Program overview

Our  residents build productive new lives through a whole-person approach. We provide structure, accountability, and zero tolerance to equip them to replace former habits with positive lifestyles. 

Mission Gate provides safe, affordable, Christ-centered housing with separate facilities for men, women, and women with their children. Our residents come from life-challenging situations, including prison, jail, treatment centers or other unhealthy lifestyles. When they arrive here, they’re ready to allow God to change their lives. 

Goal 1: Regeneration

• Leading those in prison or bound by addiction to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, as they submit their lives to Him 

Goal 2: Rehabilitation

• Providing a nine-month or longer therapeutic residential program that frees people from their past 

Goal 3: Reintegration: 

• Equipping residents with confidence and skills necessary to live independent, Christ-like lives

Over 100 volunteers work with inmates in prisons and jails throughout Missouri. Because of these dedicated volunteers, prisoners can participate in a variety of Mission-Gate-sponsored activities, including:

• Bible studies
• Worship services
• Re-entry seminars
• One-on-one counseling
• Life Skills classes
• Education and work-skills training

Mission Gate has both men and women residents, who live in separate facilities. For more specifics, see:

• Men's programs
• Women's programs 

Our residents become members of our surrounding communities, holding jobs, volunteering for projects, and worshiping at nearby churches. Men and women find plenty of opportunities to fulfill community work-service requirements in nearby towns, as well as on Mission Gate grounds.