Our Mission & Vision
We seek to develop positive learning outcomes for youth and transform former addicts into productive members of society.
What We Aim to Solve
Education
Addiction Recovery
Homelessness
Meals Served in 2018
Men Housed in 2018
Consecutive Generations Educated
Meet the City Outreach Foundation Team!
Pastor (Dr.) John Wilkerson
Board President
Elton Mock
Board Vice President
Elton was born in Florida and raised in Indiana. In the summer of 1957 he trusted Christ as his Saviour. His family joined FBC Hammond in the summer of 1963 and he joined the church choir in 1964. After graduating from high school he began serving as an electronic communications technician in the US Air Force. He served 1965-1969, and after separating he entered Purdue University to study electronics. He has served as a deacon for FBC Hammond since 1974 and was elected as the City Outreach Foundation Board Vice President in 2017. He and his wife Barbara have been married since 1970.
Josh Belk
Board Treasurer
Joshua Belk and his firm, Belk & Associates has been specializing in tax consultation, planning and preparation, business consultation and structure, and fractional CFO services since 1998. In addition to helping businesses and business owners reach their financial goals, Josh also helps to educate them in the complex matters of the business world which at times can be tedious for a business owner. Constantly educating himself in the field of tax and business, Josh is often called upon to teach and educate business owners and entrepreneurs on valuable information to help them remain compliant and scale their businesses.
Scott Sloan
Board Secretary
Scott was born in Hammond and has been a resident of Northwest Indiana all of his life. An alumnus of Hammond Baptist Schools and Hyles-Anderson College, Scott has been a member of the First Baptist Church of Hammond for 35 years. In 2006, Scott was elected to the Board of Directors serving and has served as an Officer of the Board for the last 10 years. Scott and his wife, Abbey, have been married for 14 years.
Jennifer-Ruth Green
Community Liaison
Jennifer-Ruth hails from California and trusted Christ in 1991 at a Christian camp. She earned her pilot license in 2005, and after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy she began service as an Air Force officer. She is an Operation Iraqi Freedom combat veteran, where she served as a mission commander in Baghdad, Iraq as a counterintelligence agent. She is an officer (Lt. Colonel) in the Indiana Air National Guard serving as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Commander of the 122d Communications Flight. She loves flying and desires to develop and serve missionaries through aviation. She is an avid traveler and has visited all seven continents.
Tim Harrell
Liaison to the Board President
John Francis
Administrator, City Baptist Schools
Matt Turner
Director, BRRM Men's Home/Hammond City Rescue Mission/Hometown Thrift
Missy Cogley
Director, BRRM Ladies' Home
David Talbott
Assistant Director, BRRM Men’s Home
P.J. Pallini
Executive Administrative Assistant, BRRM
Rebekah Shinder
Assistant Director, BRRM Ladies' Home
Rebekah Shinder entered the BRRM Ladies Home in June 2014 after battling addiction for 10 years. She knew she needed Christ in order to turn her life around. She grew up in a Christian home but never had a relationship with Christ. After graduating from the BRRM program, she started working full-time and attending Hyles-Anderson College to obtain her one-year counseling certificate. Once completed, she joined the BRRM Ladies Home as a full-time Assistant Director, following God’s leading to serve women who struggled with addiction as she once did.