Easter celebrations begin this year with our annual Good Friday service in the Dr. Darwin “Doc” Overholt Chapel. Attendees, men and women from our residential program and staff members, are encouraged through songs and messages lead by our ministry directors. 

Annual Easter Bags for Residents
Now in its third year, our annual Easter Bags for Residents Campaign is under way! These bags are given to those in our recovery program, overnight shelter, moms, and their children at the conclusion of our Good Friday service. We need your help to be able to give every person a gift bag this Easter! Would your business, church or family help us by sponsoring bags for Easter?

Sponsoring bags are easy. You simply need to contact our Development Coordinator, Corey Buckner, and inform him of the number of bags you want to fill and whether they are for a man, woman or child. His phone number is (256) 536-2441 x 316 and email corey@downtownrescuemission.org.

Our goal is 175 bags for men, 75 bags for woman and 50 bags for children.

Bag Contents
Below is a list of items you can purchase to fill each of the bags you create. Each bag should include at least seven to ten of these items.

Man/Woman
Devotionals
Highlighters
Journals
Postage stamps
Easter candy
Pair of socks
Shaving razors
Finger nail polish (women)
Body wash (women)
Hair brushes
Bible tabs
Personalized card with Scripture
Christian-themed bookmark
Christian-themed bracelet or necklace
Study Bible

Children
Small toys
Christian children’s books
Easter candy
Pair of socks
Personalized card with Scripture
Coloring book/ crayons
Christian-themed bracelet or necklace
Children’s Bible
*Please notify the age and gender of the gift bag’s contents.