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SheepGate Sheepgate, a division of Adult & Teen Challenge of the Midlands, is one of the most successful recovery programs in the world. Sometime after this, Rev.
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The biggest difference between us and more traditional recovery programs is our focus on Christ. Our parent company, Adult & Teen Challenge started in Brooklyn, New York in 1958 by Rev. David Wilkerson, a young country preacher from eastern Pennsylvania. One February afternoon, Wilkerson read an article in LIFE magazine about seven teenagers who were on trial for murder. During a gang fight in Manhattan, these teens beat a young man to death. Troubled by what he read, and sensing God’s prompting, Wilkerson made a trip to New York City. Wilkerson resigned from his church in Pennsylvania and moved to New York City to work full-time with teenage gang members. This new work was eventually called Teen Challenge. Shortly after that, Teen Challenge began offering help to teens addicted to drugs and alcohol. During these early years, a large home was established in Brooklyn where a 12-month residential discipleship program was formed. Today there are nearly 200 centers across America working under the Adult & Teen Challenge banner and another 150 around the world. The rest of the story of Teen Challenge is told in the best-selling book, The Cross and the Switchblade. This book has sold tens of millions of copies and has been translated into 35 different languages. Another exciting book that is available, Run Baby Run tells of notorious gang member Nicky Cruz who was one of David Wilkerson’s s early converts in New York City. Beyond the Cross and the Switchblade and The Cross is Still Mightier than the Switchblade also details the important early history of Teen Challenge. Find help for you or a Loved one! If you or someone you care about is having trouble overcoming the cycle of addiction, contact us today! Learn more at www.MySheepGate.org

As the year comes to a close, we invite you to remember Sheepgate in your year-end giving.Your generosity helps provide ...
12/15/2025

As the year comes to a close, we invite you to remember Sheepgate in your year-end giving.

Your generosity helps provide hope, healing, and life-change for men and women battling addiction - pointing them to lasting freedom through Jesus Christ.

Every gift makes a difference. Thank you for standing with us and believing in the power of transformation.

There are many ways to give to receive tax credit for 2025:
💚 Checks postmarked by December 31 and mailed to 900 North League Road, Colfax, IA 50054
💚 Gifts can also be made through stock donations
💚 Give online anytime through our PayPal account

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3QXSTSVYK4Y8W

If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, there is hope. Contact us today.

www.mysheepgate.org

We are thankful for our recent donors who have chosen to invest in the life-changing work happening at Sheepgate! Every ...
12/13/2025

We are thankful for our recent donors who have chosen to invest in the life-changing work happening at Sheepgate! Every donation helps men and women pursue freedom, healing, and hope.

Did you know we accept vehicles in any condition? Cars, trucks, motorcycles, RVs, trailers, and boats—all make a difference.

Donate by December 31 for your 2025 tax deduction!

888-344-HOPE
www.mysheepgate.org

We have immediate openings at our Colfax Men’s Center and Beatrice Women’s Center for adults seeking hope, stability, an...
12/04/2025

We have immediate openings at our Colfax Men’s Center and Beatrice Women’s Center for adults seeking hope, stability, and lasting life change.

If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, there is hope. Contact us today!

www.mysheepgate.org
Call or text: 515-721-7394

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12/03/2025

Vote for us!

✨NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL NON PROFIT✨
We are giving back $10,000 this holiday season and we need YOUR help!!

Comment your favorite local non profit so we can share our holiday spirit throughout the community!!!

Nominations will end on 12/5 and recipients will be notified on 12/8

12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday — a global movement of generosity that changes lives.

At Sheepgate, we witness every day what happens when someone encounters the life-changing power of Jesus Christ. Addictions are broken. Families are restored. Hope is renewed. None of this is possible without friends like you who believe in this mission.

There are many ways to give today:
* Through our Facebook Fundraiser
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Wow6zxMwd/?mibextid=wwXIfr
* By scanning the QR code in the video
* Through our PayPal link
* By mailing a check:
Sheepgate
900 North League Road
Colfax, IA 50054

Your generosity helps men and women find freedom, healing, and a brand-new life in Christ. Thank you for partnering with us.

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3QXSTSVYK4Y8W

Send a message to learn more

12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday — a global movement of generosity that changes lives.

At Sheepgate, we witness every day what happens when someone encounters the life-changing power of Jesus Christ. Addictions are broken. Families are restored. Hope is renewed. None of this is possible without friends like you who believe in this mission.

There are many ways to give today:

* Through our Facebook Fundraiser
* By scanning the QR code in the video
* Through our PayPal link
* By mailing a check:
Sheepgate
900 North League Road
Colfax, IA 50054

Your generosity helps men and women find freedom, healing, and a brand-new life in Christ. Thank you for partnering with us.

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3QXSTSVYK4Y8W

Send a message to learn more

Join us this Christmas Eve for our candlelight service. 🕯️Wednesday, December 244:00 PMOpen to the publicCome pause with...
11/29/2025

Join us this Christmas Eve for our candlelight service. 🕯️

Wednesday, December 24
4:00 PM
Open to the public

Come pause with us as we reflect on the true meaning of Christmas and celebrate the birth of our Savior. All are welcome. 🤎🤎 🤎

Today we pause to give thanks; for hope restored, families reunited, and lives transformed.At Sheepgate, we are grateful...
11/27/2025

Today we pause to give thanks; for hope restored, families reunited, and lives transformed.

At Sheepgate, we are grateful for every student, graduate, staff member, donor, volunteer, and friend who joins with us to bring healing to men and women battling addiction.

Your prayers, generosity, and belief in this mission make all the difference.

From our Sheepgate family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡

If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction there is hope. Contact us today!

www.mysheepgate.org

We had a great day setting up for Christmas at our Colfax center! Lots of teamwork, laughter, and holiday cheer making t...
11/26/2025

We had a great day setting up for Christmas at our Colfax center! Lots of teamwork, laughter, and holiday cheer making this place feel a little like home for the season. ✨🎄

If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, there is hope. Contact us today!

www.mysheepgate.org

The Northern Lights shone bright tonight over our Colfax campus ✨A breathtaking reminder that the same God who set the s...
11/12/2025

The Northern Lights shone bright tonight over our Colfax campus ✨

A breathtaking reminder that the same God who set the stars in place also restores lives.

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭8‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬

If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction there is hope. Contact us today.

www.mysheepgate.org

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900 North League Road
Colfax, IA

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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