Hospitality House information:

Shepherd’s Inn Hospitality House
Capacity – 30 rooms
Barbara Melancon, Director
319 E. Sixth Street Port Arthur, Texas
For Reservations Contact:
Golden Triangle Baptist Association
Dion Ainsworth (409) 898-8797
2750 I-10 East Beaumont, Texas 77703
Email: gtba@usa.net

Huntsville Hospitality House
Capacity – 38 rooms
For Reservations Contact:
Bob & Nelda Norris, Directors
912 10thStreet
Huntsville, Texas 77340
(409) 291-6196
Email: hosphse@lcc.net

Big Spring Hospitality House
Capacity – 9 rooms w/ 35 beds
For Reservations Contact:
Joe & Wanda Bernier, Directors
1202 West 4th Street
Big Spring, Texas 79720
(915) 263-5752
Debra Key Hospitality House
Capacity – 6 rooms w/ 16 beds
For Reservations Contact:
Shirley Mann, Director
2836 Hemphill
Fort Worth, Texas 76110
(817) 924-7776

Eunice Chambless Hospitality House
Capacity – 15 rooms
For Reservations Contact:
Billy & Barbara Wilson, Directors
13378 FM 3522
Abilene, Texas 79601
(915) 548-2180

Regional Family Resource Center
Capacity – 8 rooms
For Reservations Contact:
Blaine Whaley, Director
520 North 3rd Street
Jacksboro, Texas 76458
(940) 567-3894

My Fathers House
US Hwy 287 (7 Miles West of Palestine)
RT 6 Box 6807
Palestine, TX 75801
903-731-4579

Debra Key Hospitality House
Capacity: 6 rooms w/ 16 beds
For Reservations Contact:
Shirley Mann, Director
2836 Hemphill
Fort Worth, Texas 76110
817-924-7776

Kris,

There is a new hospitality house in Tennessee Colony. It's a year or so old now. Here is some info about it:

East Texas Hospitality House
FM 2054
Tennessee Colony, Texas
They provide FREE lodging, meal, and encouragement.
It is a 17 bedroom facility.
It is central heated/cooled.
It has showers, a full kitchen, dining and living area.
For reservations call: 903/928-0116 or 903/586-5156

I have visited it and the people there are wonderful.

lin thank you so much i will update my list :)

these have been a life saver.. I am greatful they are here for us..

Does anyone know if there is a hospitality house near Garza in Beeville?

kath

Kath i am not sure if there is one. these are the only ones that I know about.

shortie i am also very appreciative of these hospitality house. They are wonderful!

Wow! Do other states have these? I've never heard of them or anything like them being in Michigan.

Deb

hey Kath i just read where they are in the process of building more hospitality houses and one of the places is beeville. so they don't have one right now but maybe they will soon :)

Deb: you know i am not sure if they have some in michigan but i will do some searching for you :)

I never hear of hospitality houses. can someone tell me, what are they?

Kristen~ Do you have to live a certain amount of miles away to be able to stay in one of these houses? I am only 4 hours from Travis but with my chronic back pain it is a killer on me to drive that far and then sit another 2 hrs. to visit and then another 4 hrs. back! It takes me days to recover from my visits. Would of been nice to be able to rest the night before my visits. But.... been doing it for 2 years now and don't got much longer to go! Yipeeeee! Just a question I wanted to ask tho about the mile thing.

I VISIT THE EAST TEXAS HOPITALIYT IN TENNESSEE COLONY HOUSE EVERY WEEKEND WHEN I GO TO SEE ANTHONY IN THE COFFIELD UNIT. THE LADY WHO RUNS THE PLACE WITH HER HUSBAND HER NAME IS KATY AND SHE'S A WONDERFUL SWEET WOMEN!! SHE VERY UNDERSTANDING , SUPORTIVE, AND CAN RELATE AS TO WHAT WE GO THROUGH WHILE OUR LOVED ONES ARE INCARSERATED. SHE TOO HAS HAD SOMEONE SHE LOVES IN PRISON! SO SHE KNOWS. **SADIE**

Yes! What is a Hospitality House? How do they work? I have been blessed in that each location my husband has been at has never been farther away than about 2 hours, but I can imagine what it would be like to not be able to go every weekend like I do! I would be willing to open my home to "visitors"! I have a really nice guest room...and if you like it really homey (children?) my living room sofa makes a king sized bed! p.s....I have a pool/hot tub! I realize it's risky, but if anyone loves their "someone" like I love mine...I would hate for them not to be able to visit because of the cost of accomodations, etc.

Crbdt~ That is so sweet of you! Bless your heart!

WOW.......that is really nice of you!!!!!!!!!!!

that is so nice of you!
I am not too sure about how the hospitality houses run. I have heard that the people there are always nice. I think that some of them accept any donation as a fee. Others might charge a small fee.

Kristen