​Appalachia Reach Out’s mission is to be Christ’s love in action through being His hands, His feet, His heart, and His mission each day, every day, in all we do. We serve those in Martin & Perry County, KY, Nicholas County, WV and Scioto County, OH.  We believe it’s through our acts of kindness, goodwill, love, and support people will come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.  Christ, through His example of love, grace and mercy, opened up doors with others through relationships.

Our prayer is to do the same.  This happens by showing Christ’s love through assisting our neighbor in a holistic approach so they can become disciples of Christ.  ARO is honored and privileged to partner with Christians, churches, businesses, ministries, and individuals to carry out the love of Christ through the Great Commission in our community. 

ARO has been ministering to the people of Appalachia since 1972.  Our ministry focuses on four main areas: education, addiction recovery care, work & witness, and community engagement and leadership development.  We believe that if we are going to break the generational chains of poverty we have to impact our children through education.  Secondly, through addiction recovery care we partner to bring those who have struggled with addiction from crisis to career. The work and witness teams ARO hosts make a positive impact in our community by working on families' homes who could not otherwise make necessary repairs.  Our teams also tutor students, paint classrooms, improve and maintain community resources, and do countless other service projects in partnership with local government, the Martin County Tourism Board, and other civic organizations.  ARO engages its community everyday as leaders in the county's development.