The planned six-month discipleship home for women will build on a Central Texas recovery ministry model.
FLORENCE, Texas. Joshua Harris said Restoration Ranch Texas is preparing to begin placing women in a new six-month, Christ-centered residential discipleship program Jan. 1, creating a separate path for women seeking support after addiction or other crisis.
Harris, founder and executive director of Oak Ridge Disciple House, said the new home is intended to serve women while Oak Ridge continues its existing work with men. The ministries are based in Central Texas, but Harris regularly speaks to a Huntsville audience about recovery, family support and the need for a long-term response when a person is ready to change.
"Pray for our new women’s disciple house that we’ll be launching on January 1st," Harris said. "We will start putting women in that home on the 1st of January."
A Separate Home for Women
Restoration Ranch Texas, located in Florence, Texas, describes itself as a place for women to begin again through six months of Christ-centered care, discipleship and restoration. Its public materials list safe housing, biblical discipleship, life-skills training and access to medical support among the services it plans to offer. The organization invites both applications and community support through its website.
Harris said the work should be understood as a discipleship effort rather than a promise of clinical treatment. That distinction matters for families looking for help. A person facing an immediate medical emergency, detox need or mental-health crisis should use an appropriate health-care or emergency resource. A faith-based residential program has its own admission process, expectations and limits.
The ranch’s public description says its six-month structure is designed around safety, intentional routine and Christian instruction. It does not identify a public opening-date announcement on its website. Harris’ Jan. 1 target is therefore attributed to his statement in the recorded program.
Oak Ridge’s Existing Model
Oak Ridge Disciple House has a more established public framework for the kind of ministry Harris described. The organization says it serves men 18 and older who are ready to make a mandatory minimum six-month commitment. It calls itself a Christian character-building and discipleship ministry and explicitly says it is not a clinical drug or alcohol rehabilitation facility.
Its daily approach includes Scripture memorization, Bible study, life-skills instruction and evening chapel, according to Oak Ridge’s website. The organization says it seeks to give participants a structured setting while they work on relationships with God, themselves and other people. Its resident handbook and public pages make clear that the model is built around faith, routine and personal responsibility.
Harris’ own experience is central to that work. In a letter published by Oak Ridge, he writes that a Christian character-building program helped change his life after a 15-year addiction. The ministry says that background informs his work with men who are ready to enter a disciplined program. The public account is Harris’ personal testimony, rather than an independent measure of program outcomes.
The director told viewers that Oak Ridge had open beds and scholarship support available at the time of the program. Because availability can change quickly, families should contact the organization directly rather than relying on a recorded statement to determine whether space remains. Oak Ridge lists a phone number and email on its contact page for men considering the program.
What Families Can Confirm Before Applying
For families considering either program, the first useful step is to read the organization’s public expectations and speak directly with staff. Oak Ridge says prospective residents must be men 18 or older and willing to commit to at least six months. Restoration Ranch Texas describes a six-month program for women seeking a fresh start and provides an email contact for questions and applications.
Families can also ask practical questions about eligibility, current bed availability, transportation, costs, medical needs, outside counseling, visits and the program’s rules. Those details are especially important when someone is leaving an unstable situation or when relatives are trying to coordinate care across counties. A recorded conversation can introduce the work, but it does not replace a direct admissions discussion.
The new women’s home follows a broader pattern in Harris’ recovery ministry. Oak Ridge’s public site says the men’s program depends on donations and welcomes contact from people who may need help. Restoration Ranch likewise invites applications and partners. Neither organization’s public material should be read as a guarantee of admission or as a substitute for emergency care.
Harris said he values prayer for the new home as the organization prepares for the Jan. 1 start. The stated goal gives residents of Huntsville and the wider region a specific development to watch, particularly for families seeking a faith-based residential option for women.
The public materials frame the ranch as a residential ministry with a defined length of stay. That makes the opening target more than a new website or referral list. It signals a planned setting where women could live while participating in the program, subject to admissions decisions and available space.
For more information about Oak Ridge Disciple House, visit https://www.oakridgedisciplehouse.com
Restoration Ranch can be found online at https://restorationranchtx.org/