WE ARE

A community of Christians who love God with a heart to serve.

 Our Vision

To help restore the lives of the broken by following the Biblical command to serve the poor and homeless

Our Mission Statement

To proclaim Jesus Christ to the needy of Josephine County in a spirit of Care, assisting with clothing, counseling, education, food, health care and shelter, accomplishing all this with an attitude of Commitment.

History

• 1983   -   Walt and Elaine Fikso turn a beauty supply store into a shelter for men
• 1996   -   The Mission grows to include women and childer
• 1996   -   Walt Fikso goes to be with the Lord
• 1997   -    The Board of Director hires Keith O. Heck as the new Executive Director
• 2003   -   Plans are drawn up for a new multiphase campus. Construction begins.
• 2003   -   Fikso Family Center is opened to shelter 60 homeless women & children
• 2003   -   Funding and construction begins for Phase 2, the men’s shelter.
• 2010   -   Keith O. Heck announces his retirement. The majority of the funding for the new men’s shelter is completed.
• 2011   -   The Board of Directors hires Ken Emilio as the new Executive Director.
• 2011   -   Wagner Hall is opened to shelter 78 homeless men

The Mission is Gospel Centered

Each staff member and Board member must sign a statement of faith. The men and women have mandatory Bible studies every morning, and the men have evening chapels as well. All of the counseling is Biblically based. Regeneration, repentance, reconciliation and restoration seen as the goal for each resident.

The Gospel Rescue Mission is an arm of the Church

• More than 40 local churches support the work
• We are part of the local Church of the Valley pastors meetings
• The local Church does much of its care of the homeless and addicted through the Mission

We are a Community Partner

• Our Staff interacts with local service agencies
• We have an open door for our local Public Safety Employees
• We clean the main streets in downtown Grants Pass on a regular basis
• We work with local merchants and other organizations to help them understand homelessness, and we are a place for them to encourage homeless men and women to come for help.