An important component of New Beginnings is the Spiritual Life Program. Thou Art Loosed . Center Executive Director Deborah Tang finds the book helpful. The shelter began in 1994 when Native Americans and the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries agreed on the need for a long-term care program related to domestic abuse. The Women s Division owns the land and buildings and makes an annual contribution to the center.
Some monetary support comes from churches plus state and federal grants.
Families in transition are aided by United Methodist Women s supplementary giving. There is a growing demand for the New Beginnings program. More than 50 women and their children are on a waiting list. Farmington police say they average approximately 2,000 domestic-abuse calls per year. The center had its beginnings in 1891 when Mary L. Eldridge and Mary E. Raymond founded the Navajo Methodist School on the San Juan River in New Mexico.