About - Creative Outreach Ministries

Hi, I’m Dottie
So glad you’re here!

Looking back, I’m still amazed at what God can do with willing hearts and hands! We helped anyone we saw in need, from serving hot soup, blankets, and gloves on those rare wintery days, to repairing holes in the outer walls of the homes of the elderly. We fell in love with people, and out of that love grew purposeful programs under Creative Outreach.

Today, I’m still passionate about helping people and am so excited about meeting you! Let’s build a community together, where we can laugh, heal, and learn to enrich each other’s lives so we can pay it forward to those around us!

No matter where you’re at in life, I’ve learned you always have something to offer others. I feel more equipped to help than ever, as I have learned a lot through life’s struggles and victories. I believe God put greatness inside of you, and no matter what, He will use the good and the bad times to bring you to a place of purpose and significance!

I was born and raised in Indiana, where I met Rich, who became my husband and best friend for 44 years. Following God’s direction, Rich and I moved to Conroe, Texas, and became actively involved in our local church, which led us out into our community. Together, we stepped into ministry, which later became Creative Outreach Ministries.

Looking back, I’m still amazed at what God can do with willing hearts and hands! We helped anyone we saw in need, from serving hot soup, blankets, and gloves on those rare wintery days, to repairing holes in the outer walls of the homes of the elderly. We fell in love with people, and out of that love grew purposeful programs under Creative Outreach.

Today, I’m still passionate about helping people and am so excited about meeting you! Let’s build a community together, where we can laugh, heal, and learn to enrich each other’s lives so we can pay it forward to those around us!

No matter where you’re at in life, I’ve learned you always have something to offer others. I feel more equipped to help than ever, as I have learned a lot through life’s struggles and victories. I believe God put greatness inside of you, and no matter what, He will use the good and the bad times to bring you to a place of purpose and significance!

A better world starts with one person, spreads to a family, and then the world around us.
Our greatest desire is to inspire, encourage, and offer clear solutions to take life to a deeper level of satisfaction.

We envision communities of people who stand for one another, helping in ways that enables others to experience life fully. One by one, we strive daily to connect with people to empower them to live their best lives right now!

We’re here for YOU to help you FIND God, KNOW God, and DEVELOP your purpose!

OUR HISTORY

After 10 years of going out into our community to help our neighbors, our Founder, Dottie Compton, realized the growing need for a place where our community could come to us and officially obtained our 501(c)(3) status in 1998.

Soon after, in 1999, Angelic Resale opened its doors to help provide for the expanding ministry of Creative Outreach, connecting those who had with those in need. Through strong community support, our Community Hope (community outreach) program was able to operate out of that location. We worked with local churches, over 129 schools, and various Christian organizations and agencies through a food and clothing voucher program we developed.

One significant contribution from Dottie’s early struggles was the birth of New Life Women’s Center in 2004. New Life’s purpose was to bring restoration to women with broken lives as she once had.

Through the 18 years New Life operated, many women turned their pain into purpose and went on to build lives that included helping others find hope and freedom.

Since its inception, Creative Outreach had many amazing opportunities to serve its community. In our early years, Christmas in the Park began providing hope and help to local neighborhoods. We were expecting 120 people to attend, yet over 600 showed up! It was astonishing to watch God provide all we needed to supply every child with toys, clothes, and food. Christmas in the Park grew every year eventually reaching over 15,000 in its 15th year.

We were also able to host multiple women’s events that brought a lot of healing and hope to women and gave them a chance to either find for the first time or find a renewed purpose for their lives.

When COVID hit, Creative Outreach was given an opportunity to help our community, and even extending outside of Texas to provide families with much needed food during challenging and unprecedented times. We worked with distributors and a network of non-profits and churches to pass out over 500,000 boxes of food as part of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

We are grateful for every door God opened to make a difference in the lives of others!

In 2022, Creative Outreach went through significant changes that will enable us to serve a broader range of people through social media content, life coaching, and special events. We believe that changing one life now can affect generations to come!