Vision for Grace Place Ministries, Inc:

To provide a safe confidential place for women to be delivered and healed from alcohol and drug addiction, abuse, and life's traumas. To provide non-residential ministry based on the need.

To provide positive support for the area youth, including but not limited to, weekly Bible studies, after school activities, tutoring and mentoring programs, personal ministry and abstinence classes.

To repare men and women in job skills, training them to present themselves for job interviews and equipping them to enter into the work force with confidence.

Grace Place has worked with the local child protection agency, law enforcement, as well as local attorneys on behalf of children in need.

Grace Place Ministries serves approximately 2000 meals per month in the Soup Kitchen as well as provides clothing and houshold items and canned goods for anyone in need.

Grace Place Ministries provides a training ground for the Body of Christ - all denominations and all races to find and use their anointings, giftings and talents to simply be an extension of the hands, feet and heart of Jesus to serve.
In 1 Timothy 4:14 the Word says, "Do not neglect the gift that is in you." (NKJ) 2Timothy 1:6 "Stir up the gift of God which is in you." (NKJ) So, if God has called us and He has equipped us with gifts . . . what are we doing with these gifts? I can tell you that I personally had to get out of my "comfort zone". When God asked me, "Will you do this for Me?", He gave me the grace to obey. He began to use me in ways I could have never imagined. What an adventure to love and serve Him!

We are a faith based ministry and we rely solely on your financial support for this endeavor. With your generous support, we believe we can provide a place where people of all ages and races can come and be encouraged and lifted up out of desperate situations. We firmly believe we can and will make a positive change in the lives of men, women and children in our community.

Founder and Director, Rhonda Grace's Personal Bio

Born in 1951 and raised in El Dorado, Arkansas. Raised in a Christian home and an active member of the Methodist Church. Graduated from El Dorado High School in 1970 and attended Louisiana Tech University in the fall of 1970 to 1972 majoring in Interior Design. Former business owner in Ruston, Louisiana. Married in 1973 and divorced in 1991. Mother of two daughters and five grandchildren. Member of New Life Community Church in Monroe, Louisiana.

Qualifications
* Called at age 15 to work with alcohol & drug addictions. Personal experience with alcohol & drug addiction in family.
* 2000 to 2001 - Trained on the streets of New Orleans as the director of a women's halfway house.
* October 1, 2001 to present - Opened up Grace Place Ministries, Inc..
* 2002 - Certificate of completion - Caring for People God*s Way.
* April 3, 2003 - Ordained as a minister by Mercy Ministries International, New Orleans, Louisiana.
* 2002 to present - Member of American Association of Christian Counselors.
* 2012 - Awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award by the City of Monroe.

Grace Place Ministries, Inc. provides a safe, secure and confidential atmosphere for broken, hurting men, women and children who are struggling with life's traumas from early childhood up to present to receive ministry. Ministry is by appointment only.

Adopt A Child Christmas Outreach
Each year we have the joy of touching the precious lives of more than 315 local children through this outreach. We gather individual information on each child and make that information available to individuals, church and civic groups. Each child will receive a warm cap, gloves and socks along with gifts up to $20.00. They receive these gift bags along with a new blanket in December just before Christmas. We have the privilege of praying over each child and their family, sharing the love of God. This outreach is a great way to bless needy children who may not receive any gifts for Christmas. If you want to be involved, you can contact us around mid-November to pick out your child. It's great fun!

Grace Place Ministries, Inc. is always in need of :

1) Donations of material items such as clothing, furniture, household items, etc.
2) Volunteers from individuals, churches, and civic groups to serve in the Soup Kitchen and Clothes Closet;
3) Bibles and devotional materials;
4) Finances;
5) Paper products: 16 0z. styrofoam cups, triple divided plates, bowls, plastic forks, spoons, knives and napkins; and,
6) Canned goods (to be given out in food bags each Friday to the needy).
Most of all we need your prayers to be the heart, hands and feet of Jesus in reaching out to all the hurting, broken and lost.

Please make checks payable to Grace Place Ministries, Inc., Post Office Box 1296, Monroe, Louisiana 71210-1296. Grace Place Ministries, Inc. is a totally faith based ministry and a 501(C) (3) non profit religious organization with the Internal Revenue Service Tax ID # 47-0873877. All donations are tax deductible.

Grace Place Ministries, Inc.
Located at 1600 Jackson Street
Monroe, Louisiana 71202

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1296
Monroe, La 71210-1296

Office: 318.361.9702
Mobile: 318.509.9755

RGracePlace05@AOL.com

Founder/Director: Rhonda Grace
Assistant Director: Pat Evans
Director of Distribution and Donations: Carol Toliver
Intercessor: Aundria Price
Advisory Board: Ann Angell, Fred Caldwell, Ramona Gates, J. Lawrence Mullens, Sharon Wood