Santa Barbara Rescue Mission

01/17/2026

19 years ago today, Rolf Geyling became the president of the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission! Please join us in congratulating him on his dedicated service and wise leadership over so many years.

01/05/2026

Happy New Year from our Homeless Guest Services team! They work hard every day to provide meals, shelter, and case management services. Please pray for them as they work toward new beginnings for all of our guests in 2026! 🎉❤️🥰

12/31/2025

Last chance to make your year-end gift for 2025 by midnight tonight! Every gift will be matched up to $50,000. https://loom.ly/F2AGn2U

12/30/2025

A generous donor has given us a gift that will match every $1 friends like you give to the Mission by the end of the year – up to $50,000.
That means, when you give by Dec. 31, you’ll DOUBLE your impact, providing life-changing help to TWICE as many people in need! https://santabarbararescuemission.cmail20.com/t/d-l-gjklix-ykkyydqku-j/

12/29/2025

https://www.montecitojournal.net/2025/12/23/sb-rescue-womens-auxiliary-holiday-tea-for-bethel-house/

The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission (SBRM) Women’s Auxiliary Annual Bethel House Christmas Tea for its women in recovery was held on Wednesday, December 10 at the home of Susan Hughes. The event has been a holiday happening for over ten years.

12/22/2025

Our annual Christmas Feast was made even more special thanks to the incredible work of our Women’s Auxiliary. They transformed generosity into joy by creating a beautiful Christmas Marketplace, where every guest had the dignity and delight of “shopping” for new shoes, coats, shirts, pants, and gift cards.
We are deeply grateful for the creativity, care, and heart poured into this experience—and for the generosity of our donors who make this possible. Because of you, our guests were able to celebrate the season with hope, warmth, and joy. ❤️🎄
Photo album by Dale Weber.

12/21/2025

Our Women's Auxiliary created a Christmas marketplace so that all guests at our feast could "shop" for gifts at Christmastime. We are grateful for the auxiliary's creative and beautiful work and the generosity of our donors who make this annual tradition possible.

12/19/2025

The men in our recovery program prepared an amazing feast for the guests in our shelter and community members in need at our annual Christmas Feast! ❤️🎄💚

12/18/2025

A special Christmas message from our president, Rolf Geyling. ❤️💚

12/17/2025

12/16/2025

A beautiful interview with our president, Rolf Geyling, on the meaning of Christmas through the lens of suffering.

Today John sits down with Rolf Geyling, President of the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, for an honest and moving Advent-conversation about suffering, generosi...

12/15/2025

Please check out our Christmas newsletter! https://loom.ly/y-Y6p5s

Please click on this link and read about all of the exciting things that are happening at the Rescue Mission in your new issue of the Milestones Newsletter!