GraceWorks Ministries searches for new Williamson County home

Cole Villena, Nashville Tennessean
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Nellie King loads a car that came to receive a food distribution at GraceWorks in Franklin on April 8, 2020.
Nellie King loads a car that came to receive a food distribution at GraceWorks in Franklin on April 8, 2020.

GraceWorks Ministries, a Franklin nonprofit that provides a food pantry, shelter and other resources for those in poverty, is looking for a new home. The nonprofit is set to lose its headquarters of the past 21 years at the termination of its lease in June 2023.

Now, local government officials are calling on residents to help the nonprofit find a new 40,000-square-foot home.

“GraceWorks joins our front line to combat any crisis our community faces,” Franklin Mayor Ken Moore wrote in an email. “Now, GraceWorks needs our help as they face homelessness.”

GraceWorks was founded in Franklin in 1995 to support Williamson County residents experiencing homelessness. The Christian nonprofit provides clothing, food, housing support, financial assistance and other services.

“GraceWorks Ministries is where life starts to get better for our citizens living in poverty," Williamson County Mayor Rogers Anderson said in a news release. "I am proud to call GraceWorks a Williamson County born-and-raised nonprofit and encourage our lifelong citizens and newcomers to support GraceWorks’ community resource centers.”

The nonprofit is looking for at least a 40,000 square foot space that can accommodate two or more truck bays, warehouse space, office space, retail space and 300 or more parking spaces.

"GraceWorks is also looking for a permanent home option so they do not face the threat of displacement again," the news release reads. "A gift of 6 acres or more would allow GraceWorks to plan to build a permanent home."

GraceWorks CEO Valencia A. Breckenridge invited anyone with space or land in mind to contact her via email at valencia@graceworksministries.net or by phone at 615-794-9055 x138.

Cole Villena covers Williamson County at The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network — Tennessee. Reach Cole at cvillena@tennessean.com or 615-925-0493. Follow Cole on Twitter at @ColeVillena and on Instagram at @CVinTennessee.

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