24/7 Shelters Across Connecticut
UTRM operates multiple 24/7 shelters across Connecticut, offering transitional housing and wraparound services for men, women, families, and youth.
Our Vision
We're Thinking Big!
Rebuilders of cities. Restorers of dignity.
At Upon This Rock Ministries, we don't just see the need — we see the future.
We envision a city — and eventually a region — where no man, woman, or child is left to sleep on the streets, go hungry, or suffer in silence. We believe God is calling us to be more than responders — He's calling us to be rebuilders of cities and restorers of dignity.
Our story
How the shelter grew
From a warming center in the church dining hall to a 24/7 shelter on Grand Avenue.
November 22, 2022
God blessed Upon This Rock, under the leadership of Apostle Washington, to birth a warming center housing 35 males and females in our church dining hall.
July 2023
God increased UTRM to operate a shelter housing an additional 50 unhoused guests at 209 Terminal Lane.
November 1, 2023
The Lord increased our capacity again. We moved the warming center out of the church dining hall into the old Strong School at 130 Orchard Street, where we housed 67 unhoused guests.
February 1, 2024
God entrusted UTRM to oversee a family triage, where we housed over 50 families.
March 26, 2024
God blessed us to purchase 645 Grand Avenue, a 6,300 square foot facility where we housed women and children.
September 1, 2024
645 Grand Avenue began operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as a shelter with 75 beds.
Isaiah 58:6-7
This is the fast that the Lord has chosen
"Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?"
The impact we are building toward
Care that meets a neighbor where they stand
Warmth, a meal, a health screening, and a person who knows your name — that is where restoration begins, and it is the foundation under every goal below.
We see a future where
Six goals we are building, brick by brick
A Full-Service Outreach Center
On-site mental health counselors, recovery support, career training, and discipleship programs, so guests don't just survive — they thrive.
Mobile Outreach Units
Bringing food, clothing, medical care, and prayer to those who still remain unsheltered, meeting people right where they are.
A Community Resource Hub
Connecting our guests with long-term housing solutions, employment pipelines, legal aid, and mentorship.
A Faith-Based Recovery Home
A safe haven for those overcoming addiction, rooted in love, structure, and spiritual transformation.
A Training Institute
Equipping churches, volunteers, and organizations to serve the unhoused with compassion, wisdom, and sustainability — multiplying impact beyond our walls.
A Divine Assignment
This is not just a dream — it's a divine assignment. And with God's provision and your partnership, we will build it brick by brick, soul by soul.
We believe that the same God who turned five loaves and two fish into a feast for thousands is still multiplying today — through people just like you.