ADA Women's Center has been providing licensed residential substance use disorder treatment for women living in coastal Texas since 1986 with over 4,000 women helped since we opened. Our mission is to provide a safe, supportive and compassionate environment to empower the women served on their journey of recovery from the disease of addiction. This year we are pleased to be honoring Reverend Michael Gienger as our ADA Angel, recognizing his commitment to our community.

Michael is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and was appointed to Central in 2014. He has a B. A. in Religion with a concentration in Christian Ethics from Baylor University and a Master of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Michael helped to start several organizations and initiatives, including Galveston Housing Plus and Grace Clinic. In 2023, Michael received the prestigious Locke Innovative Leader award from Wesleyan Impact Partners. He has also been nominated as one of Galveston's "Forty Under Forty" and a finalist for Citizen of the Year. He loves his wife, Moriah, cooking, and his dog, Crouton. You will often find him playing drums with the worship band on Sunday mornings. Michael speaks English and Spanish.

Michael is an Enneagram Five and his Top 5 Clifton Strengths are: Strategic, Ideation, Intellection, Connectedness, and Futuristic.

Angels Among Us Luncheon 2025

By Alcohol Drug Abuse Womens Center, Inc.

Angels Among Us Luncheon 2025

Supporting ADA Women's Center