- October 2015 Becca Stevens, founder of Thistle Farms spoke at Christ Church Episcopal
- February 2016 19 volunteers from Triune Mercy Center and Christ Church traveled to Thistle Farms in Nashville for a 2-day workshop
- March 2016 Partnership formed between Triune Mercy Center and Christ Church to create new non-profit modeled after Thistle Farms with seed money provided by both partners
- April 2016 Leadership team formed with co-chairs Kathryn Norwood from Christ Church and Karen Eller from Triune Mercy Center
- May 2016 Beth Messick joined the team as project advisor sharing her wealth of knowledge about the issue of sexual exploitation, bringing her organization Emerson’s Rest under the umbrella of Triune Mercy Center
- June 2016 Triune Mercy Center provided office and meeting space
- November 2016 Jasmine Road, Inc. was formed
- January 2017 Jasmine Road Board was formed with 9 directors
- February 2017 First Jasmine Road House purchased with the help of Christ Church
- February/March 2017 A logo/brand was developed for Jasmine Road by DNA Creative Communications to aid in communicating its mission to the organization’s stakeholders
- March 2017 Developed mission and vision statements and core values
- April 2017 Formed grant writing team
- June 2017 Received 501(c)(3) organization status
- July 2017 Jasmine Road was the recipient of a $40,500 grant from the United Thank Offering Board of the Episcopal Church to assist in funding the organization’s start-up costs
- August 2017 Bon Secours becomes Jasmine Road’s Healthcare Partner
- September 2017 Jasmine Road was the recipient of a $40,000 grant from John I. Smith Charities for capital funds designated to help renovate the organization’s first safe house
- October 2017 Jasmine Road was officially launched at the first Rooted in Love Luncheon headlined by speaker Becca Stevens and sponsored by Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
- October 2017 Jasmine Road’s website was launched
- November 2017 Jasmine Road received very favorable media coverage resulting from an interview with Angelia Davis of The Greenville News
- December 2017 Jasmine Road was the recipient of a grant from The First Baptist of Greenville Foundation that was matched by a private donor to provide funding to purchase a minivan
- January 2018 Engaged Reid Lehman for board training and policy development resulting in the adoption of Policy Governance
- March 2018 Beth Messick became the Executive Director
- March/April 2018 Beautiful artwork for the home was donated by talented local artists: Kim Hassold, Marquin Campbell, Starr Haney, Edith Hardaway, Ken Weaver, Beth Andrews, Anna Turrentine, Carey Hudson, Fred Wood, Jennifer Clark
- April 2018 The renovation of the first Jasmine Road home was completed followed by a blessing of the house service conducted by The Reverend Dr. Harrison McLeod and tours were given to funders and supporters.
- May 2018 Christ Church, John I. Smith Charities, F. W. Symmes Foundation, Dorothy Hooper Beattie Foundation, Dabo’s All In Team Foundation, W. W. Burgiss Charities, Inc. and The Daniel-Mickel Foundation provided funding necessary for the completion of the First Jasmine Road Home
- May 2018 Program Director Lindsay Blair joined the staff
- May 2018 Jasmine Road received a grant of $25,000 from The Jolley Foundation and a grant of $100,000 from Greenville Women Giving to fully fund the first year of the Pilot Program
- May 2018 The first 5 women were welcomed into the home
- May 2018 Grants from The Sisk Foundation and The Baptist Cooperative Fellowship made it possible to purchase Apricot Software to use for client management
- June 2018 Partnership formed with Julie Valentine Center to provide trauma informed counseling services
- June 2018 503 Augusta Street is identified as the location for Greenville’s First Survivor-Led Cafe and a committee begins work to create a business plan and to design and renovate the space with the help of McMillan Pazdan Smith, Yeargin Potter Smith and Carl Sobocinski of Table 301
- July/August 2018 Triune Mercy Center and Christ Church continue to provide vital funding, meeting space, staff support and volunteers to this growing new community
- July/August 2018 Bon Secours St. Francis Health System provides a nurse practitioner who offers health education, a social worker trained in the Sanctuary model of trauma recovery and access to physicians for physical and behavioral healthcare that is one of the most essential components of our programming
- September 2018 Jasmine Road is the featured non-profit in the new issue of The Scout Guide Greenville
- October 2018 Michèle Patrão Forsythe, a South Carolina Family Court Judge will be the featured speaker at the Second Annual Rooted in Love Luncheon sponsored by Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
