What is the Grange?
Ask members and you’ll discover a Grange is a community service focused, agriculture rooted, family encompassing, ceremonial-styled, traditional or modern-day styled, grassroots activism, leadership teaching, work ethic inspired, fraternal, networking, character developing, community organization focused on education, deaf awareness and health, legislative policy, fun, food, veterans, education, crafts such as canning, preserving, baking, quilting, leatherworking, art and much more. Our Halls are used for community events, markets, haunted houses, meals of all types, classes, clinics, voting (not so much today in Oregon), community forums, dances and concerts, inexpensive rentals for memorials, families and community groups and numerous other purposes. Grange is non-partisan, non-sectarian and has always treated women equally.
No one Community Grange is all these things. The values are shared, the style and focus of a Grange is defined by each Grange’s members. “The” Grange is all these things.
The Official Answer
The Grange is a family, community organization with its roots in agriculture. Founded in 1867, the Grange was formed as a national organization with a local focus. Our members are given the opportunity to learn and grow to their full potential as citizens and leaders.
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