Hope Center is housed in what was once the First Baptist Church of Sweet Home. On the main floor there is a kitchen pantry, office, 2 bedrooms and a large meeting area. The second floor is where the residents live and it has a kitchen, lounge area and seven bedrooms. The area that once was the sanctuary is now used for garage sales that are fund raisers for the shelter.

The vision for the use of this building as a shelter came from Esther Bennett and Sharon Pryor who looked at the unused church and felt God had another purpose for this facility.

The Hope Center is on 12th Street in Sweet Home, very close to the downtown area.


One of seven upstairs bedrooms. Everyone brings their own touch to their sleeping quarters.


The downstairs kitchen.


Nancy and Lynn in the pantry.

The main floor commons area.

The upstairs staff bedroom.


The main floor apartment kitchen.


A main floor bedroom.


The main floor hallway.


The upstairs lounge area.

Hope Center ..P.O.Box 351, 1080 12th Ave, Sweet Home, Oregon 97386, 541-367-4673
Contact persons: Nancy Robeck or Lynn Wiens