Christmas will be here soon. Each year we hold a Christmas card contest which allows our residents an opportunity to demonstrate their creativity. This year’s winning card is featured here. Through our Annual Christmas Card program, we share the joy of the Christmas season. We are once again...
Father’s Day has not been a national holiday for nearly as long as Mother’s Day, but it is no less important to honor our Fathers. The first Father’s Day is credited to Fairmont, West Virginia in 1908, in response to a mining accident that left hundreds of men dead. The idea of celebrating...
One of the ways we celebrate at Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services is through the Fall Festival. The Fall Festival is a great opportunity to celebrate the ministry of BCHFS over the years past and for years to come. Coming back this year after the pandemic will be exciting for us. We...
For birthmothers that find themselves facing an unexpected pregnancy, they might find they need support in many ways. At Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services (BCHFS), we recognize the unique needs of young women who might be facing in light of their pregnancy, and in response to...
For birthparents that find themselves facing an unexpected pregnancy, Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services (BCHFS) provides support as they make important decisions for their child. BCHFS is not here to persuade a decision from the birthparents either way. Sometimes after carefully...
For couples looking to adopt, Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services (BCHFS) is here to help find the child God has called them to adopt. BCHFS is fully licensed in adoptive services for Illinois. Adoption services may be through our domestic adoption program or home study and or...
Facing an unplanned pregnancy can be a very scary time. At Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services (BCHFS), we have ministries that help young women be informed of all the options they have when approaching their pregnancy. Faith Adoption Ministry is one of the services provided by...
In 1914, the efforts of Anna Jarvis to establish a holiday honoring mothers came to fruition when President Woodrow Wilson signed a measure making the second Sunday in May officially Mother’s Day. By the time of her death in 1948, however, Ms. Jarvis had disavowed the holiday and sought to...
In 1999, Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services broadened the scope of the services offered to include outpatient counseling. Responding to the needs of families and children across the state two regional Pathways Counseling office were opened to offer the much need counseling...
Baptist Children’s Home was created in response to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. It has been the core of the ministry for over 102 years. The residential care cottages provide a strong model for a healthy family structure. Children reside in the cottages with Christian married couples serving...
Opening in December 2020, GraceHaven is the newest ministry of Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services. GraceHaven is a pregnancy resource clinic located in Mt. Vernon, IL and serves as a source of information and help to those who find themselves dealing with an unexpected pregnancy. The...
Baptist Children’s Home began 1918 in response to a need in Illinois. The great Spanish flu epidemic had stuck our country immediately at the end of WW1. These two events combined left a great number of children who were orphaned and in need of care. As a result, the Baptist Children’s...