Why Mercy Manor exists
A ministry born from one woman's conviction that Hood County needed somewhere for its women to go — and that faith, structure, and time could do what a single crisis-line call never could.
Sharon Klahm-Hibler
Founder & Board Chair
Before Mercy Manor, Sharon served as Executive Director of Sanctified Hope, a transitional home for women coming out of prison — work that showed her, year after year, what happens to a woman who is released, recovered, or ready to change, but has nowhere structured to land.
Her background spans education, social services, and victim support. Mercy Manor is the home she kept seeing the need for: a place with enough time, enough structure, and enough faith to see a woman all the way through, not just far enough to get by.
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What Mercy Manor is
- A six-month residential program
- A Christ-centered discipleship model
- For adult women with a sincere desire to change
- Located in Granbury, TX — serving Hood County and surrounding Texas communities
What Mercy Manor is not
- Not a medical detox facility
- Not a psychiatric treatment program
- Not a replacement for professional mental health or addiction care
- Not a short-term shelter
Our Statement of Faith
Mercy Manor is a Christian ministry. Every part of the program — counseling, structure, community, work — rests on these convictions.
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We believe every woman is made in the image of God
Genesis 1:27 — no matter what has happened to her, or what she has done, her worth was never in question.
We believe in the transforming power of Christ
2 Corinthians 5:17 — real change is possible, not through willpower alone, but through a new life in Christ.
We believe healing is whole-person work
1 Thessalonians 5:23 — spirit, mind, and body all need care, which is why our program is structured, not just spiritual.
We believe in restoration, not judgment
John 8:11 — Mercy Manor exists to walk alongside a woman rebuilding her life, never to stand over her for what brought her here.
"I have watched women survive things that should have ended them. What they needed wasn't another program. It was time, structure, and somewhere to believe again." — Sharon Klahm-Hibler, Founder
Meet the people carrying this forward
Mercy Manor is governed by a board with real experience in recovery, victim advocacy, and law enforcement — not just goodwill.
Meet our board