Homelessness is a scandal to a civilized and moral society. Hawthorn Hill Ministries and its New Directions Shelter help us to be more civil, more just, and more humane.
-Gregory V. Palmer
Bishop of the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church


Our Mission
Hawthorn Hill Ministries’ mission is to serve community needs through hospitality and support.

Background
Hawthorn Hill Ministries has been in existence since 1978. Our office is located at 3001 Grand Ave in Des Moines. We outreach and serve those in need in our community. We serve very low-income mothers with children, and over 40% of those we serve are of an ethnic status. We are a United Way of Central Iowa affiliated agency and are also a special service of the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church and a National Mission Institution of the General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church.

We offer one program:



Hawthorn Hill Ministries Board of Directors
The Hawthorn Hill Ministries Board of Directors meets on the fourth Tuesday of every other month at 4:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1001 Pleasant, Des Moines, Iowa.
Board of Directors:
Marian Lyddon - President
Eloise Cranke - Vice President
Kayla West - Secretary
Roger Hoyt - Treasurer
Blair Bennett
Rev. LaTonya Calderon
Loren Esse
Rev. Jill Flyr
Ronald Grohe
Mark Joos
Rev. Jean McCarthy
Sarah Pritchard
Duane Skidmore
Lenora Waller
Rev. Julie Wehner
Michelle Stover Wright

I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me….Just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.
-Matthew 25:35-36:40

Executive Director
Tim Shanahan
Email: timshanahan@qwest.org
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