our Local outreach vision

River Valley is in the community for the community.

Jeremiah 29:7 says “Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”

The Lord has opened up many ways for us to be involved and serve in our community. Some of our church local outreach opportunities are …

  • Pre-School/Childcare Center

  • Car Care from the Heart

  • Serve GP

  • Fall Family Festival

  • School Staff Outreach

  • Angel Tree, Heart and Hands

  • Meals Ministry

  • Helping Hands

    Additionally, below are some local ministries we partner with or support. To learn more about Local Outreach or how you can serve, feel free to fill out our form below.


OUR grants pass partners

  • Celebrate Recovery - Celebrate the power of God to bring healing, freedom, and restoration to broken lives through the biblically-based 12 Steps and 8 Recovery Principles. 

  • Child Evangelism Fellowship - This is a Bible-centered organization composed of born-again believers whose purpose is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living.

  • Church of the Valley - a gathering of church pastors and congregations committed to living as one Body in our community with the goal of reaching our community for Christ.

  • Every Child - Every Child gathers families to love, care, and support vulnerable children and families in Oregon. 

  • Faith House - Faith House is a transitional home for women. They are a nonprofit organization based in Grants Pass, OR.  They have served the greater Grants Pass community for the last 24 years.

  • Gospel Rescue Mission - At the Grants Pass Gospel Rescue Mission, we are bound to proclaim Jesus Christ to the homeless and needy of Josephine County in a spirit of care by assisting with clothing, spiritual counseling, education, food, healthcare, and shelter. 

  • Hearts with a Mission - Hearts With A Mission serves homeless and at-risk youth by providing shelter, educational support, mentoring and transition planning with a faith-based approach.

  • JoCo Food Bank/Raptor Creek Farms - The Josephine County Food Bank is a regional food bank serving all of Josephine County through our network of 9 pantries, 5 community kitchens, and 11 supplemental agencies.

  • JOE’S Place - JOE’s Place is a community setting; it is within this community that transformation happens as life is lived out with caring adults engaging young people in life together. We will provide a safe place for youth to come, be able to learn and engage in a healthy life structure. Within these facilities we will provide them with the tools needed to study, learn, share, serve and play; each having its own place in living life together.”

  • Murphy Outback - The purpose of the Murphy Outback Youth Ministries is to reach youth with the salvation message of Jesus Christ. We do this by providing a safe environment before and after school, offering activities for youth to participate in where adults can interact one on one and build lasting relationships, meet physical and mental needs and share the truths of Scripture whenever possible.

  • Pregnancy Care Center - As a community-funded, accredited medical center, we are here to offer hope, support and medical care to you so that you can make an informed decision about your sexual health or pregnancy. 

  • ROC Food Pantry - The ROC is a Community distribution center. YOU, the community support us through volunteer time; financial and food donations, as well as gently used clothing, household items, books, small furniture and camping gear which are all given back FREE to those in need within our community! TOGETHER we are Community helping Community!

  • Royal Family Kids - Creating positive, life-changing moments for innocent children who have been victims of neglect, abuse, and abandonment.

  • Safe Families for Children - Safe Families for Children hosts vulnerable children and creates extended family–like supports for desperate families through a community of devoted volunteers who are motivated by compassion to keep children safe and families intact.

  • Serve Grants Pass - Serve GP unites churches in an effort to make an eternal impact upon our city through tangible acts of service in a demonstration of God's love. Our goal is that through our annual SERVE GP service day, believers will be inspired to adopt a daily pattern of service to those in need around them, that God might be glorified by his people. 

  • U-Turn for Christ - U-Turn for Christ is a Christian residential rehabilitation ministry for men trapped in the bondage of addiction. The U-Turn ranch (right here in Grants Pass) provides residents with the opportunity to give back to the community. The goal is to teach men to be independent, self-supporting and stable under the Lordship of Jesus Christ by becoming a blessing to their family, church, friends, employers and society. Local contact person is Brian Veetch 541-292-3002. 

  • Women’s Crisis Center - The Women's Crisis Support Team (WCST) is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending the cycle of domestic violence and sexual assault in Josephine County through intervention, prevention, and safe shelter. 

  • Youth 71:5 Ministries - Youth 71 Five Ministries (formerly Rogue Valley Youth for Christ) provides many opportunities for loving, caring, Christ-following adults to engage in the lives of lost and hurting kids. We aim to bring hope through relationship; providing a safe place to belong and sharing the message of the Gospel. 

  • Wilderness Trails

  • Josephine County Right to Life