 Cherry Street, debt free. There are now two buildings which include recreational areas, classrooms, and offices.
Purpose
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- The mission offers help through three avenues, Relief, Recovery, and Re-entry. The mission has an average of 76 men staying each night. The men are given a bed, food, a hot shower, and clean clothes. Medical needs are taken care of two nights a week by a trained team. There is also a chapel ministry, Bible studies, and Alcoholics Anonymous/ Alcoholics Victorious. In the recovery phase the focus is Long term recovery. A Christian Development Program and a multi-level residential program are offered. For the re-entry phase a Transitional Living Center is provided. Job training, further education, employment, and permanent housing are the focus. By working the three steps together the mission's desire is to help men to re-enter the community.