Ames Warming Place, Iowa, extends shelter season after successful debut
By Claudette
Posted Nov 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
An overnight shelter in Ames, Iowa, is opening its doors for an extra three months after a successful debut, according to the Ames Tribune. The shelter, known as the Warming Place, operates at First United Methodist Church.
The Warming Place opens during frigid temperatures. It opened for the first time on Jan. 16, 2026, and offers a warm place to spend the night during cold weather, an act of hospitality toward neighbors (Matthew 25:35).
Pastor Nikki Bishop of First United Methodist Church has given tours of the shelter. Photographs released with the report show signage identifying the site as “Ames Warming Place.”
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