Mission Outreach

Commissioned to minister to women, Northwest Indiana Christian Women’s Retreat serves women beyond the retreat experience. Throughout the year, NICWR donates supplies and necessities to the following organizations who help hurting women: 

The Rainbow-Ark Shelter | Gary, IN 

Domestic violence shelter for women and children.  Provides emergency and transitional housing as well as a domestic violence shelter for persons and families in need in the city of Gary in Lake and Porter County. 

Address: 839 Broadway, 3rd Floor, Gary, IN, 46402

Phone: (219) 886-1600  

Sojourner Truth House | Gary, IN 

Sojourner Truth House serves homeless and at-risk women and their children and underserved members of the community. 

Address: 410 West 13th Avenue Gary, IN, 46407 

Phone: (219) 885-2282  

www.sojournertruthhouse.org

Emma’s House | Portage, IN   

Emma's House helps women transition from incarceration, addiction and other issues to a normal life.  

Address:

City of Refuge Christian Church, 5402 US-6 Portage, IN, 46368  

Phone: (219) 841-9218   

www.corccnwi.org

St. Jude House | Crown Point, IN    

St. Jude House serves as a safe shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and their dependent children.   

Address:

12490 Marshall Street, Crown Point, IN, 46307-4856 

24-Hour Crisis Line: (800) 254-1286

Fax: (219) 662-7066

Phone: (219) 662-7041

www.stjudehouse.org

Haven House | Hammond, IN     

Haven House provides services to Hammond, East Chicago, Whiting, Munster, Griffith, and Highland, which comprises a significant geographic area of Northwest Indiana.    

Address: P.O. Box 508, Hammond, IN 46325   

Phone: (219) 931-2090

NICWR Has Also Donated:

  • -Gift cards and baskets annually during the holiday season 
  • -School and classroom supplies to teachers within the Gary Community School Corporation 
  • -Bookbags filled with supplies to pre-K to 12th grade students at the beginning of the school year