About us
Christian Recovery Centers, Inc. (CRCI)
Christian Recovery Centers, Inc (CRCI) is a non-profit organization that provides free drug and alcohol treatment, recovery, and re-entry services for men and women struggling with substance use disorder. CRCI offers a faith-based, evidence-based program supported by scientific interventions. CRCI’s programmatic elements work to support individuals through their recovery process to reach not only long-term sobriety but also overall well-being. CRCI works with program residents to first create a sense of spiritual, mental, and emotional well-being that allows them to create a more motivated and healthy decision-making process. The ultimate goal is a person who has achieved independence and self-governance from a positive sense of agency.
Our program addresses a resident’s full spectrum of needs and pathways for growth, including: medical, social, emotional, physical, vocational, educational, relational/family/community, and spiritual needs. As a faith-based recovery program, our approach is to include the best that science and medicine have to offer, as well as encouraging the development of a relationship with God. We are open to people of all faiths and those with no faith, we do not discriminate or mandate. We include Medication-Assisted-Treatment (MAT) as an option where clinically appropriate.
Core Values
Community
We thrive by interacting with others. Healthy connections create a new sense of community, decreasing our dependence on outside sources that have proven to be detrimental in the past.
Compassion
Continued Growth
God Honoring
Self Awareness
Our Story
In 2013, Josh Torbich checked in as a resident and later became the director, expanding the program to a state-recognized Substance Use Disorder Recovery Program.
In 2018, Josh assumed the role of CEO.
In 2019, The Ray House was opened, providing housing for male program residents and staff. In 2024, The Ray House was revitalized to serve women for up to 18-months in our Phase 4/ Re-entry program.
In 2022, Christian Recovery Centers launched a Thrift Store in Shallotte as a vital asset to support the mission. In 2024, CRCI landed a 2nd thrift location in Sunset Beach.
CRCI established its new headquarters in 2023, providing refuge for over 100 men on the path to recovery from substance use disorders. In memory of Grant Sauls the campus became “Grant’s Harbor” in 2024.
2025 Will provide more opportunities for CRCI to increase its reach in achieving its mission. Please check back in to hear all the exciting things we will achieve with in our current 5 year plan!
Meet our Leadership
Get to know the team who gives their time and effort to the Christian Recovery ministry because they believe it is a cause worth fighting for.
