3rd Step Smokehouse operates as a purpose-driven catering and food truck enterprise with a mission that extends well beyond serving high-quality BBQ and smoked meats. As the food-focused arm of Life and Will Ministries, the smokehouse functions as a tangible way to fuel recovery efforts. Every meal served or event catered helps generate necessary funds that go directly toward supporting the ministry’s broader goal of spreading faith and providing resources to those navigating the early stages of recovery from mental health challenges and substance abuse. 3rd Step Smokehouse employs individuals in recovery.
Beyond the financial support, the smokehouse serves as a practical vehicle for transformation by providing hands-on job training and employment opportunities. For individuals in recovery, working with 3rd Step Smokehouse offers a way to build essential life skills, regain a sense of purpose, renew confidence, and find stability in a supportive environment. By combining quality barbecue with vocational training and spiritual outreach, the organization creates a unique space where community, meaningful work, and faith intersect to help individuals rebuild their lives.
3rd Step Smokehouse is more than a BBQ kitchen; it’s a workforce development engine built inside a ministry.
Through every meal we serve, we are proud to support Life & Will Ministries.
Life & Will Ministries is a faith-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering individuals struggling with mental health and substance abuse. Through God’s word and compassionate care, we guide people toward healing, hope, and lasting transformation. We deliver weekly Bible studies and church services in treatment facilities, and we develop career and life skills through our food truck and catering business—building a community rooted in recovery, renewal, and faith.
From business lunches to ministry events and family celebrations, 3rd Step Smokehouse brings handcrafted meals and meaningful purpose to tables across Orange County.
