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...
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...
2020 BCHFS Mother’s Day Offering Life Giving Love Please support this year’s Mother’s Day Offering and provide struggling individuals and families with the tools they need to change course and experience God’s love in their lives. Will you and your church partner with the Baptist Children’s...