The Foundry - Drug Rehab

The Foundry Rescue Mission and Recovery Center serving Bessemer, Birmingham and surrounding areas. Thrift Store, Donations, Rehab, Freedom from Drug Addiction.

The Foundry is a Christ-centered rescue mission and recovery center.

The Foundry
1800 4th Ave N
PO Box 824
Bessemer AL 35021
Tel: 205 424-HOPE (4673)

Sam Reynolds was dedicated to providing a place where transient and homeless men could find food, clothing and shelter, and hear the message of salvation. His vision to "rescue the perishing" was fulfilled in 1971 when Bessemer Rescue Mission opened in a rented building on Fourth Street. Rev. Gerald Price, a brick mason by trade, was appointed the first chairman of the board.

With the help of his friends, Rev. Price constructed a 5,000-square-foot facility, which included a chapel, dining room, kitchen, clothes closet and dorms to house 18 men. During the next 20 years, the Mission expanded its facilities to care for more homeless men and to meet their increasingly complex needs. Then in 1992, a duplex on Sixth Avenue was purchased to provide shelter for homeless women.

December 1995, God called Rev. Bill and Michele Heintz to pioneer a ministry for men and women addicted to drugs and alcohol using the foundation laid at Bessemer Rescue Mission. Bill became executive director of the Mission January 1, 1996.

In 2004, the ministry was renamed The Foundry Rescue Mission and Recovery Center. Today, this center of transformation includes the Recovery Program, Re-Entry Program, Worship Center, SuperThrift Outlet, Auto Center, Community Outreach Center and Medical Center. Every day, men and women find refuge and long-term recovery in its innovative and Christ-centered programs.