Pine Rest: 100 Years of Changing Lives

Over 100 years ago a small group of women and men of vision saw a need for a compassionate place of healing for people suffering from mental illness, a ministry where those whose minds kept them in chains could come and be treated with dignity and respect, and they could find release and healing.

Pine Rest began quietly in the pastures of Cutlerville, and the story now reaches and extends throughout several states. From a garden to the city. From a small group of immigrant people to lives touched in the entire community in all its diversity.

An early photo of the Cutler House, the farmhouse where Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services began more than 100 years ago.

In one way, the Pine Rest of today is far removed from the Christian Psychopathic hospital of 1910, but the strong roots established a century ago have provided the foundation necessary for modern mental health care. The staff at Pine Rest are pleased to share that story with you.

“Pine Rest: 100 Years of Changing Lives” presented by Mark Eastburg, Ph.D., President and CEO of Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services. Thursday, February 13, 2014, 7:00 p.m.Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.