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Meet twin brothers who did everything together - growing up in a loving family with a dozen older brothers and sisters in Annapolis, Maryland, going to college, starting professional careers - and becoming addicted to crack cocaine for 23 years. Rev. Richard Williams, Pastor & Executive Director of Pivot Mnistries, and his twin brother Robert, CEO of Open Door Mission in Rochester, New York, walked through the darkest valley together until the night they both - independently - reached out for...

The largest-to-date Pivot graduating class was celebrated on May 23 2026 at Green's Farms Church in Westport CT. More than 30 men and their families and supporters gave thanks for lives renewed. The men had completed a six or nine month treatment program that invited them to welcome God into their hearts, deal with the past, and step forward confidently into the future. Get a taste of the Pivot Commencement here. As one participant said: "I've never completed anything in my life, so...

Pivot Executive Director Rev. Richard Williams recently joined half a dozen Pivot students at the Westport Country Playhouse for a performance of Eboni Booth’s “Primary Trust.” For James, one of the students, it was his first time seeing a live play—and he was blown away. He identified deeply with Kenneth, the isolated protagonist whose quiet struggle with trauma and addiction is slowly transformed by friendship and community. In the post‑show discussion (pictured), Richard shared how closely...