Tenacious Grace

Tenacious Grace was founded in 2014 by Cookie Cawthon. What began as a women's ministry focused on generating resources soon evolved into a ministry with a vision to connect women from all walks of life to Jesus and see them step into community with one another. We are one-part traditional women's ministry and one-part jail ministry. On the traditional women's ministry side, we host a yearly women's retreat, Tandem, generate teaching curriculum, speak at churches throughout the state, and create products and resources. In jail, we build relationships and teach the women currently incarcerated in Pod H of the Florence County Detention Center about God's fierce love and tenacious grace. All funds raised from our teaching curriculum, events, products, and donations are used to help us reach hurting women with the message of Truth, strength, and hope in Jesus. By the end of the first quarter of 2021, we will open a free two-year recovery residence, Five Sparrows, for women who are survivors of abuse, addiction, poverty, and prostitution. Tenacious Grace desires to be a link between hurting women from all walks of life. From jail cells to church rows, we are all in need of God's tenacious grace. We try to connect women from different backgrounds together so that we can serve, give, and learn from each other.