Alabama Baptist Children's Homes (ABCH) social worker, Elizabeth Williams, has been a tremendous blessing to our Dothan families for years. Beginning in 2017, she began serving children and families in the newest frontier of our foster care ministry, which has taken root in the Auburn-Opelika region!

For two brothers this year, Jaxon* and Luke*, years of instability came to an end. Because of mitigating circumstances that prevented them from being reunified with their parents, their stay in foster care was longer than expected.

Emily Lepper came into our care in Decatur as a hurting and angry 16 year-old. Not only did she finish high school and college with us, but she also came to know Christ

Missions had always been on Ricky and Debbie Thacker’s hearts, and going somewhere overseas had been something they talked about doing when they retired. God certainly called them to missions—but little did they realize it was just a few minutes away from where they lived.

Dru and Chereta are single moms who are hard working, bright, articulate, hopeful, and loving. And for each of them, for different reasons, they found themselves homeless and scared about their futures before getting connected to our Family Care ministry in Mobile.

“No matter where you are in your life, God is still working,” shares Joe, a client of Pathways Professional Counseling now for the past five years.

Stockings with Sass is a first year, hands-on giving project with a lot of heart! It was created by a volunteer with the hopes of providing Christmas gifts to moms in our Family Care program.

Family Care mom of five, Kasandra, is a living example of how the Lord intercedes for us and provides hope and healing in His perfect timing.

Jacob*, an energetic and bright six-year-old on our Dothan campus, didn’t come into our care feeling very hopeful or sure of his future.

We are excited to share news that our Family Care home in Mobile is ready to begin welcoming families!

There are many things that make this tournament and church group special. For the people of Fairview, it’s more than just about raising money through a golf tournament. Because they live so close to our campus, they’re able to take an active part in the life of the campus.

This summer, Family Care in Alabaster was a recipient of UNITE 2017—the first annual youth service event sponsored by Shelby Baptist Association, serving 22 sites all over Shelby County.

When Michaela Sanderson Guthrie was 11 years old, a social worker gave her an unimaginable choice—go to live with a family member or enter foster care…

This story was written by Dale Kendrick, friend of foster parents, Bill and Melissa Harvey. We are excited to share with you this powerful story of God's work in the lives of two families.

Every Wednesday night, families bustle in from their cars and scatter across various buildings to get to their respective classes on the campus of The Church at Brook Hills. For those tucked away in Modular 16, something really special happens. Foster families across Birmingham receive support and counsel here, and for many, this turns the course of a child’s, and their family’s, direction.

Mothers who come into Family Care are given the tools to rebuild their lives in a safe and healthy space during this transitional time.

This past fall, we saw two journeys end and two new ones begin. After 31 years in ministry with ABCH, former Area Director for Northeast Alabama Ted Embry, and wife Nora, felt God’s call leading them into retirement.

Don Eades was an 8-year-old ABCH “Home Boy” who lived at our home for boys in Eastlake, and then in our Gardendale home, now present-day Family Care home. Life there in the 70s was, in his words, a wonderful and blessed time. He has never forgotten the providence of his time with us, and he loves to tell others about it . . .

Have you ever had the joy of doing one of the things you’ve always wanted to do? Some may say, “to check something off your bucket list”?

A new face is coming to Oxford, and it’s one that many of us know from Decatur. Beginning October 18, Amber Albright will begin serving in Oxford as the new ABCH Director of Northeast Alabama!