The home began operation in October of 1963 with a capacity for 21 residents. Request for admittance by our friends who were not members of the church of Christ was
considered and approved in 1964. By the late 1970s, the need for the services offered at Rest Haven had increased to the point that the facility needed to   expand. A Certificate of Need was filed with and approved by the State of Kansas   and construction on three additional wings was begun. The additional space provided   increased capacity for resident rooms and additional space for the kitchen, dining and living room areas. This expansion increased the resident capacity to 52 where it now remains.
  The original concept for this home was first proposed by George and Francis Blake
in the 1950s. The Blakes had been faithful members of the Winfield church of Christ with George serving as an elder for many years. They envisioned a facility to provide care for members of the church of Christ to be built on land that they would contribute.
    A fund raising campaign was started, soliciting free-will contributions from individual
members of the church of Christ. No funds were solicited from Church treasuries or from the public. The home began operation in October of 1963 with a capacity for 21 residents. Request for admittance by our friends who were not members of the church of Christ was considered and approved in 1964. By the late 1970s, the need for the services offered at Rest Haven had increased to the point that the facility needed to expand. A Certificate of Need was filed with and approved by the State of Kansas and construction on three additional wings was begun. The additional space provided increased capacity for resident rooms and additional space for the kitchen, dining and living room areas. This
expansion increased the resident capacity to 52 where it now remains.