Founded in 1976, Cookeville Rescue Mission is the oldest and largest rescue mission in the Upper Cumberland. Our purpose is to serve Christ by addressing the physical, spiritual, emotional, and social well-being of the impoverished and destitute by providing Christ-centered rescue, recovery and restoration to those whom God leads to our doors. Through the demonstration of the love and teachings of Jesus Christ, we seek to restore broken lives by providing a safe, reputable haven of hope for all who enter our doors and to glorify God by helping shape and transform lives, in the name of Jesus Christ, as we seek to meet people at their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual points of need, with the goal of returning them to society as productive, self-sufficient citizens.