Wingard Home Ministry

I came out of MDOC with nothing the provided clothes food and family this is special place especially if u have no one they treat u like family and care about u

I am a current resident at the Wingard Home Ministry and I can truly say it's a home of agape. ������‍↕️������

Amazing place to live. Wonderful people to be around and also very caring for others❤️

The Wingard Home took in my 2 year old daughter and I 30 years ago and to this day I say it's the foundation of our success today. I had nothing back then. They ministered to us physically and spiritually. God used this ministry to save our lives, literally. This is God's oasis showing mercy and grace. No other ministry like it, it's a path through the Red Sea. My heart will always support this ministry even 30 years later.

Wingard, home was the only way that my young children got Christmas many years ago. Not only did they come to my house to do the application process they met with my children privately and found out their deepest wishes from Santa Claus. We attended a beautiful, happy birthday, Jesus party, where they took the chance to fellowship, and ensure that everyone entering that door left with Christ in their heart. I have devoted my life since then to always giving back to them as to pay it forward for what they did for me and my children. I could never say thank you enough to this beautiful organization. Also, to note those children that Wingard supplied Christmas for now donate to Wingard so it is literally a family legacy for us.

To my knowledge Wingard Home is a well run & Christian led home. I have known about it for about 8 years and have donated anything and everything to Mrs. Charlotte since I have known her. Her home & mission is a well run & managed home. Mrs. Charlotte truly cares about her life’s work and what she has built all these years!

The Wingard Home is a very welcoming and loving environment.

I was there for 6mos. 2012- 2013 and accepted with loving arms.

Mrs. Charlotte and Mr. Roy were so easy to talk to and non-judgmental!

Their approach in helping and providing their clients an opportunity to get there life back, is truly to be commended!

Their choice of house monitors, was exceptional!
All were so understanding & helpful in assisting you to sustain a new life!

The entire family treated you as family, not clients.

I would sincerely recommend this home for anyone accepted!

Mrs. Charlotte is truly "an angel" with such vigor for learning and passing it on!

Thank you again, Mrs. Charlotte!

I recently heard Charlotte Wingard give an overview of the Wingard House Ministry. I was most impressed with the structure of their ministry and that they serve homeless people wanting/working to get back on their feet. All ministry programs are Biblically based. The graduates of their programs are provided with what they need to begin living independently.

Wingard Home Ministry has been a blessing in the Jackson, MS area for many years. Roy and Charlotte Wingard have provided a safe place for people who are in domestic abuse situations and various other setbacks in their lives. Our Sunday School class has been partnering in missions with Wingard Home for over 20 years, such as working on the house, donating clothes and furniture, providing Easter baskets for the children, and Christmas caroling with the residents. After Roy’s death, Charlotte continues to provide this safe place for people to come and get back on their feet. Praise God that this ministry exists.

My parents have supported this Wingard Home for many years and continue to do so because of the values the Wingard Home instills in its residents and the skills and connections they give residents to get jobs to get back on their feet. Charlotte and Roy have been a blessing to the Jackson community for decades and Charlotte continues this work through her ministry.

From the time you come on the campus, this God fearing ministry touch the lives of many. I have seen how a family who had nothing but their clothing turn around and become a successful witness of how God work through this nonprofit organization to give them a second chance in life. This organization has open and continues to be a vital part of the community.

Years ago, God brought me, broken, helpless and homeless to Wingard Home. I had been in and out of jails for years. I was addicted to drugs and truthfully, thought I would die before I would be able to live drug free. I completed the program and stayed on for several years as a dorm monitor. At Wingard Home, I learned to have a personal relationship with Jesus. I returned to college at 52. I learned how to be responsible, accountable, honest and trustworthy. Last May, I celebrated 12 years of freedom from active addiction. I'll always be grateful to Charlotte Wingard and Wingard Home. God, through this ministry, saved me, cleaned me up and set me free! Thank God for Wingard Home!!!

I started my experience with the Wingard home in the late 90’s. My parents and I had a business where people would buy new furniture and not know what to do with their old furniture. All we had to do was call Mr Roy or Ms Charlotte and they would show up to pick up these goods for the home. As the years passed it became more of a monthly donation, so we would bring items to them. The families and not so whole families, single mothers and such, we met that had been helped by their ministry were so thankful and gracious for any and all donations. These folks went on to find their own homes and got to take the items they had received to make a fresh start! The Wingards and now Ms Charlotte without Mr Roy are still going strong some 20 years later! Still to this day the best charity I have ever had the pleasure of working with ever. The Wingards themselves lived off nothing, in todays standards, to give stranger’s everything they could for a fresh chance at life! They made their mark on me to do better and live more selfless! And Ms Charlotte is the Superest Super Hero I know! Ashlee Thomas ashleethomas@hotmail.com

I learned about Wingard Home from another non-profit I volunteered with. I visited Wingard Home while I was in the area and I was touched by it. This non-profit is so well organized and truly helps those in need. Not only do they give people a place to live, they help them find jobs, daycare, etc and spread the love of Jesus.

Wingard Home is an amazing ministry that has helped countless people over the years. It is one of the only ministries in the Jackson Metro area to house homeless families. But they don't stop with just providing a place to sleep. Charlotte Wingard works with each person to encourage them to find a job and save to be able to find a place of their own. The residents are shown the love of Jesus, while being taught how to have a better and more successful life. They receive a hand-up and not just a hand-out. I believe in the mission of this ministry 100%.

Our church collected blankets and clothes a few years ago and the youth delivered them. The staff at Wingard Home gave them a tour of the facility and the homes for the families they were helping at the time. Our youth were touched and amazed not only by the people who were getting help but by the true life story of the Wingard family who started this ministry after their own personal experiences! We served one year at their Christmas event and it was a blessing for everyone involved. There are no other programs in this area that fill their niche! Many prayers for this ministry!

I lived at Wingard over 20 years ago. I still go visit when I can. I’m disabled now so it’s hard. Roy and Charlotte led me to Jesus. Oh I made mistakes but I ran back to Christ and here you’ll find me. After all of the health problems, God has me in His arms.

Wingard Home provided me a life changing opportunity to discover the root causes for my poor behavior. The entire family is involved to ensure success. Today I am a contributing citizen in my community, who pours into others as well. Without the support of Charlotte and the entire Wingard family I would never had made it! It’s a game changing opportunity for all who truly want help!

I met the Wingards when I was 17 and a Ward of the State. They took me in and shown me that family and faith were alive and thriving in the heart of Jackson Mississippi. Mrs Charlotte has been there time and again throughout the years as a mentor and as a spiritual leader. I have come to rely on her as a mother figure as I lost mine the same year I met her. Between the running of daily tasks and pick ups and the organization of the Happy Birthday Jesus festival to name only a few, she has never been too busy to lend a Godly word of encouragement or of conviction (whichever was needed). I truly love the Wingard family and all they do for the lost sheep of the pasture.

My family of 4 stayed with the Wingard homes and let me tell you ,that was a great experience.
I learned to be humble, learned to save but the most important part, I learned to follow Jesus rather I have a million dollars or 1penny. God has his hands in and on the Wingard home.
I Love Mr. Roy and Mrs.Charolette they teach the word and lives it.

I have been involved in this ministry since 1989. I was attracted to it by the lives of its founders, Roy and Charlotte Wingard and their vision for people who needed a hand up. Our church supports their vision . This ministry has helped many that we have sent to them. Now most are productive citizens.

This is a wonderful Christian ministry. They help many people greatly. I appreciate all their generosity and kindness shown to the community. God bless you for all you have done sharing the love of Jesus. Sherry Pender

My husband went to jr collage with Charlotte so he has know her a long time. Wingard House is a wonderful ministry and have helped so many people and families get back on their feet. Truly has a heart for God and serving Him.

Hi, my name is Denise Funderburk and the Wingard Home saved my life. When I arrived there I only had the clothes on my back and a hope that something would be different. IT DEFINITELY WAS. Not only did Ms. Charlotte Wingard talk about what I needed to do she lived it out loud right in front of me. The work that God is doing through her and that ministry isawe inspiring and miraculous. There is no other way to define it.
I was able to go from being a hopeless and homeless recovering addict and convicted felon to being a well respected individual with an incredible work ethic and 2 Associates Degrees within 4 years of leaving the ministry. I lived there for a little over a year. I still go back there to see the folks I still consider family from time to time. That is the only place I have ever really been able to call home. This last visit I was able to take my daughter with me that I now have custody of. Talk about miracles. This is definitely a place that is worth mentioning to someone that is at their wits end and looking for a new way of life.

The Wingard Home is an excellent place to be if you're homeless or need help. If you need to stay somewhere while trying to get back on your feet, it's a great place to be. It can accommodate single people, married couples, and even a family. First, it is faith based and they share the Gospel and love of Jesus Christ so that people will get saved by accepting Christ as Savior. There are resources available if you need internet access to look for jobs. Also just networking with and communicating with the residents or staff there can also bring job leads. You must also be humble under authority and obey the rules. I personally lived there for 6 months after I found a job and saved up and got my own apartment. They helped me move and gave me some furniture when I left. The Lord is definitely using the Wingard Home to help people and provide them with another chance at life.

Very helpful with their Christmas Program. They have helped a lot of families I knew, have a wonderful Christmas!

I have never known a couple more dedicated to loving and serving others. Despite losing Roy, despite being heartbroken and exhausted, Charlotte still serves tirelessly! Please help her not only financially, but show up, roll your sleeves up and serve beside her!

I first went to Wingard home at 12 years old. My mother was in very poor health and unable to be as present as i know she so desperately wanted to be. The Wingard family took me in and stood in the gap for her in some of my most important pre-teen to teenage years. While at the ministry, I got to witness so many people's lives be transformed, including my own. Such a young girl having to leave her home would seem like a tragedy to most. For me, it was one of the best things that could have happened to me. I look back on those days as some of the best days of my life. I learned how to battle against troubles with the word of God. I learned and truly understood what it is to have faith even when you can't see it yet. I witnessed the Happy Birthday Jesus festival and that was truly an amazing thing to see and participate in. I saw the loved that poured out from the community in the form of donations, helping paint, cutting and styling our hair, and so so much more. I got my first nice purse from a woman I had never met who came to bring them to the girls and women at the home. Families, mom's with children would come in to the ministry. You could see the defeat in their eyes from the various situations they were coming from. Within days I saw the kids laughing. Within a few months, mom would be working, saving money, and buying a car or able to drive one that was donated. Eventually, families would find their own homes and set out to start their new lives. It's impossible to see these things unfold, first hand, and not have a renewed sense of hope that anything is possible. Mrs. Charlotte talked me through many ups and downs. She helped me find things I was interested in and nurtured that by getting me in the local community theater, dance at the school i went to, and she came to the recitals. I learned to value work and save money. I learned to be humble. I experienced that it was possible to find love and protection, even though the Wingard family was not my own blood relation. None of us know what the future holds, but all of this was preparing me for what was ahead in my life. My mother ended up passing away when I was 16. I am 35 now. Without those years at the ministry, I do not think that I would be the strong, community oriented woman that I am today. They changed my life. I have an arsenal of instilled values to pull from as a result of those years. They showed me how to love people. They instilled a love of giving in me. Mine is just one tiny paragraph in a book of lives the Wingard Home has helped transform. I love you guys and still very much appreciate the place you hold in my past and present life. My mother would be grateful to see how things turned out.

My family and I stayed at the Wingate home in 2017 and it was the best thing. We felt true family love and care. I spread the word about the Wingards everywhere I see someone in need of help.

My name is Alexandria and back in 2010 Mr Roy and Mrs Charlotte Windgard took I, my little brother, and mother, in because of a house fire. We didn't have anything, but the clothes that I and my brother had on from going to school earlier that week. I learned a lot about God. Actually started going to church more often as I stayed there. The Wingards really showed what love really was and is just like Jesus says. I enjoyed staying there because I got a chance just to grow up around not only Mr Roy and Mrs Charlotte, but with wonderful teenage daughters that were my age at that time. Glad I got to meet Mr Roy because I really could use some of those spiritual words and jokes right now.

This is the office of 2nd Chance Initiative MS Now and I have been carrying the burden of a 23 year old young man that bumped into in Jackson MS living in a abandoned house and he pleaded with that he was hungry and needed assistance so I couldn't turn my back on him and helping & mentoring him for several weeks and now my resources are limited and I am turning to this ministry to help this young man.

Great people. Made my kids Christmas a dream come true. And I always be grateful for that.

Tommy and I have been ministering with Roy and Charlotte and their children for about 4 years now. Every other Sunday, I lead worship and Tommy preaches for their Sunday evening Bible study (which participation is required for staying there). Covid put a dent in our attendance but we are looking forward to starting this back again. I love the purpose behind their ministry, to get people back on their feet and not dependent on anyone but themselves and the Lord, hopefully. With structure and guidelines in place, anyone can be successful. Tommy has served as a board member since 2020.

My life had fallen apart. I had gone to Washington state to meet my soul mate. He ended up crazy. I decided to go back to Dallas. I was crazy and lost and came back to Jackson. I had been calling shelters in Jackson. I found one and called. They had room for me. I got off the Greyhound bus and called the lady. That lady was Charlotte Wingard. This wasn’t a shelter but a minister’s home. I got a job, a car and I found Jesus Christ. That was 21 years ago and I still go see the Wingards. I love them!

I worked with the Wingards in placing quite a few of their clients with jobs at my restaurant. We also donated food to Wingard House almost daily! They were a pleasure to work with and are a beautiful witness for JESUS Christ !

I went through the program in the 80”s but the wingard home is still giving Gods glory and love ❤️.

I came to Wingard Home broken, scared, and lacking in my faith. After four and a half months of tough love and true spiritual and physical discipline, I rejoined society with a great job, a vehicle, and financial stability. More importantly, I have a joyous and permanent relationship with the Lord. Charlotte and Roy Wingard are truly blessed by God and charged to be an awesome spiritual vessel for delivering God's message of love and forgiveness to all who come to them. Their ministry continues to inspire me, and has motivated me to pay forward all that God has blessed me with through them. I consider the Wingards as family, and I will be forever grateful to them for helping God to change my life.

Great place to help people get on their feet they have spent most of their lives helping others. Not an easy job.

The Wingard Home is and was a blessing to me and to so many people in the Jackson Ms area. Mrs. Charlotte and Mr. Roy are a true gift to all the needy people in this area. They share the gift of love that Jesus has shared with them.

I can not express the love and sense of home I received from them when I was in need. They allowed and encouraged me to grow in Christ and ministered to me as I was putting all the pieces back together of my own life.

What a true gift they were for me!

Safe, Godly, and Just Wonderful!

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

Best regards,
CR

I met Roy and Charlotte Wingard when I was 17 years old. I came to the ministry with an attitude rebellion and remembered thinking “I don’t want to be here”. It was while I was there that through their examples I learned what love was supposed to look like. No it’s not perfect but it is worth working for and fighting for. Now, 27 years later, I miss my home and look forward to every chance I get to go hang out just to be close to them and feel the presence of God on that property.

In 2016 I went to live at The Wingard Home. I was broken. Beyond all hope of ever being normal. The ministry truly saved my life. I learned the value of hard work and commitment. I was given the much needed break I needed while I got myself together.
I got a job. I was taught how to budget the money I made at my job I paid cash for a nice used car with the money I saved while living there. I continued to learn and grow as a person, all the while saving money for my own place. I lived there for. Little over a year. When I felt I had grown all I could grow there, I moved to North Mississippi. I rented a house, and the Wingard ministry helped me furnish it through donations they had received. The morals and values I learned while at the ministry transformed my life. I still call the place home. I have reestablished myself as a mom and a daughter, I have an awesome, God Fearing husband, and an awesome life. Thanks to the Wingard Ministry.

So three and half years ago this family took me and my family in. I was not ready for change at all. I didn't see a problem with my life... With the decisions I was making. I was a burning train wreck... I was broken in every sense of the word. Not only that I was hell bent on destroying very thing in my path... To be honest I if it had not been for their place in the LORD I WOULD HAVE DESTROYED THEIR HOME AND FAMILY TOO. BUT ANY WAY I SAID ALL THAT TO SAY... SOME HOW SOME WAY they welcomed me back with a second chance. I thank GOD AND THEM FOR IT...M

Myself, my child & my husband were sleeping in our truck homeless. Charlotte Wingard took us in, showed us love, support, but most of all taught us about the unlimitless things that God can do in your life. We are now in our own home, financially stable, steadfast in the Lord, more successful & happier than we have ever been! This home is a great opportunity and helps in various different ways.

It is run by a wonderful Christian family. They change lives daily and truly care for the city of Jackson and it’s people.

Wingard Home Ministry is an INCREDIBLE nonprofit that has impacted my life greatly. They are so caring and personal, and they are selfless in their work! I am so grateful for this ministry!

The Wingard Home is such an amazing ministry. I know the family who runs this ministry well and they are incredible people with such huge hearts for the community and less fortunate. They have encouraged and helped me in so many ways. I love what they do for families in Jackson. I have personally seen this firsthand. They meet people's tangible needs and also love them like Jesus would.

This ministry has a heart for service. Focused on God. Focused on community. Keep up the good work.

I have worked with this organization for years. Our company helps with the Wingard Homes annual Christmas Festival. They are a blessing to the community.

Cathy Bailey

Wingard Home Ministry provides what so many need, a hand up. I've seen first hand the help this Ministry provides to families and individuals. They provide hope by allowing people to live in their shelter while they get jobs and save money for securing a home and stability for their families. Residents are treated with dignity and are not judged or looked down on for being in a crisis situation. Few people today look into their hearts and ask what they can provide for strangers, but there are large numbers of families and individuals who have seen how positive it can be when Ministries like Wingard Home exist, this world has not tainted their hearts or offers of hope, help and healing.

Hi my name is Mary Taylor I was a client of the Wingard home some years ago And it was the best experience of my life The family took me in with open arms and understanding They open up their home and hearts to me and my kids And for that I am forever grateful If you are in need of some serious help this is the place to go no judgement all love To this day I still hold a great relationship with the Wingard family And I will support them in any way that I can no matter what This is my experience with the Wingard home And to the family I love you all very deeply forever and always

It is a joy to be able to play a tiny part of the Wingard Home knowing they are being the hands and feet of Jesus to the people of our community.

"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Matthew 25:40

My husband and I are involved in a ministry that helps incarcerated men that have been released to assimilate back into society. The Wingard House is the first place we call if one of the men need a place to stay. They have always been more than helpful!

I came to the wingard home in July of 2011. I was homeless, on medicine for anxiety and scared to death. But by the love of God and his son Jesus working through Roy and Charlotte wingard I found salvation. They truly provide for the lost and hurting, not only through shelter and a second chance at life but provide the most important element to life: a new life in Christ Jesus. This is a God breathed God ordained ministry. And they are his humble and obedient servants.

Oh what a wonderful ministry that truly shows they are the hands and feet of Jesus!

This ministry has helped so many people. When my son and his family lost everything they had and I was unable to help them the Wingard home took them in helped them get jobs showed them how to budget their money and showed them that God will always be there no matter the situation. They stayed at the Wingard home for awhile until they were able to move out and then the Wingard home assisted them with a descient place to move and helped them furnish it and set them up with groceries. They were so instrumental with saving my sons family it kept them off the street and they never went hungry. I’m not sure what might have happened if the Wingard home had not been there. I know they have helped so many people through the years it’s just mind boggling all the good that has come from that ministry
I love them. Ever since this I have volunteered with any thing that is needed

I've worked with Wingard as a volunteer for several years. I still keep up with them and after all these years, they continue to help the homeless and those who are going through rough times in their lives to get on their feet, be self supporting again and get their lives turned around. They have lead many to a saving knowledge in Christ who gives comfort, peace and hope in times of trouble and despair. Roy and Charlotte understand where the recipients of their help come from, so are able to minister to people in ways others don't understand. It angers me to see posts where people don't like the fact that they ask people to do chores, etc. because that is part of life. At their Home Ministry, it takes everyone working together to get things done, because many live there and there is a lot to be done! I want to honor them for the work they do. They are on the job 24/7 and have helped a lot of people get their lives turned around. Many rewards in Heaven are stored up for them!

My wife and I were addicts, homeless and had lost all hope. Mrs. Charlotte and Mr. Roy took us in and began restoring hope immediately. They helped us to rebuild our lives in Christ, as well as our physical lives. We both have been completely clean and sober for three years; have good jobs and are active in our church. The Wingard Home changed our lives forever and we are truly grateful.

I learned about Wingard Home Ministry several years ago from a local newspaper article. I was most impressed to learn that they live in the same home with the people they are serving. They work hard to provide a family lifestyle, such as outings for the children, & holidays are special for them, as they should be. Unlike many charities, I've never heard anything negative about Wingard. I appreciate that they try to keep families together, encourage adults to learn a trade, & try to help them find employment. Wingard is first on my charity donation list.

The Wingards are the best!They're love for God and hurting people is without measure.I have known them for over twenty-five years and highly recommend them and the ministry they so faithfully Administer.I was blessed by them many times in my youth and am a better man today because they cared. If you are compelled by your heart to Bless this ministry then be assured that any assistance you give will be used faithfully to assist and restore some of our most neglected and deserving people who need a helping hand.

Wingard Home has an evidence- base model of homeless prevention and re-housing. More than a sandwich and a blanket, the desperate and broken need hope and healing—a new way to live—a changed mind and a changed heart. Wingard Home is anchored in a belief that the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ—is critical to moving people from homelessness to self-sufficiency. Without places such as this, many desperate people would be left without hope and a future.
FOR THOSE ADULTS WHO ENTER THIS PROGRAM SEEKING CHANGE - the guidelines set forth at Wingard Home are the “hands up” approach to escaping homelessness that many well-meaning programs are missing. People can be given free housing, free this and free that but they still have to take themselves with them wherever they go and in raising the next generation. If nothing changes, then nothing changes. They must be taught a new way to live.
One of the many things that sets this place apart and makes it so unique is what most of us would consider the end of a long work day, The Wingard’s don’t get in their private cars to go to their private homes and live their private lives. This IS their home, Their room is literally adjacent to the dining room and kitchen where so many have been served. They eat the same food at the same tables under the same roof as the ones who God has called them to serve. Roy and Charlotte have raised their children among some folks that many people would want to keep their children away from. This is a 24/7 front-line assignment for them. There are many wonderful non-profits doing many wonderful things , but you’ll be hard-pressed to find few who have devoted every hour of every day of their entire lives to the cause - this IS their personal life!
This ministry has empowered many families to succeed so they do not experience homelessness ever again. It is a privilege to commend the Wingard’s for their 27 years of selfless service.
Thanks to this ministry I'll never be the same."Changed lives" prove a mission.

I had the wonderful pleasure of working with Wingard Home Ministry through my Sunday School class at Colonial Heights. I enjoyed meeting the people at the home and Charlotte and Roy. I was amazed at how Charlotte kept things going - keeping up with all the schedules of all the different individuals and all. I have some wonderful memories spending some sweet time at Christmas Festivals, delivering Christmas stockings to the Home, visiting with the Wingard family. I love them all and so grateful for the time I got to spend with them before I moved to Starkville. Their heart is filled with God's love for others and their desire is only to build His Kingdom and see lives changed.

I can honestly without a doubt say that the Wingard Home is the only reason I am alive & drug free today. I was one of those special idiots that not only failed there once but twice. Thing is, when I was finally exhausted, fed up & truly ready to get serious not only with myself but more importantly with my relationship with my Lord & Savior. All the things that I had been taught & told by Mrs C, Mr Roy & Mr James were exactly the things that put my life in a place that I never imagined possible again! Thank you so much to every single Wingard that touched my life! Each of you placed different bread crumbs on my path to lead me to where I am today! I love the Wingard Home & it is one of the few places I have ever been to where you can actually feel the presence of the Holy Spirit as soon as you walk through the gate.

I arrived at Wingard Home during a really difficult time in my life. It was a challenge at first but because I was already in the Kingdom I had an understanding of how to follow the rules of some one else's home. One thing that really helped me was seeing the love that they really had for people. They never stopped showing that love no matter what my actions were....true love. I eventually became part of the staff and that was one of the greatest learning experiences of my life. I was there for about 4 or 5 years and the relationships that were formed while I was there I still cherish to this day. I know they have grown tremendously and I can't wait to go visit and see just how much. If I had to sum it all up in just a few words....these people know love.

I stayed at the winged home for 3 years it's a blessing for people in need of a helping hand up instead of a hand out. The ministry has helped me getting my life straight it's a true blessing for Charlotte and Roy wingard . To help all the people

Love, if I could use one adjective describe The Wingard Home, it would be that one word. It’s what you’re shown when you first arrive, it’s how you’re treated and the type of Love that is respectful, but tough. You’re met with love, not only from them, but the love of God that shows through them. I couldn’t think of a better place that displays the love of Christ.

Charlotte Wingard picked me up one Saturday night at the Greyhound bus station. I was lost and broken and thought I knew it all. After listening to Roy and Charlotte and Mandy, 3 months later I became a born-again believer in Christ as my Savior and believe He rose from the dead. That was in 1999. I watched their children grow up and become wonderful adults. I love this family and how our Father uses them to help the broken people like I was. In 2017, I still visit and enjoy everyone who lives there. Special people!

I met Charlotte and Roy in Lawrenceville Ga. They became involved with the Homeless Ministry. Learned all they could,until God called them to Mississippi to help people who needed guidance and supervision to get back on their feet.

I am blessed to have met Reverends Roy and Charlotte Wingard in 1992. They have been a shining beacon in a dark city. Thank you for all you have done, all that you continue to do, and all you will do all in the name of Christ Jesus. Thank you for the Godly work you do feeding and housing those without hope and giving them words of hope and instruction. More importantly, thank you for being the Godly example we need to get back on our feet dust ourselves off and continue through life with new hope and perspectives.

Wingards list themselves as a domestic violence shelter, they are a work house. They are unscrupulous and underhanded. A few years ago a domestic violence victim and her son were sent there. Directly from a hospital in Tuple, with recent injuries of a massive beating the demanded she work or get out because they do not like lazy people. They hold on to the ones that can work and will not complain of the ridiculous unchristian like rules...if you are a domestic violence victim or a person that is ill do not go there. You must be a mute work horse to get help from them or they humiliate you.

The Wingard Home in Jackson MS is a great opportunity for the homeless and those who have hit rock bottom. They are loved emotionally and physically feed spiritually and physically and are taken in as family to help with kids clothing needs medical needs and most importantly start over or rebuild. I proudly support the Wingard Home due to the fact they receive no assistance as a ministry from the state or goverment!!! Charolotte and Roy want to make sure that those that are working get what assistance or any they can!!!

I just recently discovered their Facebook page and have communicated with Ms. Wingard about donating some furniture and miscellaneous items they need. Their organization is exactly what Jackson needs-- they serve one of the, if not the, most vulnerable groups-- the homeless. I was so touched by them recently taking in a precious teenage mother who was expecting her second child. They truly seem to invest in "their people" and set them up for future success. We all obviously can't house the homeless but we all can certainly do our part to support ministries like this one that not only share the gospel but also meet people exactly where they are.

I have visited the Wingard Ministry. There have been many success stories people that have come to need the help of the Ministry. The love that is shown to anyone of life, home and God is extraordinary. I have tried to donate when I can but there is always a need for help.

my name is lindsey mike . i came to the wingard home from prison with the clothes on BACK NO SHOES NO MONEY NO NOTHING . I ENDED UP GETTING A JOB WHICH IM STILL AT 3 YEARS LATER , GETTING MARRIED TO LOUIS MIKE HAVING A BABY GETTING MY OWN HOUSE AND I COULD NOT HAVE DONE Any of this without the skills I LEARNED YOU PAY NOTHING TO LIVE THERE YOU EAT SLEEP AND GET CLOTHED FOR FREE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WORK AND DO A CHOIR NOT HARD THEY ARE THE KINDEST MOST LOVING TWO PEOPLE I HAVE EVER MET MRS CHARLOTTE AND MR ROY WINGARD OPEN THERE HOME TO PEOPLE THEY DONT EVEN KNOW AND GIVE THEM AN OPPERTUNITY TO SERVE GOD KNOW GOD AND FEEL MOST OF ALL LIKE FAMILY. I MISS THEM EACH AND EVERDAY I JUST WEANT TO THANK THEM FOR SERVING GOD AND BEING THERE FOR ME AND SO MANY MORE LOVE YOU BOTH

I came to the Wingard Home last January, straight from the hospital. I was welcomed with open arms and provided with everything I needed and then some!! Charlotte Wingard literally changed the way I looked at life, as I knew it. She spent a great deal of time answering questions I had about God and spirituality itself. I know God put me in that HOLY place at the precise time He wanted me there. Little did I know that not only would my relationship with the Lord become stronger than it has ever been, but I was also blessed to meet the man I'm spending the rest of my life with...a Godly man, who's continued to teach me the Bible and to love me unconditionally. Mrs Charlotte Wingard is a special kind of Godly warrior and I'm so grateful and thankful for her and her family. Today, I'm a hard working and proud Christian, productive member of society. Adam and I have been in our own place for over a year now!! All GLORY goes to God first!! However, without the help of the Wingard Home, I'd probably still be homeless and searching for someone to believe in!! God bless this sweet family today and always...Pamela M. Ruffin

I thank God everyday for sending me to the Wingard Home. It was his plan for me to come here and be a part of the ministry. Being here I have learned alot and this is my home and family. They do so much for the people that come in and bless us in many ways. This is Jesus's ministry and He has full control of everyone He brings here and everything that goes on here. I am so blessed, grateful and thankful. The wonderful work and giving that goes on here each day is so amazing. Thank you Wingards and thank you Jesus!

My 5 kids and I moved here to get better opportunities cause we lived in the Delta.I just got my section 8 voucher and found a place to live now I feel even worst cause we have no furniture if anyone you know of trying to get rid of anything please let us know we will gladly appreciate it

I have known Roy and Charlotte Wingard for almost 10 years now. I have watched as they have mentored and loved everyone that has walked through their doors. I have the honor of calling them friends. At different times throughout the years my husband and I have had the opportunity to visit and work side by side with them. (usually for only a couple of weeks) and with each visit we did not want to leave. It is amazing what you will see if you simply sit back and watch. Roy and Charlotte are two of the most steadfast faithful people I have ever met.
January 23, 2014 marked a life changing terrible event. My 23 year old daughter passed away. Charlotte was a haven in the storm for me. Though she was not able to hug me physically, each time we spoke on the phone her words of encouragement and love were like a warm blanket. She will scoff when she reads this, but Charlotte Wingard is one of my hero's of faith. When I talk with her, watch her work with guests at Wingard Home, and hear her pray for the lost, she is a pillar of strength, a true example of what a Christian should be. Thank you Charlotte. You encourage me, challenge me, and without even realizing it demand the best out of me. You are a leader. A woman of integrity, a light in an ever darkening world. I desire to live my life as fully dedicated and Christ-minded as you.
My husband and I are planning our next visit to Wingard home. We cannot wait to wade in hip deep and apply some good old fashioned elbow grease :) We love you Roy and Charlotte. Thank you for all that you do for Jackson's forgotten and down-trodden.

This ministry has been around for a long time in the Jackson area. I donated a couch to them years ago and helped give a baby shower when a woman they were helping was pregnant and had nothing. They believe in a hand up, not a hand out. They believe in hard work, schedules, and being accountable. They take people in when no one else will. They teach people how to save their money when they get a job and how to manage money. They teach and preach love and forgiveness but also they are firm in what a person needs to do to stay there.

I sit on the board of one of the most productive ministries I have ever met. Lives are changing every day and miracles happen all the time at the ministry.

There are not many preachers who are willing to welcome their flock into their home. These two bring families and individuals in to love and care for them while they try to get back on their feet. I am blessed to know Roy and Charlotte Wingard and participate with them.

One of my favorite things about this ministry is that it can be hard to tell who is ministering and who is being ministered to. Many of the people being served become servants themselves. Awesome!

When I needed a place to live, the Wingard family welcomed me into their home. When I needed hope for the future, the Wingard family diligently served God and showed me Christlike kindness. When i needed guidance, the Wingards took guidance from God and helped me to follow Him. This family sharestheir lives with strangers on a daily basis. They serve God with every action. And they love relentlessly.

The Wingard Home has helped my family out with Christmas for my kids. If it wasn't for the kind people there at The home my kids wouldnt have had christmas. They help out anyone that walks through their doors.. They reach out to all around their area and more... God Bless these wonderful God loving People.

I've donated to the "Little Lambs" Christmas Tree program for several years. Everytime I drop-off the children's clothes and toys, I am impressed at the simplicity of the operation, the basic space used for living, learning and worship. This is a grassroots organization that is in touch with the people they serve. The Windard family takes "the Great Commission" to heart and have made it their life's work. If you want your giving to touch the most lives with the least overhead, this organization is for you!

My family and I went to the Wingard home after we had no place else to go. We were grateful that we had a place to go,but after seeing the way things were run and the attitudes that we were presented with, I was very happy to leave. Mr. Roy has a very bad and judgmental attitude and Mrs. Charlotte is no better. We were told to leave on a rainy night,when my father defended us (my brother and I ) to Mr. Roy because he was accusing us of making a mess, that his own children made. The mess was made in the "common room", where my brother and I had not even been except earlier that day. So, we were told to get our stuff and get out, that was a horrible thing for them to do,but I was happy. Also, years later Mr. Roy came into a place my mother was working and as he walked out the door he called a "heathen". That was not very Christian like. The bible says: “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; Luke 6:37 So, I have since forgiven you, Mr. Roy, for casting such judgement on her for no reason. I hope and pray for your family and ministry.

I want to say thank you to the ministry known as The Wingard Home. Four weeks ago, my daughter and I came upon a young mother and her two baby girls, who were in a desperate situation. They were homeless, hungry and tired. All they had were the clothes they were wearing and an empty diaper bag. Their needs were met that night and 2 days later my daughter was told about the Wingard Home and took the young family to talk with Mrs. Wingard. Mrs. Wingard immediately accepted the family and gave them a home. I visited the home later that week and saw smiles on the babies faces and hope in Kayla's eyes. What a ministry this family has! God is using them to provide for His children in need. I must also say thank you to the MISS 103 radio listeners who responded in such a heartwarming way. GOD'S HANDS WERE ALL OVER THIS SITUATION. Thank you, Lord, for your blessings on me......."For I was hungry, and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you took me in, I was naked and you clothed me........when you've done it to the least of my children, you have done it for Me". Matthew 25:35-40

HELLO EVERYONE MY NAME IS AMY I AM 28 YEARS OLD AND HAVE 3 LITTLE BOYS. ON MAY 4, 2008 I ENDED UP AT UMC IN JACKSON I HAD TRIED TO END MY LIFE. I WAS DEPRESSED AND I FELT I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE MY LIFE WAS A WRECK, MY MARRIAGE WAS A MESS, AND I THOUGHT I WAS RUINING MY BOYS LIVES...THE HOSPITAL DISCHARGED ME THE NEXT DAY BUT BECAUSE I WAS NOT FROM JACKSON AND I HAD NO WHERE TO GO AND NO ONE I COULD DEPEND ON THE HOSPITAL CONTACTED MRS. CHAROLOTTE AT THE WINGARD HOME AND THE HOSPITAL PAID FOR ME A CAB RIDE THERE... I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN I GOT THERE I WAS SCARED. UPON MY ARRIVAL WE SAT AND TALKED AND MRS. CHAROLOTTE ASKED ME ABOUT MY BOYS I TOLD HER I HAD LEFT THEM WITH MY MOM IN LOUISIANA AND THAT I DIDN'T WANT THEM BECAUSE I WAS A FAILURE...WELL IT TOOK ME ABOUT 5 HOURS TO REALIZE I COULD NOT GO ON WITHOUT MY BOYS WITH ME AND I WENT AND TOLD MRS. CHAROLOTTE I WANTED THEM WITH ME AND WITHOUT HESITATION SHE SAID LETS GO AND WE LEFT AND DROVE THE 2 HOURS TO LOUISIANA IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT...I HAD NO MONEY, NO CAR, NO JOB, I HAD NOTHING BUT SHE DIDN'T CARE SHE TOOK ME ANYWAYS...WHILE I WAS THERE I LEARNED TO TRUST IN GOD AND THINGS FINALLY STARTED GETTING BETTER FOR ME I GOT A JOB WITH THE STATE...AND THE MINISTRY HELPED ME GET A CAR I WAS BACK ENJOYING LIFE PRODUCTIVELY BUT SOMETIMES WHEN WE THINK WE ARE READY ITS NOT OUR TIME I ENDED UP MOVING OUT AND IT TOOK ABOUT 3 MONTHS BEFORE I FELL BACK INTO A DEEP DEPRESSION AND I TRIED TO END MY LIFE AGAIN.. IT WAS NOT PRETTY BUT IT WAS MRS. CHAROLOTTE THAT CAME AND GOT ME AND TOOK ME AND MY BOYS BACK IN TO THEIR MINISTRY AND HELPED ME WITHOUT ANY JUDGEMENT...I AM SITTING HERE ALMOST 3 YEARS LATER IN MY OWN HOME LIVING AND ENJOYING LIFE WITH MY BOYS I KNOW NOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT I AM NOT ALONE AND GOD TOLD ME THROUGH HIM ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE AND HE TOLD ME TO ASK AND I SHALL RECIEVE...I MAY NOT HAVE EVERYTHING I WANT BUT HE SURE PROVIDES EVERYTHING WE NEED...SO IF ANYONE READING THIS HAS ANY DOUBTS ABOUT THIS MINISTRY AND THE EFFECTS IT HAS ON SOMEONES LIFE IT HELPED ME GET MY LIFE BACK AND I WOULD BE SAD TO KNOW THAT ANOTHER SINGLE MOM DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY I HAD IF SHE NEEDED IT. SO MRS. CHAROLOTTE AND EVERYONE ELSE AT THE MINISTRY THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!!!!!!!!!

This Ministry (Non Profit) is not perfect but is effective whether people that live here or stay here agree. When someone stays here there eyes are open and their minds are the feild is to plant the seed ( The Word of God) which can be a life changing event. It did for me as to when I cam to no the ministry back in 1988 which went bby a diferent name but the same ministry. It showed me that God was able to deliver me from a life of alcohol and drugs as God changed the way I look at life. The people are taught a different life style than what they are living. It takes hard work and dedication. But all thinghs are possible with God.

The Wingard Home is a great place to live. I was brought to this place on May 31,2010. My house was burned down and this wonderful place that god had sent me to was my only option me and my mom and brother had. My mom didnt even know where we were going. The Wingard Home is the best place ever. Its a place were u can be loved. Its a place were u can learn different things not only different things but learn about god.Mrs. Charlotte is the most wonderful woman i ever meet in my entire life. Mr. Roy is the best man i have ever meet; he might put the fear of god in your but it is worth every thing. Mr. Roy and Mrs. Charlotte are the best and so is the Wingard Home.

My name is Ronda and I have been living at the Wingard home for over a year now. I have been blessed in so many ways its amazing. This is an awesome place to help you get on your feet and also to develop my own personal relationship with God. We dont have to pay for utility bills, food,clothing ect. ect . The only thing we need to do is to try! Follow a few simple rules ( thats life ) and do a chore to help out. Not much to ask at all!!!!

I am also learning how to be a good mom. I have a 7 month old whom everyone loves and always helps me out with him and Charlotte and Roy always answer the many questions I have about the the baby. They are my family and I love this place!!!!My husband is a Turkish citizen who have never held his son and has never been to america, with the help of the ministry we are getting him over here to be with his son. If I was not here it would not be possible for him to get here.

You will succeed here if you are not lazy, want to do good.

to the young girl who is a lost soul we pray you are confronted with your own demons so you may see just how wrong you are.i am a 38 year old woman who has been through more trails that should of killed me.but the only thing that has been in my life is God. you dont agree because you are not looking at your self in the mirror.you seem to think life is handed to you its not.yes they do get to go to heaven because they are obedent to our lord father jesus christ.if any one thinks they can do better is one who needs the lord tapping them on the shoulder.the only reason you think this was a bad place is because you couldnt handle being a true human being with christ guideing your life. i can only pray you meet some one to change you evil ways and see the truth in your own mirror. being true to your self is hearing the voice in side your heart mind body and soul. the wingards dont judge a soul only demand the walk of a good spiritual daily life if this bothers you then you really need prayer and god

The previous review from January 4, 2011, gives a very unfair report of the Wingard Home. The writer neglected to say that she had been late or just not shown up for several required meetings prior to being asked to leave; that she knew about her chores which are a very small price to pay to have a warm place to stay in exchange for room and board.

As a current resident, I feel that I need to set the record straight. Mrs. Charlotte has been very understanding with me and very indulgent of me from running me all over Jackson, holding a bed for me when I could find no place in the Delta where I am from, picking me up from the train station, plus carting me around to various doctor's appointments and job interviews whether she is under the weather or not.

The rules are not difficult to follow and each person is given a list of the rules when they come here to stay. The chores are not difficult; at the very most it takes 45 minutes normally no more than 30 minutes a day to do your assigned chore which is a very small price to pay for a place to live. Charlotte and Roy are very understanding and fair with their enforcement of the rules. There is not a person here who has not messed up once or twice who has not been given another chance by them.

My family moved here after loosing our home. I have to admit. It was the most horrible experience ever! I wished I would have found a shelter! Mrs. Charlette is a two faced bi***. Mr.Roy could care less about everyone but himself. There children are the weirdest people I have ever mett. Mrs. Charlette gives a place to live but living by her rules is clearly impossible! You have chores,rules. Her children do not which explains why they are very obese! Her children are teens trying to tell adults how to live there life! No joke this place is a hell hole! Curfew is strictly inforced. Miss one meeting and your kicked out. Even if you have no place to go or food to eat. or even if you wasnt told there was a meeting. These people think sence they gave you a room to sleep in they are going to heaven. I heard Mr. Roy actually say he had a passport to heaven! You will have to share a bathroom with allot of strangers! The wingard family could give a rats ass about your situation. They are simply kissin up to the Lord to get a get out of hell free card. They are very wrong. The whole family is very strange! I am being honest. Please do not donate or help, dont even move here!

I was helped by seeing what I did not want to become. We can all learn if we are open to what God has to show us. I really believe God has a place for all of us and that was not the place for me. So I left, and I am better for it. If you suffer from mental illness or have some type of alcohol/drug dependancy, I would not recommend staying at the Wingard House, they are not equipped to handle those issues.

I arrived at Wingard Home as a complete basketcase. That was in April 1999. Three months later, after Roy Wingard told me to listen, I was saved! I still drop by and visit and drive them crazy! LOL I love these people. Met so many other lost souls while living at Wingard. It's just a shame they didn't listen! I don't like being a "client served" ... I was parttime staffer back then. These people are part of my family! I will always be grateful to God's leading me to Roy and Charlotte!!

When I was a teenager, I had severe problems, most of them occurred at home because my family life was unstable. As a result of this, I was a ward of the court. When I was 14, I went to live at Wingard Home. They gave me structure, love and continous support. I stayed there until I graduated high school. Later in life, after I was married to an abusive husband and decided I needed to leave but had no money and no where to go, I called Wingard Home and without hesitation Charlotte Wingard whom I still refer to as "Mom" said get your stuff and children and come home. She helped me get on my feet and enroll in college. Charlotte and Roy Wingard I can say without a doubt saved my children's and my life. I still take to heart the things I have learned from Wingard Home. I am the person and mother I am today because of Charlotte and Roy Wingard!!!!!

I first became a resident of Wingard Home in 1993 (?) with my then almost 2 year old daughter. When they took us in we had NOTHING..totally Nothing. If not for Wingard Home, I dont know what would've happened to us. I met my best friend Charlotte Wingard and I still call her my best friend to date. Wingard Home was the well in the desert just like God provided for Hagar and Ishmeal (sp) in the Bible. Wingard Home is truly without a single doubt God's Ministry. I've been a resident more than one time, and I remain one of the ministry's biggest fans. I got a job and daycare for my child in which Charlotte provided transportation every day. I received counseling, unconditional acceptance and love...they gave me a hand up, not a hand out. Charlotte and Roy Wingard open their home and only ask for people to abide by the rules of their home. I have my own business today and my daughter graduates high school next year. Wingard Home played a big part in getting us to this point. God's Ministry, Wingard Home saved our lives....literally.

Wingard Home is a Christian home that helps people get back on their feet. They mentor those in the home while providing a safe environment, food, clothing, and everyday needs for each man, woman, and child living there. They teach budgeting and saving while each person works outside the home to become financially stable. Charlotte and Roy teach Biblical truth as they mentor those living their home. They depend of the caring generosity of sharing people to supply the needs of the home.

The Wingard Home has been very flexible and creative in their efforts to help families in need of assistance. They serve a large number of clients given the size of their operation. We feel that we get the maximum bang for our giving buck.