Spring 2015 Newsletter - Baptist Children`s Home

BCHFS: In this issue...
•Marion Third Baptist Church is Making a Difference through
Safe Families .................................. 1
•But I Have Promises to Keep &
Miles to Go Before I Sleep......... 1
•2015 Mother’s Day Offering....... 2
•BCHFS Welcomes New Development Team Members.... 3
•A Special Surprise for Our Volunteer of the Year ......... 3
•BCHFS Honor Gifts
(continued throughout) .................. 3
•BCHFS 2014 Annual Report
Edition to the Community ......... 4
•BCHFS Needs Fundraising
Golfers............................................. 5
•BCHFS Memorial Gifts
(continued throughout) .................. 6
•Residents Have a Ball at the
2015 Valentines Banquet................ 7
•Can Your Church Provide a Booth for Fall Festival................ 8
•BCHFS Upcoming Events & Job Opportunities ................... 8
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Marion Third Baptist Church is Making
a Difference through Safe Families
I
n July of 2014,
I had no idea that day in the
park would turn into the
a very scared and
wonderful experience we have
apprehensive man
had today. I work within the
met with me,
school system in Marion, so
Lori Shelley
I was able to move quickly
(Safe Family Host Home)
to provide the Shelley family
and a social worker from
with busing information and
Lutheran Services at Ray
school paperwork for the
Fosse Park in Marion, IL.
kindergartener. Lori and her
His name was David Garcia
husband, Shane, began to
and he was in desperate
develop a relationship with
need of help with his family.
David. Though Caron was
David’s wife, Caron, had
eventually able to reenter
made some mistakes and
the home, a safe plan for the
was no longer allowed in
children still needed to be in
the home. David had a baby
Through Safe Families, Marion
place until the court system
who was considered “failure
Third Baptist Church was able
told us otherwise. The Shelleys
to thrive,” a kindergartener,
invited David and Caron to
to minister to David and Caron
and a job that he was about
church and soon they were
Garcia when they needed it most.
to lose. He was at the end
faithfully attending Third
of his rope. Wondering
Baptist. On December 14,
why in the world an organization like Safe Families
2014, I had the privilege of leading Caron to
would help complete strangers, he reluctantly gave
salvation with Jesus. David had made a profession
us permission to begin childcare for his daughters
of faith earlier in his life. My husband, John, and I
while he worked. He would then pick his children up
began to meet weekly with David and Caron. Our
in the evenings and take them home with him. We
purpose was to teach them what it meant to walk
(Third Baptist Church and the Shelley family) provided
with God and how to lead a Christian life.
the SAFE plan for this family.
(continued on back page)
But I Have Promises to Keep
and Miles to Go Before I Sleep
PA I D
Peoria, IL 61601
Permit No. 357
Non-Profit
Organization
US Postage
Dear Friends,
I
have announced my plans to retire in January 2017. The BCHFS Board of Trustees has been
informed of my decision and a search committee has been selected to find my replacement.
Qualifying candidates can be referred to Board Chair, Lowell Huffstutler at [email protected].
One of the great privileges of being the
Executive Director is getting to see all
the precious lives who are touched by
the ministries of BCHFS.
It has been an honor to serve IL Baptists for the past
42 years. My relationship with Baptist Children’s Home
began in the fall of 1972 when I volunteered to lead
recreation activities. It didn’t take long to fall in love with
the ministry and discover this is where God was leading me
for full-time service. In addition to providing recreation
activities, I was soon employed as a relief houseparent for a
cottage of eight boys. In 1974, I completed my bachelor’s
degree in recreation and was employed as the Activities
Director. Six years later, I completed my Master of Social
Work degree, worked as a therapist for a year and then
became the Director of Residential Care. In 1995,
I was selected as the Executive Director of the agency.
Working at Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services
has been one of the joys of my life. I have made great
friendships among the staff, donors and the children and
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(continued from page 1)
But I Have Promises to
Keep and Miles to Go
Before I Sleep
families we serve. My life has been
blessed and forever changed by these
relationships. Two men have been
especially important to me through the years:
Gordon Lantrip, Director of Residential Care
(1968-1981), and Leon Talley, Director of
Social Services and later Executive Director
of the agency (1968-1995). Both have been
my supervisor, friend and mentor. They saw
potential in me as a young man, poured
themselves into me and trusted I might fulfill
that potential. I will be forever grateful for
their teaching, trust and support.
I
t is hard not to love Spring. As the weather grows warmer,
the streets around my neighborhood begin to fill with
children riding bikes and playing ball. It’s so refreshing to
watch them play and see how hopeful, innocent and full of
dreams they seem to be. It is tragic to think about the fallen world we
live in and how it has a sickening tendency to prey upon our children.
This is a sad reality I have become very familiar with through my years of
working for Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services.
Consider Amber. She was very young when she
witnessed a horrific act of domestic violence in her
home. After being removed from that environment,
she bounced around from family to family in the
foster care system before coming to BCHFS.
Amber’s tumultuous past has left her hesitant to
trust anyone. As a result, she has a tendency to
sabotage any new relationship—believing that
everyone will eventually leave or hurt her.
Above all, love each other
deeply, because love covers
over a multitude of sins.
- 1 Peter 4:8
It can be difficult to get close to Amber, but if you look beyond her tough exterior you realize that
it’s children like her who need love the most. She desperately needs someone who will love her
unconditionally and not shy away when her behavior is at its worst. She needs someone who will
faithfully walk with her through her trials and earn her trust day-by-day. Amber needs someone to
show her the love of Jesus.
At BCHFS, children like Amber are our passion. Though her young life has already fallen victim to
the sin and evil at work in this world, we have the priceless opportunity to confront those evils with
the overwhelming love of Christ. This has been our approach to ministry for 97 years. It’s practiced
throughout all our areas of service, which includes BCH Residential Care in Carmi; Angels’ Cove
Maternity Center in Mt. Vernon; Pathways Counseling Offices in 10 Illinois communities; Safe
Families for Children in homes across Southern Illinois; Cove Connection, our ministry to single
mothers and their children in Mt. Vernon; adoptive homes around the state; and Latreia International,
our orphan ministry in Uganda.
2014 was a challenging year for our ministry. We struggled with cash flow issues for much of the year.
In October we were forced to close one of our group homes in Carmi to cut costs. With the need for
our services continuing to grow, I am not satisfied to care for fewer people, and I sincerely hope you
share my concern. As believers in Christ, we cannot afford to become complacent when it comes to
the welfare of children and families. The lives of children like Amber are simply too important.
This year, we need YOU more than ever. That is why I humbly ask that you give as generously as
possible to the 2015 Mother’s Day Offering. Help our children understand that no matter what
challenges they face, those challenges are no match for the victorious love of Christ!
I have mixed emotions about retiring. It will be
hard to leave a ministry that has been such an
important part of my life, but I look forward to
a slower pace, traveling with my wife Connie,
and coming full circle to once again serve as a
volunteer for BCHFS.
As I think about retirement, I am reminded of
a line from the Robert Frost poem, Stopping
by Woods on a Snowy Evening: “But I have
promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.”
There is still much to do before I retire. There
are promises to keep in terms of increasing
our income and providing the appropriate
infrastructure to support the work of the
agency; improving the quality of existing
programs; and expanding our ability to care for
children and families. There are many miles yet
to drive between the network of churches and
individual donors that make the ministry of
Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services
possible. I look forward to visiting with many
of you over the next 20 months at our special
events and through visits to your churches and
homes. Thank you for the
opportunities I have had
over the years to partner
with you in caring for the
most vulnerable in our
society.
Yours For His Children,
Thank you in advance for choosing to invest in the lives of others!
Yours for His Children,
Doug Devore, LSW
Executive Director, BCHFS
Doug Devore, LSW
Executive Director, BCHFS
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MAIL TO: Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services
Attn: Mother’s Day Offering
949 County Rd. 1300 N.
Carmi, IL 62821
BCHFS Welcomes New
Development Team Members
B
CHFS would
like to welcome
Laurie Ingram and
Mike Goodsell
to our Development and
Communications team.
Laurie joined the BCHFS
family in January and currently
serves as the Northern IL
Development Officer. As
a pastor’s wife, and former
missionary for 18 years with
the International Mission
Laurie Ingram (center) pictured with
Board, Laurie brings a wealth
her husband Clif, son-in law, Daniel
of experience in communicating
Wu, daughter Bethany Wu, sons Caleb
with the local church. Laurie
and Joel, daughter-in law Caroline and
and her husband, Clif are the
daughters, Sarah and Grace.
parents of three biological
children, two internationallyadopted children, and are former foster parents. Laurie has a burning passion
to help others learn how they can be a part of God’s work by providing for the
needs of children and helping to strengthen families.
Laurie is a member of Lighthouse Fellowship in Frankfort, IL, where her
husband Clif serves as Senior Pastor. In her free time she enjoys cooking,
baking, sewing and reading.
Mike, who is the new BCHFS Central IL
Development Officer, is a life-long resident of
Waterloo, IL where he resides with his wife Lisa
of 23 years and their son, Lucas, a freshman in
high school. They have an older son, Nathan.
He is attending Lewis & Clark College in
Godfrey, IL on a baseball scholarship.
A Special Surprise for
Our Volunteer of the Year
A
t BCHFS, we have made a tradition out of going to
great lengths to surprise our award winners at our
Annual Executive Director’s Dinner…It’s just more fun
that way! This year, when we learned at the last minute
that the individual we selected to receive our Hand-in-Hand Award
could not attend our dinner, there was clearly only one thing we could
do…surprise her at work!
Our Hand-in-Hand Award is presented each year to an individual
who has given generously of their time and talents to help BCHFS
better care for children and families in need. This year’s recipient is
Jenna Harner of Dongola, IL. Jenna has been an active volunteer and
fundraiser for BCHFS and Angels’ Cove for a number of years.
In 2010, Jenna combined her heart for helping children with her
passion for pageantry and created the Annual Snow Angel Pageant,
which is held each year at Shawnee Community College in Ullin, IL.
All proceeds go to Angels’ Cove. The pageant provides young women
with the opportunity to earn scholarships while learning things like
interview skills, poise, confidence, etiquette. Through the years, the
Snow Angel Pageant has raised nearly $15,000. Jenna serves as a
mentor to the young queens and involves them in numerous service
activities throughout the year at Angels’ Cove.
Jenna is a math teacher at Massac County High School in Metropolis,
IL. When we learned she would be unable to attend our Executive
Director’s Dinner in April, the Executive Director went to her. Doug
Devore and BCHFS Southern Development Officer, Paula Joy
dropped in on Jenna’s afternoon math class to present her with the
well-deserved award and a bouquet of flowers. Everything worked
out wonderfully! We received the opportunity to honor a very special
volunteer, and the students in her class didn’t mind having their math
test interrupted.
Mike comes to BCHFS with an extensive
background in print advertising and marketing.
He has worked in newspaper and direct mail
advertising sales as well as business development
in the IT industry. Mike also spent 22 years in the Army National Guard
during which he made a combat deployment to Iraq.
Mike Goodsell pictured
with his wife, Lisa.
“I gave my life to the Lord at 13 years of age, but after the very difficult and
dangerous deployment in a combat zone, I decided it was time to be more of a
follower of Christ and not just a fan. I spent the last two years of my military
career training young people who were entering the military. I found that was
where my heart was. I wanted to minister to young people because they are
our future,” he explained.
BCHFS Executive Director, Doug
Devore, surprised 2015 Hand-inHand Award winner, Jenna Harner,
by dropping by her classroom to
present her with the award.
Mike and his family attend HOPE Christian Church in Columbia, IL. He
has been a member of the Gideon ministry for the past five years and served
as the Chaplin for VFW Post 6504 for three years. Mike is also part of
leadership in the men’s ministry at his church. In his spare time, Mike likes to
watch his sons play baseball and go camping with his family.
BCHFS HONOR GIFTS: November - December 2014
HONOR GIFTS FROM
NOVEMBER- DECEMBER 2014
Jesus
Melinda Ashley
Andrea
Don Woods
Aaron
Leonard Pinney
BCHFS Employees
Dru and Tracy Taplin
Baptist Children’s Home and
Family Services
Judy Bowers
Florence Bond
Mary Sue Rosancki
Blaync, Sydnee and Brylee
Home Construction of Mattoon,
Inc.
Elizabeth
Stella Karnes
Phoebe and Xander
Mark and Mona Lappin
Bigham Family
Don and Donna Bigham
Graddy and Schultz Family
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Graddy
Tammy
Mr. Jess Hires
Betty Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Trexler
Aliene Bays, and Jeffery
Marietta Williams
Clifford Anderson and
Eugene and Mary Beard
Bruce and Paula Flanagan
Joe Brockett
Rick Brockett
Calvary Baptist Church,
Granite City
Mr. Robert Stanton
Charles and Aline Childs
Virginia York
Mikayla Crider
Cheryl Bumgarner
Eli Crouse
Dale and Jeanette Crouse
Esther Dolson
Doris Dolson
Tom Franks
The Employees of Farmers
State Bank, Harrisburg
Jamie Harter
Karl (Tony) Kohrig
Bill and Sarah Hoback
Rachel O’Shia
Jo Hopkins
Ruth Sunday School Class of
First Baptist Church, Eldorado
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Hunsaker
Mr. and Mrs. Kieffer Milam
Willis and Vera Keyser
Ellen Walters
Vera L. Martin
Bill Martin
Norma Masterson
Larry Masterson
Helen Culbertson and Velda
Merriman
Bob and Susan Culbertson
Don & Joanne Cochonour,
Bryan & Lyn Cochonour, and
Tome and Ann Monken
Dave and Sandy Paddock
First Baptist Church, Mt.
Carmel
John and Wilma Bolden
Lea Neff
Earl Neff
Lester Lee and Susan Nolen
J. Alan Nolen
Rachel Hoback O’Shea
John and Ruby Hoback
Rev. Delbert and Barbara
Penrod
Sandridge New Hope Baptist
Church, Petersburg
Imogene Phelps
Roger and Rita Williams
Bill Powell
Mary Powell
Mike and Karen Ray
Helen Ray-Cooper
Edward Reed
Wanda Beasley
Emery and Judy Gathers,
Adam Gathers and John and
Ann Sallee
Judy Harbison
Bob and Lydia Schaibley
Bill and Linda Flanagare, Sr.
Robert Southerd
Ten Post Oak Baptist Church,
Keenes
Jo Ann Temple
Anonymous
Gussie Tonne
Judith Sparger
Andy and Betsey Tonne
Jenny Aud Children’s
Ministry, Pastor Jonathan
Peters, Pastor Travis
Peterson, and Pastor Lonnie
Trembly
Grant and Barbara Richter
Dorothy Turner
Joy Class of Columbia First
Baptist Church
Emma Usery
Bryan and Sarah Usery
Betty L. Wagoner
Kathryn J. Harris
Mabel Walkington
Ron and Phyllis Lacy
Francis and Wanda Waters
Linda and Ron Wall
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Weihe
Betty Doelling
George Wertman
Barbara Wertman
Murray and Joene Wheeler
Jim and Vera Ramsey
Colene White and Auda Wrye
Ruth Sunday School Class of
First Baptist Church,
Mt. Carmel
Note: Honor Names
are in BOLD.
A M e s s a g e f r o m t h e E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r - s p e c i a l a N N U A L REPORT E D ITIO N
“Let the redeemed
of the Lord say so...”
- PSALM 107:2
Dear friends,
T
he Psalmist David writes in
Psalm 107:2 “Let the redeemed
of the Lord say so…” We are to
“say so” with our lives, our hearts, our
voices, our time and our resources. We are to
“say so” in our response to the needs of others.
When we do, we reflect the heart of God.
To provide
Christ-centered
services that
protect, heal
and restore.
Thank you for your faithfulness during the year. Thank you
for your prayers, your volunteer efforts and your financial
support. Your support made a difference in the lives of
hundreds of children and families in Illinois and hundreds
more in Uganda.
During the year, we provided care to 1,279 children and
adults through our various Illinois-based ministries.
While some areas of our service were slightly lower than
2013, our Safe Families for Children ministry and our
Doug Devore, LSW
Pathways Counseling ministry both grew. We also expanded Executive Director
our aftercare services for Angels’ Cove clients through a
partnership with Lifeboat Alliance, the homeless shelter in Mt. Vernon, IL.
Our ministry to orphans outside of Illinois, Latreia International, included two
mission teams to Bukaleba, Uganda to minister to Arise Africa International’s
Babies’ Home and the villages that surround it. One team provided medical and
vision care to more than 2,000 people and saw 150 professions of faith. The
second team provided Bible school for children, maintenance work at the Babies’
Home, and training to local pastors and their wives. That team saw six children
make professions of faith.
Back at home, the Board of Trustees developed new bylaws for the agency and
amended our Articles of Incorporation to maintain compliance standards for
our not-for-profit status. They also worked with staff to develop a new Strategic
Plan to guide the agency’s response to the critical issues it is facing now and
anticipates over the next 3-5 years. These issues include changing cultural norms;
the growing complexity of family problems and individual trauma; competition
for services; insufficient income; litigation risks; staff and donor recruitment
challenges; and retirement of key employees.
In addition, we achieved Hague Accreditation for our intercountry adoption
program through the Counsel on Accreditation as authorized by the U.S.
Department of State. This accreditation signifies excellence in our program
and guarantees that we meet standards for adoptions that protect children from
abduction, exploitation, sale or trafficking.
In a year of great accomplishments, there were also challenges. We experienced
cash flow problems throughout the year caused by extraordinary employee
medical costs and less than anticipated income. To counter this we reduced
operating expenses by closing Staley Cottage, a group home on the Carmi
campus, left vacant staff positions unfilled, and postponed all but the most critical
capital improvement projects.
These steps helped balance our budget, but they are not long-term solutions.
We are not satisfied with serving fewer people, and we hope you agree that our
mission is too important to just do that. We cannot afford to become complacent
when it comes to the welfare of children and families.
Operating Income
$3,053,140 Income
Operating
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Mother's Day Offering 8.5%
Fees for Services
10.9%
Fees for Services
10.9%
Interest & Royalties
5.7%
Interest & Royalties
Farm
Lease 1.5%
5.7%
Miscellaneous 1.7%
Farm Lease 1.5%
Investment
Gains1.7%
(Losses)
Miscellaneous
8.7%
Investment Gains (Losses)
8.7%
Expenditures
$3,349,758
Expenditures
$3,349,758
Residential Care
(BCH/Carmi)
Residential
Care
43.00%
(BCH/Carmi)
43.00%
Other 2.61%
Latreia International
Other 2.61%
0.63%
Latreia International
0.63%
Maternity/Adoption/Foster Care
17.81%
Maternity/Adoption/Foster Care
17.81% Safe Families for Children
1.46%
Safe Families for Children
1.46%
Administration
13.43%
Administration
13.43%
Development &
Communications 11.86%
Development &
Communications 11.86%
Outpatient Counseling
(Pathways) 9.21%
Outpatient Counseling
(Pathways) 9.21%
Officers & Trustees
2014 officers
Board Chairman
Lowell Huffstutler,
McLeansboro
Vice Chairman
Matthew Flanigan,
Mt. Vernon
Secretary
Tracy Taplin, Troy
For His Children,
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Mother's Gifts
Day Offering
Bequests/Estate
2.9% 8.5%
Church Gifts
34.9%
Church Gifts
34.9%
Join with me as we face these challenges. “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so”
through our care for the most vulnerable in our society.
Doug Devore, Executive Director,
Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services
Bequests/Estate Gifts 2.9%
$3,053,140
Individual/
Corporate Gifts
Individual/
25.2%
Corporate Gifts
25.2%
Lowell Huffstutler,
Board Chairman
2 014 b o a r d o f t r u s t e e s
Jerry Allen, Effingham
Frank Barncord, Mascoutah
Marsha Bean, Bonnie
Gerald Casey, Bingham
Rob Cleeton, Medora
Ron Daniels, Belle Rive
Mike Durbin, Vandalia
Darla Fitzjerrells, Dix
Dave Martin, Waterloo
Alan McIntire, Virden
Mark Morris, Troy
Darin Peterson, Ashland
David Seaton, Benton
Jana Searles, Alton
Carissa Seidel, Wayne City
Cathy Taylor, Mt.Vernon
Jerry Travelstead, Pinckneyville
Denise Wilburn,* Wilmington
(* resigned)
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History
of Care
rvice
elivery
1,681
1,669
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
1,405
1,087
1,028
1,000
During 2014, BCHFS provided
care
to
ROGRAM
838
791
1,279 children and adults
through our
562 595
ren’s Home (Residential Care)........................... 58
398
various Illinois -based
ministries.
ren’s Home (Outpatient Counseling) .................75
(Number Served)
1,417
1,148
1,140
1,003
1,279
Service Delivery
e*
ty Center ...........................................................19
by AREA
SERVED
1999 2000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
e..........................................................................4
ient Counseling...................................................3
BCH & Angels’ Cove
nts ....................................................................14
Northern Illinois ............. 16%
(Infants Residing w/ Mothers)
........................... 8
1,681
by PROGRAM
1,681
1,669
Central Illinois................ 24%
(Adoptive Children in Care).............................. 34
1,681
1,669
1,669
1,417
Metro East Illinois .......... 11%
(Adoptive Parents) .........................................
132 Care)........................... 581,417
Baptist Children’s Home (Residential
1,405
1,417
1,405
Baptist
Children’s
Home
(Outpatient
Counseling)
.................75
1,279
1,405
Southern
Illinois.............
46%
(Foster Care).......................................................0
1,279
1,148
1,140
1,279
Maternity
Care*
tion (Includes Men, Women, and Children)......148
1,087
Out (Number
of State......................
3%
Served)
1,140
1,148
1,003
1,140 1,148
1,028
1,087
1,000
(Number
Served)
Maternity
...........................................................19
1,087
(Number
Served)Center
tpatient Counseling)
......................................596
1,003
1,028
1,000
1,003
1,028
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AREA
SERVED
1,000
838
In-Home..........................................................................4
791
mmunitiy Education/Treatment
Groups)
..........55
Pathways Counseling
838
838
791
Out-Patient
Counseling...................................................3
791
s for Children ....................................................75
BCH & Angels’ Cove
562 595
(10 locations)
Lifeboat
Clients ....................................................................14
595
562
595
...........................................................................1
Northern
562
398
Central Illinois................
32%Illinois ............. 16%
Angels’ Cove (Infants Residing w/ Mothers) ........................... 8
398
bies’ Home ........................................................57
Central
Illinois................ 24%
398
Angels’ Cove (Adoptive Children in Care).............................. 34
Metro East Illinois .......... 37%
Metro East Illinois .......... 11%
Angels‘ Cove (Adoptive Parents) ......................................... 132
Southern Illinois............. 31%
Service Delivery
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History
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last
Angels’ Cove (Foster Care).......................................................0
Cove
Connection
(Includes
Men,
Women,
and2009
Children)......148
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2014
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
20112012
20122013
2013
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Pathways (Outpatient Counseling) ......................................596
Pathways (Communitiy Education/Treatment Groups) ..........55
Safe Families for Children ....................................................75
by PROGRAM
College....................................................................................1
Bukaleba Babies’ Home ........................................................57
Service
Delivery
We witnessed
more than 160
individuals
committing
to Christ last
year.
Baptist Children’s Home (Residential Care)........................... 58
Baptist Children’s Home (Outpatient Counseling) .................75
Maternity Care*
Maternity Center ...........................................................19
In-Home..........................................................................4
byAREA
AREASERVED
SERVED
Out-Patientby
Counseling...................................................3
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2000
Lifeboat Clients ....................................................................14
more than 160
BCH
&&Angels’
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Angels’Cove
Cove
Angels’1500
Cove (Infants Residing
Mothers)
...........................
8
individuals
Northern
Illinois
.............
16%
Northern
Illinois
.............
16%
Angels’1000
Cove (Adoptive Children in Care).............................. 34
committing
Central
Illinois................
24%
Central
Illinois................
24% 132
Angels‘ 500
Cove (Adoptive Parents)
.........................................
to
Christ
last
Metro
East
Illinois
..........
11%
Angels’ Cove
(Foster
Care).......................................................0
Metro
East
Illinois
..........
11%
0
Southern
Illinois.............
46%
year.
Cove Connection (Includes
Men, Women,
and Children)......148
Southern
Illinois.............
46%
Pathways (Outpatient Counseling)
......................................596
Out
3%
OutofofState......................
State......................
3%
Pathways (Communitiy Education/Treatment Groups) ..........55
Safe Families for ChildrenPathways
....................................................75
PathwaysCounseling
Counseling
College....................................................................................1
(10
(10locations)
locations)
Bukaleba Babies’ Home ........................................................57
Central
CentralIllinois................
Illinois................32%
32%
Metro
East
Illinois
..........
37%
Metro East Illinois .......... 37%
Southern
SouthernIllinois.............
Illinois.............31%
31%
Service
Delivery
Service Delivery
History
of Care
Service Delivery
Southern Illinois............. 46%
Out of State...................... 3%
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Pathways Counseling
(10 locations)
Central Illinois................ 32%
Metro East Illinois .......... 37%
Southern Illinois............. 31%
Residential Care ....3
Spiritual
Decisions
Service Delivery
Maternity Center....3
Safe Families.........3
by AREA SERVED
Uganda..............156
BCH & Angels’ Cove
Spiritual
Northern
Illinois ............. 16%
Decisions
Central Illinois................
24%
Residential
Care ....3
Metro
East
Illinois
..........
11%
Maternity Center....3
SafeSouthern
Families.........3
Illinois............. 46%
Uganda..............156
Out of State...................... 3%
Pathways Counseling
(10 locations)
Central Illinois................ 32%
Metro East Illinois .......... 37%
Southern Illinois............. 31%
TOP
50
Supporting Churches
We witnessed
16. Mt.than
Vernon
Second Baptist Church,
more
160
Spiritual
Mt. Vernon
Spiritual
individuals
Decisions
17.
Bethalto First Baptist Church, Bethalto
Decisions committing
Residential
....3
18. Marion First Baptist Church, Marion
ResidentialCare
Care
....3
to Christ
lastBaptist Church, Oblong
Maternity
Center....3
19.
Oblong First
Maternity Center....3
Safe
year.Baptist Church, Granite City
Galatia First Baptist Church, Galatia
SafeFamilies.........3
Families.........3
20. Grace
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1.
Uganda..............156
Uganda..............156
2. Logan Street Baptist Church, Mt.
Vernon
21. Steeleville Baptist Church, Steeleville
3. Columbia First Baptist Church, Columbia
22. Casey First Baptist Church, Casey
4. Highland Ave. Baptist Church, Robinson
23. Ditney Ridge Baptist Church, Norris City
5. Elm Street Baptist Church, Murphysboro
24. Mulberry Grove First Baptist Church,
Mulberry Grove
6. New Hope General Baptist Church, Ridgway
25. Grayville First Baptist Church, Grayville
7. Freedom Baptist Church, Olney
26. Calvary Baptist Church, West Frankfort
8. Carmi First Baptist Church, Carmi
27. Manito Southern Baptist Church, Manito
9. Mascoutah First Baptist Church, Mascoutah
28. Woodland Baptist Church, Peoria
10. Shiloh Baptist Church, Bridgeport
29. Wayne City Baptist Church, Wayne City
11. Carterville First Baptist Church, Carterville
30. Samaria Missionary Baptist Church, Albion
12. Harrisburg First Baptist Church, Harrisburg
31. Dorrisville Baptist Church, Harrisburg
13. Immanuel Baptist Church, Benton
32. West Union First Baptist Church,
14. Albion First Baptist Church, Albion
West Union
15. Sandy Creek Baptist Church, Tamms
Spiritual
33. Greenup First Baptist Church, Greenup
Decisions
34. Ten Mile
Baptist Church, McLeansboro
Residential
Care ....3
35. Belle Rive Missionary
Baptist Church, Belle Rive
Maternity Center....3
36. Tabernacle Baptist Church, Decatur
Safe Families.........3
37. Chester
First Baptist Church, Chester
Uganda..............156
38. Whittington Baptist Church, Whittington
39. Dow Southern Baptist Church, Dow
40. Maryville First Baptist Church, Maryville
41. Calvary Baptist Church, Monticello
42. Jackson Creek Fellowship, Manhattan
43. Panther Fork Baptist Church, Texico
44. New Hope Baptist Church, Belknap
45. Marshall Missionary Baptist Church, Marshall
46. Ellis Grove First Baptist Church,
Ellis Grove
47. Dixon Springs Baptist Church, Golconda
48. Dupo First Baptist Church, Dupo
49. Goreville First Baptist Church, Goreville
50. Nashville First Baptist Church, Nashville
b l e s s o u r man y i n v e s t o r s i n l i f e .
5
BCHFS Needs Fundraising Golfers
Central IL Golf Tournament - Saturday, June 6
E
ach year, a relatively small group of golfers unite to make a huge difference in the lives of children in crisis by participating in our annual Central IL Golf
Tournament. Our Central Tournament is unique because rather than paying an entry fee to play, our golfers raise fundraising support to participate in
the tournament. Golfers seek corporate or private supporters who will help them reach their goal of raising $1,500 for the children in care at BCHFS. Last
year, twelve fundraising golfers raised more than $19,000 in support!
This year’s tournament takes place Saturday, June 6 at the beautiful Edgewood Golf Club in Auburn, IL. We are in need of fundraising golfers who will help us
reach our goal of $25,000. Each golfer is asked to attempt to raise $1,500, but golfers will be permitted to play on their best fundraising effort. Golfers will compete
individually. Prizes will be awarded for First Place, Second Place and Top Fundraiser. The tournament will also feature a Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin and
Longest Putt competition. Each participant will receive a polo shirt, baseball cap and goodie bag. Lunch and continental breakfast will be provided.
If you are not a golfer or are unable to participate, you can still help by supporting one of our current golfers or by making a financial contribution toward the
tournament. The $25,000 we hope to raise though the Central IL Golf Tournament is equivalent to the amount it takes to feed a cottage of 8 residents for an entire
year! For more information on how to take part, contact Ken Steward at (618) 978-2553 or email him at [email protected].
BCHFS MEMORIAL GIFTS: November - December 2014
MEMORIAL GIFTS FROM
NOVEMBER- DECEMBER 2014
6
All deceased members of
College Heights Baptist
Church
Women’s Sunday School Class,
College Heights Baptist Church
Kent Adkerson
Margaret Adkerson
Rusty Ames
Dwain and Linda Bridges
Gene Anderson
Sheila Anderson
Thomas and Mary Anderson
Nancy Gammons
Stan Anderson
Norma Baggott
Billy and Melissa Pind
Cynthia Boehne
Mr. Dorris Balance
Mary Balance
Fredric and Wilma Beasley
Janet White
Iona and Carl Beck, and
Donald Beck
Marjorie Beck
Diana Beckwith
Marshall Missionary Baptist
Church
Ella Mae Bellinger
Harold Bellinger
Gerald W. Berg
Shirley Berg
Grover Bible
Helen Bible
Burdett Blair
Richard and Janis Freeman
Charles Blankenship
Marshall Missionary Baptist
Church
Janet K. Blout
Beverly Edgar
Sharon Bowers
Glen Bowers
Claude and Amy Bowker
Brad and Patty Ruyle
John Bowman
Kathrine Bowman
Ernest Boyd
Karen Hight
Robert E. “Gene” Boyd
Gary & Emily Boyd Meyer
David Boyd Torba
David Brown
Terry and Linda Miller
Delbert Brown
Dorcas Sunday School Class,
First Baptist Church, Sesser
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dixon, Jr.
Orley and Jean Bryant
Jerry and Bonnie Holman
Herbert and Berti Burt
Pat Burt
Rick and Debbie Leininger
Mike Leininger
Jonn Leininger
Eric and Julie Johnson, and
Owen
Ted and Elizabeth Burris
Laura Marks
Sherman and Marcella Caldwell
Larry Collins
Bill and Clada Cannady and
Ed and Janet Cannady
Jim and Vera Ramsey
Elaine Catt
Dan and Lori Carlson
Gene and Inez Bryant and
Edith Chancey
Joe and Mary Ann Morris
Marvin Chandler
Blanche Chandler
Mary Chester
Ms. Carla Tally
Gregory Allen Clark
Roe’s Dale Baptist Church,
Pinckneyville
Mrs. Lotella Cole
Shirley Rister
Lowell Colyer
Norma Colyer
Rev. John Conover
Murble and Wanza Sauls
Doug, Karen and Courtney
Maddox
Ron and Jane Fisher
Mary and Verna Semple
Jerri and Tom Titsworth
Barbara Newlin
J.D. and Linda McKee
Highland Ave. Baptist Church,
Robinson
Jim and Vera Ramsey
Connie and Jim Russell
Marilyn Strate, Dale, Marybelle
and Linda
Don Cook, Sr.
Michael Cook
Betty Coppedge
Kenneth Coppedge
Maxine Crockett
Jim and Pat Taylor
Travis Davis
Randy and Deborah Davis
Katheryn Day
Marilyn and Mike Cougill
Jill and Amy Disney
Richard and Henrietta Disney
Leon Dodd
Sue Treece
Betty Thorton
Judy and Wayne Brown
Jim and Sheila Thorton
Gene Dolson
Doris Dolson
Art, Janice, and Mark
Dufelmeier
Debra Webber
James and Stella East
Yvonne East Weber
Conard Edmison
Norma Edmison
Lila M. Etheridge
Kenneth R. Etheridge
Jan Fishback
Van Henning
Joshua Fisher
Larry and Rita Gardner
Marion Frazier
Homemakers Class of Calvary
Baptist Church, Granite City
Berna Dean Galloway
Zelious Galloway
Marie Garner
New Beginnings Baptist
Church, Girard
Burrell and Virginia Garrison
Shirley Schloeman
Harley Gatewood
First Baptist Church, Albion
Betty Gerdes
Ed Gerdes
Ginger Glasco
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Parks
Darlene Goode
First Baptist Church, Golconda
T.W. Gowler
Larry and Sharon Gowler
Dacy Gray
Oliver and Marsha Butler
James Gross
Twin Oaks Baptist Church, East
Peoria
Stephanie Gutzler and Herb
Gutzler
Fern Gutzler
Jean Hammond
Faye Bowman
T.J. Hannah
Jerry Kennedy
Ronald Harbison and Mr. and
Mrs. James Harbison
Judy Harbison
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Gathers
Amy Elizabeth Hardin
Susan Full
Robert and Sarah Swaar
Kenneth and Donna Clark
Martha Troxell
Lindsay and Michael Arndt
Christopher and Mindy
Vannaken
Modena Hull
Lincoln School Social Fund
Curtis and Debra Bier
Diana Morris
Dane and Ann VanEman
Edna Scribner
Linda and Charlie Blough
Betty Stone
Virgil and Louise Zastrow
Baptist Foundation of Illinois
Roland Manor Baptist Church,
Washington
Sadie Huffman
Douglas Harnetiaux
Rivers and Phyllis Anderson
Marvin “Tom” Harris
Teresa Pearl
Masters Choice, Anna
Tony ad Cheryl Foeller
Russell C. and Joan Davidson
Bud Harrison
Glenna Harrison
Pam Hutchcraft
Loris Hauger
Paulett Oliver
Adam Hartsock and Robert
Hartsock
John and Linda Hartsock
Joe and Steve Hawkins
Sue Hawkins
Paul and Charlotte Hayse
Patricia A. Lance
Dean Healy
Steve and Debbie Short
David Weaver Heaton, III
Jack McGraw
Lucille Highley
Marilyn Miles
Mack and Fern Hines
Micah Williamson
Virginia Holland
Carl and Sharon Holland
Philip Hall
Pamela Bird
Illinois Campers on Mission
Dennis Campbell
Lori McDonnough
Jim Page
Charles Vogel Family
MaryAnn Knabel
Ron & Deanna Higgs
Harriet Higgs
Katy Higgs,
First United Methodist Church
Choir
Allen Westendorf
Larry Ashley
Virgil and Sharon Runge
Kim Walk
Adrian and Donna Greenwell
Edward and Linda Bowman
Jack and Irene Ashbaugh
Mary Kienietz
Jo-Nita and Brooks Gordon
Michael and Nancy Howell
Barbara Ingram
Paul and Barbara Fearday
Catherine Ann “Cathy”
Hopper
Ed and Anita Whipple
Helen Hubbard
Louise Williams
Wm. W. Huff and Jimmie Huff
Nancy Huff
Taylor Cokley and Benjamin
Ingram
Brian and Nedra Thompson
Avery Jennings
Joyce Bomke
Arthur L. Johns
Chad, Miki, Caleb, Marah
Stewart
Lawrence and Merinda
Eisenhauer
Donald and Rita Eroh
Jonathan and Jessica Evans
Mary Gander
Norman Curry and Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Jones
Ja’net Burzynski
Mrs. Joan Kemper
The Bob Kemper Family
Pearl G. Kingery
June D. Johnson
James Kopp, Jr. and Kelly
M. Kopp
Mary J. Kopp
Alan Lambert
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lambert
Virginia Lance
Mary Martha Class of Temple
Baptist Church, Centralia
Loren Lawler
Ruth Lawler
Deloris Loker
Don and Kristi Bailey
Barbara Joyce Lowery
Engil and Rita Sauls
Wayne and Diane Sauls
Patsy Cook
Menard Correction Center
Duane Luallen
Kent and Beth Hoffman
Don Biggs and Audie and
Ethel Lynch
Linda Biggs
Albert Love and Anna Maet
Jack and Barbara Federico
James L. Marks
Jim Marks
Lucille Marr
Ronald and Sylvia Marr
W.A. Masterson
Larry Masterson
Sherry Mathis
Barbara and Marian Greer
Wanda Mayberry
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Taylor
James D. McLemore
Brian Moran
Lori Scott
Marilyn McGehee
Ron McGehee
Paul McGinnis
Mr. and Mrs. Duane McGinnis
Wayne McGregory
Lois Peck
Betty McKinney, Dennis
McKinney and Dannie
McKinney
Robert McKinney
Gladys Meador
Susan Meador
Mina Menne
Charles and Carole Seeley
Lowell Culbertson and Ward
Meriman
Bob and Susan Culbertson
Charles Miles
David Knight
Thomas R. Miller
Jim and Debbie Lay
Oma Montgomery
Joyce Dunavan
Richard E. Morrison
Barbara J. Brimm
Frances Mullinax
Don and Bev Mullinax
Merrel Neff
Lea Neff
Fred Neubert
Gladys Neubert
Mildred Nippe
Charlie Nippe
Bertha O’Neal
Roy J. O’Neal
Rosalie Parks
Tilden Parks
Ruth Parten
Bryan St. Baptist Church, Herrin
Maritta Pavelonis
John B. Pavelonis
Ruth Payne
Dolores Tillman
Maritta Pavelonis
John B. Pavelonis
Mary Alice Pribble
Betty McCracken, Tim, Eliza,
Wyatt and Garrett Arnold
Deaconess Hospital, Human
Resources
Fred Summers, Sr.
Bette-Jon Schrade
Larry Prosser
Lynda Skelton
Jim Richey
Millie E. Bond
Wanda Geist and Barbara
Riley
First Baptist Church, Columbia
Joe Riley
First Baptist Church, Columbia
Ben Rizer
Lorene Rizer
Charles Roberts
First Baptist Church, Salem
Rachel Roberts
Robert and Joyce Mullins
Orena and Nelson Robinson
Rev. Ray and Kay Robinson
Frank and Betty Rothe
Phil and Joyce Carson
Rev. Dean Ruyle
Wanda Ruyle
Casey and Noah Saffelder
Neil and Karen Saffelder
James “Jim” Sanders
County Line Baptist Church,
Simpson
Morris and Natalie Sanders
Patricia Newsum
Theresa Savage
Glasgow Baptist Church
Joshua Michael Hines and
Gregory Alan Schmitt
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schmitt
Jennifer Scoggin and Barry
Scoggin
Ms. Georgia Scoggin
Ron Senters, Jr.
Ron and Glenna Senters
Gerald Shaffner
First Baptist Church, West
Union
Debbie Sheppard
Luther and Ann Abbott
Tom Shelton
Luanna Shelton
Lois Shuppert
John W. Shuppert
Jean Sims
Jim Desper
Annette Sinkler
Randy and Angela McElroy
Cecile M. Smith
Mr. Kenneth Smith
Kenneth Smith
Kay Smith
Patricia Smith
R.W. and Mary Smith
Murl Snow
Woburn Baptist Church,
Greenville
Bud and Essie Sork
Bill and Charlene Kidd
Kenneth Spurlock
Shirley Spurlock
Jesse and Elizabeth Stanley
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Murbarger
Edith Stewart
Gary and Julee Satterlee
Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Stout
Mr. and Mrs. James Stout
Ruth Stritzel
Lawrence Stritzel
Jim Swick
Joan Swick
Morris Switzer
Farina First Baptist Church
Charles W. and Randall W.
Thetford
Ms. Dolores J. Thetford
Brenda Thiele
Mike and Lucetta Durbin
Dorothy J. Thompson
Linda Thompson
James M. Minton, Ronald
Glenn Thurman, and
J. Glenn Thurman
Melba Thurman
Alvin Tonne
Judith Sparger
Andy and Betsey Tonne
Dorothy Lifto, Imogene
Martin, Don Tripp and
Gregg Tripp
Carlene Tripp
Eva Tucker
Deborah L. Beiser
David and Gayle Prough
Gary and Louann Prough
Gordon Tucker
Wanda Tucker
Bernard Ulrich
Georgia Ulrich
Jim Upchurch
Charlene Upchurch
Earnest G. Jones
Tina Valentine
Mrs. Kay Anderson
Connie Walker
Harold and Alene Robertson
Ward Merriman and Mauri
Walker
Marcia Walker
Marvin Walkington
Harvey and Karen Crow
Michael and Mary Jane Butcher
James Butcha
Jim and Georgiana Kitselman
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stucker
Edwin Waters
Karen Waters
Nyle and Donna Waters
Ron and Phyllis Lacy
Jim Waltz
Mrs. June Fulkerson
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ward
Lowell Mendenhall
Sandra Waldrop
Peggy and Lloyd Hogg
Paul and Bessie Walker
Don and Lavador Caylor
Gordon E. Wall
Marilyn Wall
Lewis Wall
Larry and Linda Wall
Dennis Bilbruck, Charles
T. Harp, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Walkington, and Clyde A.
Werries
Harriett L. Harp
Tressie and C.R. Weeks
Joan and R.C. Davidson
Mrs. Daisy Neal, Mrs. Juanita
Neal, Mr. Joe Neal, Mr. Harold
Neal, Mr. Jim Neal, Mrs.
Barbara (Neal) Cairel, Mr. Tom
Burton, Mr. John C. Burton,
Mr. Bart Hood, Mrs. Ethel
Hood, Mrs. Intha (Burton)
Weeks, and Mr. Jarvis Weeks
Jack and Mary Ann Burton
Imogene Showalter and
Earline White
Dennis and Gene White
Harlan DeGroote, Evelyn
DeGroote and Karen Wilhelm
Evelyn DeGroote
Everett Wilkerson
First Baptist Church, Salem
Willis W. and L. Mae Drake,
Charles E. and Pauline D.
Williams, and Judith A.
Williams
Charlene K. Williams
Pauline D. Williams and
Judith A. Williams
Athie White
Dr. James D. Woolf
Elizabeth and Bob Ridlon
John Wooten
Lowell and Jill Huffstutler
Don York
Shirley York
Note: Memorial Names
are in BOLD.
Residents Have a Ball at the 2015 Valentines Banquet
R
esidents and staff from BCH and Angels’ Cove came
together for an evening of fun at the 2015 Valentines
Banquet. It took place on Saturday, February 21, in the
activities building on our Carmi campus. Each year, the
residential care staff establishes a theme and meticulously plans this
formal event to give our residents a fun and educational evening.
This year’s theme was, “Innocence.”
“We got the idea from Tina Musgrove, our administrative assistant,”
said Nick Knight, the BCH Recreation Specialist. “She had a bunch
of letters her grandfather had written her grandmother when they
were courting. The letters were just so classy and endearing. That is
definitely something we want to instill in our residents.”
The annual Valentines Banquet is more than just an opportunity to
get dressed up and dance the night away. In advance of the banquet,
two office staff members went to each of our residential care cottages
and hosted a “manners meal.” The staff demonstrated proper table
manners and correct table placements.
Residents also learned socially
appropriate dancing skills, which they
would have the opportunity to display
at the banquet.
The BCH Valentines Banquet provides a great
opportunity for residents and staff to kick back and
have fun. Whether they were dancing or just plain
goofing off, a great time was had by all!
On the night of the banquet attendees enjoyed a wonderful catered meal
served by volunteers from Lebanon Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, IL.
Afterward, several residents and BCH staff began the evening festivities
by performing a choreographed dance they had been practicing for weeks.
Their routine was beautifully done and effectively broke the ice for the rest
of attendees to join in.
For many of our residents, the annual Valentines
banquet is the first time in their lives they have
had the opportunity to wear a tuxedo or ball
gown! We want to thank all of those who made
this special evening possible for our children.
Special thanks to our residential care staff who
created a “winter wonderland” in the gym and all
those who donated formal wear, helped our girls
do their hair and makeup and to the volunteers
from Lebanon Baptist Church!
BCHFS MEMORIAL GIFTS: January - March 2015
MEMORIAL GIFTS FROM
JANUARY- MARCH 2015
Carolyn Trovillion Alexander
Patricia Newsum
Geneva Baker
The Blevins Family
Patricia Ann Barrall
First Baptist Church, Salem
Ella Mae Bellinger
Harold Bellinger
Tom Bishop
First Baptist Church, Albion
Mr. Wilbur Brown
University Baptist Church,
Carbondale
BCHFS
HONOR
GIFTS:
January March 2015
HONOR GIFTS FROM
JANUARY- MARCH 2015
Mary Childs
Adult 6A Sunday School Class,
Lincoln Ave. Baptist Church
Nancy Huff
Sherri Baker
Jerry Meacham
Bill Ravnaas
Mary Switzer
Tim and Tommy Switzer
Mr. and Mrs. Ed VanBebber
Richard and Kathleen Cook
Wayne County Farmers
Noel and Cheryl Edmison
Gene and Joyce Plott
Brad and Susan Rendleman
Note: Honor Names
are in BOLD.
Walter W. Burroughs
Dorothy Burroughs
Allan and Jean Brown
Stephen and Luana Dinkins
Jon and Jane Montgomery
Michael and Mary Ellen
Rutledge
Kenneth Johnson
Gene Yates and Family
Linda McClanahan
Herbert and Berti Burt
Pat Burt
Barbara Chambliss
Lea Neff and Family
Harold and Alene Robertson
and Family
The Winesburgh Family
Helen Childers
Families of Bruce and Mark
Lantrip
Lois Conover
Highland Baptist Church,
Robinson
James and Linda McKee
Jim and Vera Ramsey
Verna Semple
Marilyn Strate
Norman Richland Costley
First Baptist Church, Albion
Lois Darnell
Jeff Lee Nichols
Orlis and Alma Henley Harris
and the Henley Family
Marlene Baugher
Herb and Carole VonHoven
Women on Mission, First
Baptist Church, Metropolis
Don and Norma Smith
Ruby Davis
Member of Shiloh Baptist
Church, Bridgeport
Vernon and Irma Dotson
Vernon E. Dotson
Sally Fisher
Larry Fisher
Athlea V. Fye
Sheila Brandenburg
Glen Martin
Amber and Mark Righter
Doyle and Cathy Steffey
Jerome Thacker
Omer and Ruby Houghtaling
Cathy Seaton
Bradley and Dixie Purcell
Anita Zachary
Edna Gill
Zif Missionary Baptist Church
Joe Donald Greer
Mary Allen
Daniel and Suzanne
Patterson
Jerrold and Pat Whitchurch
Sandra Harmon
Paula and Larry Stucker
Harriett L. Harp
Steve and Marianne Cowan
Chris and Erica Cowan
Kelly and Tierney Cole and
Preslie
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Coates
Carl and Beverly Moulton
Robert and Sara Johnson
Larry and Kathleen Boston
Janie Hoots
W. Steven and Theres Andras
Paula and Larry Stucker
G. Carolyn and Edward
Vanbebber
James and bonnie Mueller
David and Mary Klaus
Emily Young
Dale and Kae Coates
Charlie and Barbara Ring
Dawn and Daniel Ballard
Kenneth and Carolyn Boester
Phillip and Judith Harms
Amy and Chad Mullins
Sharon and John Hill
Andrew “Jim” Harper
First Baptist Church, Eldorado
James Hartline
Deloris Landreth
Jim and Donna Mount
Gary and Jackie Grammer
JoAnn and Abe Norton
Tim and Debbie Coffman
Edgar and Roberta Trexler
Katherine Fox
Phyllis and Michael Bergant
Leslie Williams
Ellen Hixon
First Baptist Church, Salem
Richard Holeman
Jim and Maxine Wilson
Frances James
First Baptist Church, Albion
Deacons of First Baptist
Church, Albion
Ruth Jent
Danell and Vern Lemasters
Pat Stark
Lucile Snedden
Herb and Vivian Soberg
Phyllis Jones
Bruce and Marilyn Prosise
Ruth Anne Keistler
Anna Vista Bible Class
John Casper
Jean and Mildred Cunningham
Josie Davis
Jean and Dale Denny
Don and Cheryl Denny
Richard and Mona Diefenbach
Richard and Evelyn Gillespie
Leon and Nancy Gunn
Susan Hase
Karen Hight
Carol and Buck Kroeger
Linda and Frank LaFoon
Mildred Marcinkowski
Lillian Milam
Anne Moore
Sharon Mullins
Donnie and Shirley Ray
Rodney and Laura Sadler
Collis and Jeanie Sanders
John and Susan Snyder
Larry and Cindy Swope
Vernon and Cindy Turner
George and Linda Warren
Greg Wood
Betty Vincent
Sandra and Dale Pender
John and Liselotte Wells
Joan S. Kemper
The Bob Kemper Family
Neil Kuvin
Doug and Kim Morrow
Yvonne Langley
Richard and Henrietta Disney
Jeremy Mark Lash
Carolyn C. Lash
Shirley Ann Mahan
Donna and Dean West Wade
Mosley
Sylvia Massman
Pontoon Baptist Church,
Granite City
Lora McCune
Concord Baptist Church,
Pinckneyville
Charlotte McKnight
James and Susan Allison
Terry and Carole Birch
Oliver and Marsha Butler
Lynn Campo
J. and Karen Forth
Trudy Lambird
Mike and Denise Wood
Lucia Hill and Betty Metrick
Ed and Anita Whipple
Helen Middleton
Michael and Debra Webber
Penny Jo Braye, Elaine Jekel
and Charles Miles
Marilyn Miles
Raymond Lee Moreland
Gene and Joyce Plott
Debra Drake and John
Munton
Marilyn Miles
Lodean Lemons and Marilyn
Neal
Immanuel Baptist Church,
Benton
Lorene Nelson
Pontoon Baptist Church,
Granite City
Ruby Davis and Lisa
Ogalsbee
Omer and Ruby Houghtaling
Sheila Brandenburg
Abby Liefer and Hannah
Porter
Rita Hubbs
Peggy Pruitt
Beulah Rister
Dorothy Ratajaczyk
Lawrence Stritzel
Hazel Reed
Mabel Walkington
Ron and Shirley Hainds
Mrs. Joan Rice
Richard and Kathleen Cook
Phyllis and Ron Lacy
Mrs. Carolyn Risse
University Baptist Church,
Carbondale
Theresa Rushing
Adult 6A Sunday School Class
of Lincoln Ave. Baptist Church,
Jacksonville
Joan Russell
Bill and Volieta Russell
Jim and Connie Russell
Kenneth and Nancy Russell
Craig and Kim Harris
Jerry and Shanna Tanner
Mark and Teresa Fielder
Alan and Jennifer Fielder
Amy and Rusty McMahon
Bob and Madeline Harris
Janice Baker
Ray and Thelma Baker
Jon and Sarah Dart
Charlotte Ladd
Erma Fielder
Pat Rogers
Mike and Debora Walls
Gladys Winterrowd
Ruth Sampson
Faye Bowman
Jessica Schroeder and
Cecila Stark
First Baptist Church, Albion
Eileen Steelman
Glasgow Baptist Church
Ruth E. Stritzel
Lawrence Stritzel
Morris Switzer
Men’s Sunday School Class of
First Baptist Church, Farina
Jimmie and Chloteen Page
Tim and Tommy Knipp
Dr. Marvin W. Tucker
Mrs. Patricia A. Tucker
Ruth Payton and Frank
Welshan
Homemakers Class of Calvary
Baptist Church, Granite City
Dennis and Mary Lou Whitten
Harold and Lydia Parsley
Bob Whittington
Larry and Linda Riley
Helen and Charles Evans,
Brad Ingini, Annie Ingini,
Maggie Schlutz, and Nancy
Wilkenson
Maplewood Park Baptist
Church, Cahokia
Eddie Moreland and Larry
Williams
Kathrine Bowman
Thelma Woods
Don Woods
Ann Wright
First Baptist Church, Albion
Seniors of First Baptist Church,
Albion
Deacons of First Baptist
Church, Albion
Mike and Minnie Croghan
Mike and Becky Croghan
Note: Memorial Names
are in BOLD.
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Can Your Church Provide a
Booth for Upcoming Fall Festival?
bchfs: in-the-news
Upcoming
Events
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A
t BCHFS, we are busy making plans for the 16th
Annual Fall Festival! For the festival to be a success,
we need YOU. Can your church group provide a
booth, demonstrate a craft, or donate items for the quilt or silent
auctions?
If your church has not had a booth before, this is the year to do
it. You can play a game or make a simple craft. You can provide
a snack. Do something different and give out school supplies,
Christian books, toys, or Bibles.
Your church group could
do face painting, provide
a snack, demonstrate a
craft or create a fun game!
Be creative and help us
add excitement to the
Christ-honoring, family
atmosphere of Fall Festival!
This year’s theme is
“Victorious Love.”
We hope you will give
generously and encourage
your church to participate
in our Mother’s Day
Offering. The funds
we raise through
this special appeal is
essential to our yearly
operating budget.
Help us reach our 2015 fundraising
goal of $265,000! (See article on page 2.)
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Can someone from your church knit, crochet, do origami, or paint? Maybe they would like to share
their skills with our visitors. Can someone tie fishing lures or do face painting or maybe blow bubbles
with a hula-hoop? Whatever you can do that would be of interest to our visitors would be great.
The 16th Annual Festival will take place on Saturday, September 19, at the Carmi Campus of Baptist
Children’s Home and Family Services. The Festival will begin at 10 a.m. Booths must be set up and ready
to go by 9:30 a.m. and would need to remain open until after the quilt auction ends (approximately 2 p.m.).
Please consider what your church group can do to help ensure this year’s Fall Festival is a success. There
is no cost to anyone—even lunch is free. The quilt auction and the silent auction provide a significant
amount of funding for the year so your help is imperative. If your church would like to participate,
please contact Nancy Wall at (618) 382-4164, ext. 101 or by email at [email protected].
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Each of us have past experiences that others
may not understand, but we all go to God
just as we are. David came to our church out
of desperation, and now he and his family are
part of our fellowship. I thank God for the
experience we have had with this wonderful
family. That is why our church is committed
to Safe Families!
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SAFE
FAMILIES
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
Contact Roger
Balfour, Safe
Families for
ChildrenSouthern IL
Coordinator at
(618) 382-4164,
ext. 104.
Leah Browning
Safe Families Coordinator
Third Baptist Church - Marion, IL
Marion Third Baptist Church
Safe Families Coordinator,
Leah Browning pictured with
her husband, John.
Baptist Children’s Home
and Family Services
Administration Office
949 County Rd. 1300 N.
Carmi, IL 62821
(618) 382- 4164
email: [email protected]
www.BCHFS.com
June 6 – Central IL Golf Tournament.
Join BCHFS for our 11th Annual Central
Illinois Golf Tournament and
enjoy a wonderful day of golf
while helping to raise support for
the children and families in our
care. The event will once again
be held at beautiful Edgewood
Golf Club in Auburn, Ill.
Pre-registration is required.
To get registered, contact
Ken Steward at (618) 978-2553 or ken.
[email protected]. (See article on page 6.)
Employment Opportunities
Marion Third Baptist Church is Making a Difference...
s I write this, I can tell you that tears of thanksgiving flow from my eyes.
This is what Safe Families is all about— coming together with a family in
crisis and leading them to Christ. David and Caron are now members of
Third Baptist Church and both have been baptized.
May 10 – 2015
BCHFS Mother’s
Day Offering.
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Relief Houseparent
Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services
is seeking an individual houseparent to
provide Christian guidance and supervision
in a group home setting to troubled female
or male adolescents. Applicants would
be required to rotate to different cottages
with another individual staff caring for the
residents over a 4 to 5 day period. Applicants
must be 21+, HS diploma/GED. The
position is full-time with benefits.
Contractual Therapist
BCHFS is currently seeking Contractual
Therapists for our Southeastern Pathways and
Metro East Counseling Offices. Must have a
current LCSW or LCPC.
To apply, contact Melinda Bratcher at
(618) 382-4164, ext. 111, send resumes to
Baptist Children’s Home, Attn: Melinda
Bratcher, 949 Co Rd 1300 N, Carmi, IL 62821,
or [email protected].
Learn more by calling (618) 382- 4164
or visit our website at www.BCHFS.com.
Baptist Children’s Home
(BCH)
Residential Care
949 County Rd. 1300 N.
Carmi, IL 62821
(618) 382-4165
email: [email protected]
Angels’ Cove
Pathways Counseling
Pregnancy, Adoption &
Foster Care
Christian Counseling
Services
4243 Lincolnshire Drive
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 242-4944
email: [email protected]
Central IL Office
1500 E. Walnut Street
Chatham, IL 62629
Chatham: (217) 971-9385
Carlinville: (217) 971-9385
Effingham: (618) 367-6352
Salem: (618) 367-6352
Vandalia: (618) 367-6352
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Sign-up for our online Newsletter by emailing us at [email protected].
Donations can be made online at www.BCHFS.com.
Metro East Office
4950 Old Collinsville Rd.
Swansea, IL 62226
Swansea: (618) 624-4060
Edwardsville: (618) 447-0257
Wood River: (618) 251-9790
Southeastern IL Office
949 County Rd. 1300 N.
Carmi, IL 62821
Carmi: (618) 382-3907
Harrisburg: (618) 382-3907