In 2002, Oasis of Hope began partnering with a forgotten neighborhood north of downtown. Few Memphis communities have faced harder times. Crime rates, economic decline, and infant mortality are among the highest in the country … education, employment, and annual income, among the lowest. This is the area made infamous by the rap lyrics from Three 6 Mafia:

North Memphis where I’m from, I’m 7th Street bound

Where people all the time end up lost and never found.

It doesn’t happen overnight, but today hope is spreading across this community in North Memphis. Thanks to God and the genuine efforts of many people, life-on-life relationships are being built. Oasis of Hope is changing hearts and lives by creating an “oasis” in the center of an urban neighborhood. Hundreds of volunteers, supporters and neighborhood families are helping to demonstrate Christ’s love.

Together we’re improving the quality of neighborhood life and rebuilding the community through empowerment and partnerships… together, we’re making sure more don’t get lost.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Looking to add meaning to your Holidays?

YOU can help provide Christmas for our inner city families by donating NEW toys or volunteering your time at the Oasis of Hope Toy Store this holiday season! THIS is what Christmas is all about!

...observe the days as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food to one another and gifts to the poor. Esther 9:22

Painless Giving! So Far You've Raised $40,000!

Save up to $1 per gallon of gas with the Schnucks loadable gift cards issued through Oasis! It's a simple deal and doesn't cost you a thing, but it's a HUGE blessing to our ministry! Just pre-load your card with money at your grocery store's service counter, then shop as you normally would and use the money on your card. Five percent of your expenditures will go to Oasis of Hope, our urban ministry in North Memphis. We have raised more than $40,000 through this outreach so far!