About us

City Mission-Living Stones, Inc. is a non-profit organization that has provided for the needs of Fayette County’s homeless people for over 30 years. At City Mission we believe that every single person is made in the image of God, and is a person of value, full of purpose and possibility. We have the privilege of working with our clients, offering hope in Jesus and hope in life. City Mission offers multiple housing and service options including emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing. In 2024 our services expanded to include Promise Place, an independent living program that serves youth ages 16-22. At City Mission you will find a kind, welcoming, and supportive environment where all who pass through our doors are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect. “You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house…” 1 Peter 2:5
At City Mission we believe that every single person is made in the image of God, and is a person of value, full of purpose and possibility. We have the privilege of working with each of our clients, offering hope in Jesus and hope in life. 
1970

CITY MISSION BEGAN AS A MINISTRY OF A LOCAL CHURCH

1980

THE CHURCH OBTAINED A MORTGAGE ON THE MISSION'S FIRST LOCATION, THE MEN'S SHELTER AT 226 E. FAYETT STREET.

1989

CITY MISSION INCORPORATED.

1991

CITY MISSION RECEIVED ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.

WITH THE DONATION OF A BUILDING, CITY MISSION EXPANDED ITS SERVICES TO INCLUDE HOMELESS WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN. THIS SHELTER, AT 217 LENOX STREET, HAS A 12-BED CAPACITY.

1998

CITY MISSION OPENED THE GALLATIN SCHOOL LIVING CENTRE, A 30-UNIT HOUSING & SERVICE COMPLEX. THE GALLATING SCHOOL LIVING CENTRE IS AN ADAPTIVE RE-USE OF A HISTORIC FOR-MER SCHOOL THAT SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONS HOMELESS FAMILIES/INDIVIDUALS FROM HOMELESSNESS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE CENTRE PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH SAFE & AFFORDABLE LONG-TERM HOUSING WITH ON-SITE SUPPORT SERVICES.

2002

CITY MISSION CONSTRUCTED & OPENED HOME AGAIN, A 14-BED FACILITY THAT MEETS THE RESIDENTIAL & SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS OF YOUTH AGES 9-17.

2008

CITY MISSION CONSTRUCTED & OPENED LIBERTY PARK APARTMENTS - FOUR UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

2011

CITY MISSION CONSTRUCTED & OPENED SYCAMORE HILLS APARTMENTS - FOUR UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING

2015

CITY MISSION LOST LIBERTY PARK APARTMENTS TO A DEVASTATING FIRE. ALL OCCUPANTS SAFE, BUT THE BUILDING WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

CITY MISSION CONSTRUCTED & OPENED STONE RIDGE APARTMENTS - SIX UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

2016

CITY MISSION CONSTRUCTED & OPENED PROMISE HOUSE, AN INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM SERVING ADULTS AGES 18-22. PROMISE HOUSE CONSISTS OF 3/2 BEDROOM COTTAGES & AN ENTIRE CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

CITY MISSION RECONSTRUCTED & REOPENED LIBERTY PARK APARTMENTS.

2020

CITY MISSION RECONFIGURED THE HOME AGAIN YOUTH PROGRAM TO OPEN THEIR NEWEST PROGRAM ASPIRE YOUTH CENTER P ROVIDING SHORT-TERM SECURE CUSTODY TO MALE JUVENILES AGES 13 TO 19.

2021

CITY MISSION CONSTRUCTED & OPENED MEADOW VIEW APARTMENTS - EIGHT UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN TWO STRUCTURES.

2023

CITY MISSION OPENED PROMISE PLACE, A SAFE AND SECURE INDEPENDENT LIVING SETTING FOR YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16-21

2024

CITY MISSION CONSTRUCTED AND OPENED THE APARTMENTS AT MISSION PLACE I, PROVIDING FOUR UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING

2024

CITY MISSION RELOCATED THE MEN’S SHELTER TO CLEVELAND AVENUE, PROVIDING SEMI-PRIVATE ROOMS WITH BEDS FOR 27 MEN

2025

CITY MISSION COMPLETES PHASE 1 OF THE PRESERVATION OF GALLATIN SCHOOL—MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING NEW ROOF, MASONRY, ELEVATOR, APARTMENT UPGRADES, AND GENERATOR

2025

CITY MISSION CONSTRUCTS AND OPENS THE APARTMENTS AT MISSION PLACE – BUILDING 2

Coming Soon

THE APARTMENTS AT MISSION PLACE II, WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOUR ADDITIONAL UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING