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 Mane Event is Oct. 3, Your gift doubled through October!

Black teen wearing glasses smiles in profile as she looks down at a horse. A mentor faces her and the horse. Horse saddles frame the image in the foreground.

Christ-centered

for children and families

healing

Volunteer in a teal shirt leads a horse on a rope lead with a 4 year old boy sitting on top. Other children ride horses  in the background - illustrating what the Mane Event offers.

You are invited to experience 

ranch life

Our largest event of the year welcomes the entire community for a memorable day of free family fun, an epic silent auction and plenty of opportunities to experience Refuge Ranch firsthand. Make plans for Saturday, Oct. 3 to attend Mane Event and see the Ranch in action!

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Raffle tickets available

Raffle Drawing is 10/3 at the Mane Event Open House. Do NOT need to be present to win. Enter for your chance to win some incredible prizes while making a difference for local kids and families!

A group of young people of various ages, all wearing helmets and paired with horses that they stand next to, gather in a circle in the indoor arena at the ranch. The space is large, lit by bulbs in the ceiling and has a sand floor.

Our mission

Refuge Ranch supports under-served, at-risk, and special needs families who have faced extensive trauma and painful life circumstances with Christ-centered

services that leave a lasting impact.

What participants  say  

“Thank you for being so supportive of families who walk the hard journey of adoption and foster care. Having the ranch has been a blessing for our whole family. “ 

- Parent

“The Ranch has shown me what it means to be the hands and feet of Jesus in a hurting world.”

- Participant

“Thank you all for serving with such heart. Your work is making a real difference, and we are so thankful."

- Parent

Give healing, hope and purpose to hurting families through mentoring, equine programs and ranch life.

Watch the mini documentary

By Storyteller Studios, A 2026 Mid-America Emmy® nominee!

Upcoming events 

Kinleigh, a teenager, sits on a tan horse smiling. This image illustrates a story written by Kinleigh.

Read Kenleigh's story 
in her own words

Refuge Ranch has been one of the biggest blessings in my life, and I am so thankful for everything it has given me. I didn’t know that a place like this, filled with love, encouragement, and the Lord’s presence, could completely change the way I see myself and the world.

Who is served at Refuge Ranch? 

There is a significant need for the services offered at Refuge Ranch. Participants enter our programs having faced a variety of life challenges.

Stats about  program participants - 20% have experienced homelessness and food scarcity, 46% have experienced physical and nuerological disability, 33% have experienced foster/adoption, 12% have had a death in the family, 36% neglect.

Thank you to our 2026 Friends
of the Ranch 

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Event Sponsors 

  • Express Employment Professionals 

  • Battery Specialists and Golf Cars

  • Prairie State Inc. 

  • Friends from Hope Church 

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