The people of Christ Fellowship Church (CFC) in Birmingham, have been generous supporters in multiple ways for nearly four years, our partnership has continued to grow since the very start!

Each foster parent in the state of Alabama is required to keep a book for each child they care for while in their home—a book of photos and small but significant memories the child can take with them on their journey to a permanent home. They are called “Life Books.

"My favorite part about ABCH is, not only are they making a difference in the lives of children and families, but these kids are hearing the Gospel and seeing it lived out!

Over the course of 35+ years, Jimmie and Martha Harris estimate they’ve been able to serve and care for around 300 children through Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes (ABCH), in Gardendale for a season and then largely on our Decatur campus as they care for school-aged girls.

Playing football, doing math, and learning about God through Bible stories, such as the story of Jonah, are just a few of 7-year-old Jamisyn Fleming’s favorite things. Added to that list, though, is something you don’t find on the list of most kids his age. In his short seven years, Jamisyn has also enjoyed helping other kids, and he’s done that by raising awareness and gifts totaling over $7,000 for children in need!

Greg and Christy O’Connor had been fostering sister and brother, Kaya and Jaxson, for about a year when the 2014 ice storm hit the Birmingham area. The kids were just 4 and 5 years old then, and the O’Connor’s home was at least the second foster home they had lived in.