FAITH. WORK.
LEADERSHIP.
These are the hallmarks of men who are living and growing in their relationship with their Creator. As men, we have particular and unique responsibilities in society. For long, we avoided these responsibilities and in so doing, we let down our employers, our communities and the ones we love the most. At New Life Sober Ministries, we have men who know all about those bad, old days, but also about redemption. We teach: First, that faith is a verb-- it is something we do. We show how work is more than just a way to make money; it is a method of learning to stand up and move forward when everything inside us wants to lay down. Finally, we demonstrate that leadership is first, and foremost, service-- and God shows us the direction.
He gives us the strength.
We know then that drugs and alcohol never were the problem at all.
ROBERT PATTON
Chief Executive Officer
After decades of "experience" with active addiction, Robert Patton envisioned a place where men could have a safe place to heal from addiction, learn the good word of Jesus Christ, and actually put it to work in their lives. And yet, at the end of it, have enough money to step back into society and into their families, and resume their responsibilities as fathers, sons, husbands and employees. He started New Life Sober House, and then changed the name to New Life Sober Ministries and became a non-profit 501(c)3
Learn more about Robert Patton here: https://www.wsfa.com/2023/04/10/south-alabama-man-runs-recovery-house-after-36-year-addiction-struggle/
Jamey Hadley
DIRECTOR
Jamey started out in Covington County Jail and said that he needed to come to a rehab. We accepted him into the program. He was a model client and grabbed hold of our method of rehabilitation. He served beside Robert while serving the Christian Service Center and found a love for it. After he graduated, he did a year in mentorship under Robert and then took over director overseeing the Christian Service Center Ministry. Jamey is a true mentor to the men who come in, and they serve under him and he gets them ready for the working phase.
DUSTIN KELSO
DIRECTOR OF SECURITY, Vice-President
A veteran of several Christian-based outreach missions, Dustin Kelso came to New Life Sober Ministries and found his forever home. Dustin left a permanent imprint on New Life Sober Ministries by being the architect of morning Bible studies, a beloved part of the program, where men read the Word, and discuss how to put it to work in their lives. Besides being the "enforcer-in-chief" of the rules and regulations here, Dustin is also the Director of New Life Construction Ministry, where he puts decades of skill and experience to work here and around the community.