![]() ![]() The Haven of Rest broadcast moved to a new station about every 2 years: KNX (AM), KHJ (AM), KMPC, then the KFI AM studio in Los Angeles, then the NBC Blue Network and NBC Red Network. Morris has co-authored several books with Janet Morris, his wife, including Saving a Life, Jesus in the Midst of Success, and Missing Jesus. Morris changed the program's name to Haven Today and replaced the live in-house quartet with contemporary Christian music in 2001. In 2000, the program was taken over by Charles Morris, a former news reporter and editor for United Press International who also worked as press secretary for two former U.S. In 2008, Ortlund was inducted into the National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame for his years of hosting the Haven of Rest. Ortlund also served as a teaching pastor at Mariner's Church in Newport Beach, California in the 1980s. Ortlund hosted the Haven of Rest radio broadcast from 1981 to 2000. By 1988, the Haven of Rest was on 275 stations. ![]() Ortlund Sr., the former long-time Senior Pastor at Lake Avenue Congregational Church in Pasadena, California, where he had broadcast services over KRLA. Myers retired in 1971 and turned the program over to Pastor Paul Evans, who hosted the show until 1981. Myers gave the show a nautical theme, hosting under the name "First Mate Bob" and starting each show with a ships’ air horn, Eight Bells, and an in-house quartet singing 1890 hymn “The Haven of Rest." After returning to his wife and family, he was back on Los Angeles airwaves on KHJ (AM), and in 1934 started the radio broadcast The Haven of Rest on KMPC. Paul Myers credited the founding of Haven to hitting rock bottom: kicked out by his wife and passed out on a beach during a drunken bender, he was awakened by a ship's bell back at his hotel, he opened a Gideon Bible and felt called to ministry. The daily broadcast is currently on over 600 stations in North America and overseas. The program has had four hosts: Myers, Paul Evans, Raymond C. The radio program was founded in 1934 as The Haven of Rest by Paul Myers, who became a radio personality known for Christian ministry. It depends on what you’re looking for.”įor more information, visit the Haven of Rest website.Haven Today is a national broadcast Christian radio program. “This is the community’s ministry, and we believe that, but it’s interesting that two men in Texas found us, for example, but sometimes people on the street in Anderson can’t find you. “When you’re long-term, faith-based and you don’t charge, that word gets around,” Capps said. Monetary support for the ministry also comes from area churches and individuals, and events such as the 21st Annual Haven of Rest Golf Classic presented by World Insurance Associates LLC to be held May 28 at Southern Oaks Golf Course.Īnd while Haven of Rest has helped many across the Upstate, the program also is known across the country and welcomes participants from other states. “Employers know what our folks have been doing for the past year, so that becomes a fairly good bet, and it tends to work out well for those who hire our folks.” “We’ve had really good partnerships with industries in our community that love to hire our folks – men and women,” Capps said. Haven of Rest maintains partnerships with Upstate employers that not only provide monetary support for the ministry, but also offer jobs to those graduating from the program. ![]() “We’re really encouraged by the results we get to see.” “Addiction is a long-term process but if you’ve got the right people around you and you’ve got a real good start, it can be overcome,” Capps said. Haven of Rest has made changes over the years, going from what Community Relations Director Sid Stewart calls “three hots and a cot” to a program that provides up to one year of free housing, meals and 24/7 support to help restore men and women to productive lives.ĭonations are unloaded at the women’s ministry home. We’re so thankful for other organizations around us that are doing good things that allow us to do what we do best.” It’s awful easy to let mission creep start happening and to start trying to do other things. “We’ve dug our heels in many different times to stay pure to the mission statement. “The sharp edge of our mission statement has been maintained through the years,” said Haven of Rest Director Eddie Capps. The nonprofit also runs seven thrift stores in Anderson, Belton, Honea Path, Williamston and Hartwell GA, which provide about 35 percent of the organization’s funding. With all of its services housed for many years on West Whitner Street in Anderson, Haven of Rest has expanded to include a men’s training center near Belton and long-term housing for women near downtown Anderson. But for most of its 60 years, Haven of Rest has embraced the call to be a long-term, Bible-based program for men and women with any life dominating problem. It was started in 1960 as a soup kitchen. ![]()
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