History of The Good Shepherd Mission

• Begun in the late 1920s
• Various locations in Paterson
• Presented and taught the gospel to men with alcohol problems
• At current location 336 Broadway since 1977
• Presents and teaches gospel to men fighting all kinds of addictions
• Mike and Joan Vieira arrive in the 1980s and establish a family pastoral ministry
• What eventually became the program was started in 1990
• Although constantly fine tuned, the nine month program was set in motion in 1995
• Graduates go on to restored lives in the community
• Families are restored
• Some graduates stay on as staff members
• In 2005 sought and received God's leading in putting an addition on to the building
• Funding comes totally from Holy Spirit led supporters

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