Who We Are

Our Mission

Hope Rescue Mission seeks, serves, and shares the transformational love of Jesus Christ with those in need.

Welcome to Hope Rescue Mission

Lasting change begins with relationships built on trust, compassion, and consistency. Through street outreach and partnerships with local churches and organizations, we meet people where they are, connect them with practical support, and stay alongside them as they take steps toward stability and discover the hope found in Jesus Christ.

Jake Mudrezow

Executive Director

True change happens at the heart level.

We believe that without the GOOD NEWS of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, true freedom from bondage and sin can never fully be realized. In all our ministries, our interactions with individuals, families, partner organizations and our communities, we engaged in Incarnational Ministry as we walk alongside others.

Guided by Purpose. Grounded in Faith.

Mission

By the grace of Jesus Christ, Hope Rescue Mission, through partnership and collaboration, serves, rescues, and transforms those in need.

Vision

Helping People in need to move forward, restoring Hope to those who are hopeless, and transforming the Lives of those desiring change.

Values

Gospel-Centered: we believe in Jesus Christ and His path of life-transformation. Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8 Client-Focused: we believe in relational commitment and radical hospitality to the poor, the addicted and the unhoused. Our fuel is eye-to-eye life with people walking the path of transformation. Isaiah 58:6-7 Innovative-Grit: we believe in obedience to Jesus when facing the facts of current realities, and still moving faith-forward to serve the poor, our partners, and the community with His grace and truth. Luke 4:18-19

Our History

Hope Rescue Mission was founded in 1999 as Union Gospel Mission of Missoula. What began as a simple act of compassion — serving meals to individuals experiencing homelessness beneath the Higgins Street Bridge — quickly grew into something far greater. As community needs increased, the ministry expanded to include a day center and later a men’s recovery program, providing not just meals but meaningful pathways to stability and transformation.

More than two decades later, now known as Hope Rescue Mission, we continue to serve those facing homelessness and crisis in Missoula and beyond. Through Street Outreach and Hope Thrift Boutique, we meet both immediate and long-term needs with care and dignity.

While our ministries have changed, our vision remains unchanged: to help people move forward, restore hope to those who feel hopeless, and see lives transformed through faith, community, and opportunity for lasting change.

What is Incarnational Ministry?

We are called to be witnesses of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. This work is not about us — not our reputation, our church, or our organization. It is about Him and the people He loves. When we serve in His way and for His glory, a faithful reputation will follow — not for ourselves, but for Christ to be seen and known. We are not the saviors. We are witnesses to The Savior.

This is where it begins. Jesus became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14). He entered our world. He stepped into our reality. The incarnation is not only one of the most profound truths of the Gospel — it is our model for ministry.

Just as Christ came near to us, we are called to go and come near to others — to step into their world as they are, where they are. Not to control or coerce, but to faithfully bear witness by being present. The power of our witness is found in our “with-ness” — walking alongside, offering hope, and reflecting Christ through relationship.