We are a non-profit community outreach of the Johnson Street Church of Christ. We provide help with food, clothing, home essentials, and other basic life necessities. We also refer our neighbors to other agencies for services we cannot provide.
Only with the generous support of our community can fulfill our mission. We have formed partnerships with local businesses, organizations, churches, outreach programs, and agencies that provide volunteers and other resources to help us help our neighbors. When we all pitch in we can lift up our entire community.
Providing for those in need.
Creating hope for the weary.
Encouraging others through Christ's Blessings
Rust Street Ministries begins! Teens from Johnson Street Church of Christ went on a mission trip to Atlanta, Georgia to serve the homeless and forgotten, and they were the ones most blessed and served. The mission team was so convicted they immediately began praying about how to continue this good work in San Angelo.
Warehouse space and basic offices were rented at 803 Rust Street. The ministry is named “The Christian Service Center.” Bryan Elliott was the first director.
Owners of the warehouse facility donated the entire property to the ministry! Services were expanded to both food and clothing.
“Turning Point” was established to minister to and provide spiritual counsel and life skills in partnership with the local parole board. Later it became a separate ministry from Rust Street. David Giddings served as Director/Counselor beginning in 2004.
Bob Knox took over as Director of Rust Street Ministries. Many new services, such as providing furniture and household items were instituted. Partnerships expanded with other institutions, organizations and churches under Bob’s leadership.
The warehouse on 801 Rust Street was purchased. An additional 30,574 square feet of ministry space was secured. New neighbor-interviewing cubicles, offices, clothing distribution area and furniture storage space opened up tremendous avenues to serve more people.
Rust Street began a partnership with Young Life Ministries in their mission to introduce college and high school students to Jesus, disciple them in faith, and minster to teen moms and their babies.
Bryan Jarvis became the Director of Rust Street Ministries. The mission focus of Rust Street Ministries became Mark 1:40-42 … Give our neighbors the “touch of Jesus.”
Several partners from local churches came to Rust Street with a dream to partner in a soup kitchen on Rust Street’s Campus. Neighbor’s Café was officially opened in March of 2018 and currently serves lunch to neighbors five days a week. This service is coordinated by the 1st Baptist Church.
David Ingram became Director of Rust Street Ministries.
David began serving as Director of Rust Street in 2020. He spent about half his life in metropolitan areas in Brazil doing cross-cultural ministry, and several years on staff at the Northside Church of Christ in San Antonio. David and Babi married in 1986. Babi is from São Paulo, Brazil, and a teacher by vocation. They have two daughters. Rebeca, is married to Hunter Milliner; they live in New York City with their first child, Sloane. Rachel lives and works in San Angelo. David loves coffee, grilling, and fishing, not necessarily in that order. Among other talents, Babi teaches in the Sunshine School at Johnson Street Church of Christ, and makes the best chocolate truffles in Texas! They worship with the Johnson Street Church of Christ.
Rhonda is the assistant director and volunteer coordinator at Rust Street Ministries. She has been in this role beginning in January 2022 after retiring from teaching elementary school for 32 years. She is originally from Ballinger, Texas, but has lived in San Angelo for 35 years. Rhonda has been married to her husband, Chris, for 30 years, and they share 2 children, Natalie and Garret. Outside of work, Rhonda enjoys being outdoors and gardening, as well as cooking and trying new recipes. She and her family are members and worship at Johnson Street Church of Christ.
Steve was blessed with the position of Operations Manager of Rust Street in September 2025 after a long career in the oil and gas industry. Steve grew up in rural northern New Mexico before attending college in Tampa, Florida where he met and married Debbie in 1992. Debbie is a native of southern California, teaches elementary school in Water Valley. Together they raised two children, Holly and Matthew. Holly resides in Amarillo, Texas and works as a financial planner. After 4 years serving as a combat engineer in the United States Marine Corps, Matthew now lives in San Angelo. Steve and Debbie enjoy being empty nesters and spending time with their family that now includes Michelle and Khloe who were added to the family after Holly and Matthew reached adulthood.
Steve enjoys hunting, grilling and hockey while Debbie makes and cans various jams and jellies from their fruit trees as well as sewing baby blankets. Both are regular Bible study teachers at South Gate church of Christ where they are members.
Jerry is the Assistant Operations Manager for Rust Street. He has served with this ministry since 2013. Jerry is a life-long resident of San Angelo.
Jerry has three sisters and two brothers, both who have gone to be with the Lord. Jerry’s favorite aspect of his service with Rust Street is talking to people and making sure they have all they need. He worships at Paul Ann Baptist Church.
Yolanda began her role as Administrative Office Assistant for Rust Street Ministries in October of 2023. She was born and raised in San Angelo and has worked in the financial industry for over 12 years. Yolanda is married to her high school sweetheart, Enrique, and is a proud mother of three boys, Jacob, Henry, and Zack. She also has a love for her three dogs, Chula, Chucho, and Kevin. In her spare time Yolanda enjoys being with family, baking sweets, staying active, and watching movies. As a team member at Rust Street, Yolanda has a goal to bring a smile to each day and seeks to make a difference for the organization and for those in need in our community.
If you read the timeline above, I was the first director of Rust Street Ministries (Christian Service Center back then, 1996-2002). From there I move over to the Johnson Street Church of Christ and assumed other duties. In 2022, I stepped down from my position at JSCC and was looking for something part-time. I started volunteering at RSM and not long thereafter, I was asked to help on a regular basis in the donation area. My responsibilities have increased to some degree, but the donation area is still my priority. I enjoy being able to work and do whatever is needed and not have the responsibilities of director or manager. Grateful to be in a semi-retired position and be able to just do manual labor.
Rust Street Ministries partners with the following agencies and businesses on specific programs: