Here is a brief overview of some of the soil that has been tilled:
 
1955 – Evangel Home opened as a “Home for Needy Women and Children”. It started in a renovated boarding house and its first resident was an alcoholic woman.
 
1970 – We completed work and moved to a new building which today serves as our emergency shelter. We provide shelter, food, clothing and counseling for up to 24 women and children.
 
1986 – We purchased a 17-unit apartment complex to our immediate south and established one of the first transitional living centers in the country for women and children. We currently use 13 apartments for women who are accepted from the emergency shelter into our CrossRoads living skills and discipleship program.
 
1992 – We established Community Connection, a graduate program allowing our women to stay up to 12 months after completing our CrossRoads or GARDEN programs. To continue in this phase, they must be working or attending school full-time and serve as role models to our other residents.
 
1995 – We purchased and renovated a house to our immediate north and established our GARDEN program. This program has been developed as an alternative to jail or prison and can serve up to six women. GARDEN stands for God Answers, Redeems, and Delivers Everyone who draws Near to Him.
 
2005 - New Covenant Church completes an Extreme Makeover in 53 days on the grand old house at 161 N. Yosemite. GARDEN program moves to 161 and 145 N. Yosemite becomes our Education and Conference Center. Backyard at 145 serves as recreation and play area for crisis home women and children.
 

2007 - 101 N. Yosemite becomes part of Evangel Home's ministry. It is being used as a counseling center for our residents. It has also freed up housing in other parts of the campus so more women and children can be served.

 
Next – Each new program has come after a need has been recognized and bathed in prayer, sometimes for years. We see many needs, but which ones are in God’s vision for Evangel Home? Our hand is still on the plow and we can’t wait to see what soil is next to be tilled.