Welcome to The ARC of Alva!

We are glad to serve any of you who are serious about changing your life. Enjoy your stay here at the ARC, and make the most of it! Make each day count toward your future goals. It is my prayer that you will be healed, restored and empowered to live life as God planned for you – in close relationship with your Creator and in victory over sin and death.

We like to think of the ARC as a family. Like any family, each member has a part to play in order for the family to grow and function as a unit. The family at the ARC consists of individuals at different stages of growth and maturity who belong to each other by a deep tie of relatedness. Being a family implies a sense of caring, trust, and responsibility. It doesn't imply the absence of conflict, but calls for a means of dealing with differences that contribute to the healthy development of each family member.

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Our Director

Randy Wood accepted the Lord in March, 1972, while in a prison cell in The Ohio State Reformatory (the same place used to film the movie “The Shawshank Redemption”). He had been sentenced to a 10-25 year sentence for Armed Robbery, which he had turned to to support a heroin addiction. While in prison, he met Nancy, who he married on July 12, 1976, the day he was released.

Randy and another inmate, Cullen, founded Cons for Christ Evangelical Association while incarcerated, which was instrumental in training hundreds of inmates in Christian growth and discipleship. Randy served the institutional Cons for Christ church of about 230 members as Pastor and Chief Elder.

In 1983, Randy returned to prison ministry, joining the Master’s Hand in Strongsville, Ohio. He was also Outreach Pastor at Euclid (Ohio) Foursquare Church. In 1996, he left Ohio and joined Calvary International Ministries, Inc. as Administrator, and Board Chairman. He also was Director of it’s first halfway house from 1999-2007.

In 2002, Randy was named President of Calvary International Ministries. He formed The ARC in 2007 when Calvary International Ministries, Inc. decided to dissolve.