reaching out in love
and hope

As followers of Christ Jesus we seek to live out our calling to feed the hungry, heal the sick, and comfort the afflicted. We believe community service and work for peace and justice demand that we give the best of who we are.

Here are some of the many social service organizations and programs we run locally and abroad.
click here to see an overview of all that we do.

Our Saviour Center

Our Saviour Center, an outreach of the Church of Our Saviour, provides social services to poverty level and low-income families and individuals in El Monte. Its mission to "share love, hope, and resources with our neighbors in need." The Center reaches out to thousands each year with its medical clinic, youth center, and food bank.

To volunteer, call the center at 626/579-2190.
find out more about Our Saviour Center

a child's garden school

A Child's Garden School, located on the campus of Church of Our Saviour, is a five-day accredited preschool offering each child a rich and nurturing environment in which to grow and develop at his or her own pace.
find out more about A Child's Garden School

jubilee transitional housing

Our Saviour's Jubilee Transitional Housing provides 50 muchneeded beds for people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction in the San Gabriel Valley. The program offers both men and women supportive transitional housing while they get back on their feet and reenter the mainstream of society.
learn about Jubilee Transitional Housing

peace with justice in the Holy Land

Peace with Justice in the Holy Land is a group dedicated to creating active ties between the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Diocese of Los Angeles. As such the group travels frequently to Israel and Palestine and takes members of the Diocese on pilgrimage with them. The group has sponsored visiting scholars, established sister parishes, and helped to build a school in a Palestinian Christian church. Led by former rector the Rev. Canon Denis O'Pray and parishioners Sue and Sandy Smock, the group has as its guiding ideal to support those achieving a lasting and just peace between the Israeli and Palestinian people.
contact program leaders to learn more

Our Saviour Center
Food Bank

Our Saviour Center provides over-the-counter food distribution to an average of 150 households each business day. We also run an Emergency Food and Shelter Program. Volunteers come three days a week to prepare and give out bags of food.

Kid's Campus

Every day young people of all ages flock to our beautiful Kid's Campus at Our Saviour Center in El Monte. And why not? The campus includes a gymnasium, arts and crafts room, theatre, art gallery, computer lab, and study areas for homework and tutoring...plus loving teachers.

CITIES program

At 6 sites around the city of Los Angeles, thriving after-school programs welcome children of all sizes, shapes, and colors to stimulating programs, help with homework, and quality care.

Cleaver Family
Wellness Center

People who have limited or no access to health care find The Cleaver Family Wellness Center offers personal, compassionate, accessible care to all who enter its doors. The center, part of Our Saviour Center, offers primary health care including pediatric care and health-related services such as nutrition and wellness classes.

alternative investment fund

Congregations throughout the Diocese of Los Angeles who may be struggling can apply for support from our Congregations Fund. The Fund has helped parishes operate an after-school program, build a new roof, keep an exceptional secondary school afloat, and more. Interested churces should contact the parish Sr. Warden.

Godly Play Foundation

Godly Play teaches children the art of using religious language - parable, sacred story, silence and liturgical action - helping them become more fully aware of the mystery of God's presence in their lives.

Developed by author, teacher and Episcopal priest, Jerome W. Berryman, Godly Play is offered throughout the United States and around the world. Designed for children aged two to twelve, Godly Play has been classroom tested since 1972. Deeply spiritual and highly creative, Godly Play is also used in schools, hospitals, homeless shelters, and retirement centers.

The Godly Play Foundation serves children and families directly through training and education of teachers in the Godly Play method. The Foundation's network of 40 trainers, the College of Trainers, present accredited workshops for teachers as well as tailored introductions to Godly Play. The Foundation participates in research and writing about the spirituality of children and maintains a membership network.

The Foundation moved to the campus of The Church of Our Saviour in August 2007.

compass rose society

The Compass Rose Society, which takes its name from the symbol of the Anglican Communion, was created in part as a response to the needs of the war-ravaged Province of the Sudan in 1994. Then Rector Denis O'Pray was a founding member. The charge of the Society is to empower the ministry of the 70 million Anglican/Episcopalian Christians in over 30 provinces located in 164 countries around the world. Compass Rose provides financial resources to the Anglican Communion so that it can respond to the needs of people worldwide.
visit the Compass Rose website

San Gabriel
Community Foundation

The Church of Our Saviour is a convening organization of The San Gabriel Community Foundation. The Foundation, a collaborative effort with the California Community Foundation, was created to increase resources for youth, families and community development in the San Gabriel area.