This is an outreach ministry that helps rescue victim families of domestic/family violence with a trained staff, partner agencies, and comprehensive discipleship programs. St. Paul’s Church believes that Church is much more than Church members meeting in a building and this conviction gave birth to the mission. As a registered North Carolina non-profit Corporation we strive to use our gifts and resources to provide relief to families who are trapped in cycles of abuse and violence. Our particular focus is service to battered women and their children. We serve this population because we believe the biggest impact we can have is helping families leave generational cycles of violence and abuse.
S.O.S. Mission is a missional effort to which God has called us. When an individual asks for our help and a hand up and out of their current lifestyle, we begin the help process. This help includes an intense process of biblical education, counseling, prayer and life skills training. We serve them as advocates in the courts, social services and assist with other social needs as necessary. Through the services of a staffed Faith Community Nurse, the participant is counseled to take a holistic view of their health, encompassing mind, body and spirit. We are not a drug rehab service nor are we a mental health agency. We do guide those who have such needs to an appropriate agency. However, we are unable to work with a prospective participant until they have been stabilized.
Once a prospective participant has stepped forward and asked for our help we give them a loving community of faithful believers in which to grow. We use their history to counsel how the formula they have always used to make decisions has failed them. We at S.O.S. believe that all poor decisions are based on a formula that either minimizes the importance of Christ in the life of the individual or does not involve Him at all. Our goal is to begin bringing the participant to an understanding of God's call on their life with the expectation that they will seek to submit their will to Him.
To learn more about S.O.S. Mission and service opportunities with S.O.S., visit our website at
www.sos-mission.org or contact atrent@sos-mission.org.
