Somewhere in North Carolina, a child is waiting to be told “yes.”
Pastor, this is your invitation to join other churches across our great state through this fall’s Annual Offering to bring hope to vulnerable children and families.
Across North Carolina, children and families are waiting for someone to say yes.
Behind every need is a real person — a child carrying a backpack of belongings and a heart full of questions, a weary parent, a teenager who has learned not to hope for too much. They need more than a program. They need the people of God to step in.
The local church has always been God’s plan for the vulnerable. And your church is closer to the answer than you think. The stories below are what your church’s “yes” makes possible.
Through foster care, adoption, residential care, and family support, BCH meets children and families wherever the need is — and shares the hope of Christ in the middle of it.
Every life is known and loved by God — and waiting for His people to step in.
For 140 years, BCH has been the hands and feet of the church for North Carolina’s most vulnerable.
We exist to share the hope of Christ by meeting the needs of children and families. Through foster care, adoption, residential care, and family support, BCH gives churches a trusted way to live out James 1:27 — not alone, but together.
“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God… is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction.” — James 1:27
Malik’s Story
One “yes” changed everything for Malik.
A young boy who needed safety and stability found a foster family who believed in restoration, reunification, and the love of Christ.
Malik was one of countless children in North Carolina who needed a family — a child caught in a difficult season, uncertain of what the future would hold. Then the Hagan family, a BCH foster family, opened their door and their hearts.
They didn’t just provide a safe place for Malik to stay. They loved him wholeheartedly while encouraging and supporting his biological family every step of the way. Through that journey, Malik experienced the love of Jesus, and one of the family’s greatest prayers was answered when he and his father were baptized together.
Today, Malik is back home with his family, thriving and surrounded by people who love him. And the Hagans continue to celebrate the restoration they prayed for from the very beginning.
That is what your church’s “yes” makes possible.
What your church’s “yes” sets in motion
Saying yes isn’t one decision — it’s three. And each one changes a life.
Yes to Praying
Your congregation lifts up the children in our care and the families who open their homes — asking God to do what only He can.
Yes to Serving
Hearts are stirred. Some will step forward as foster families and houseparents — the very answer a waiting child is praying for.
Yes to Giving
Your offering provides the resources that keep caring homes open and the gospel going out — across North Carolina and beyond.
More lives being rewritten
Malik’s story is one of many. Here are two more.
Tiffany met Jesus in a BCH cottage
A teenager in foster care, Tiffany came to know Christ as her Savior — not through a program, but through houseparents who faithfully lived the gospel in front of her and the other girls in their care, day after ordinary day.
The Carlisles became a family of seven
After adopting three children through BCH, Phillip and Sara thought their family was complete. Then the birth mother of one of their children was expecting twins. The Carlisles said yes again — and welcomed two newborns home.
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. God settles the solitary in a home.
Saying yes is simple. Here’s how to begin.
Three steps. No cost to your church. A lasting impact for children and families.
Order your resources
Request bulletin inserts, offering envelopes, posters, and the digital promo kit — completely free. Materials ship in September, so order early to be ready.
Cast the vision
Set a collection date and a goal that stretches your church’s faith. Then share consistently — in services, in e-news, and on social media in the weeks leading up.
Receive & pray
Collect your offering and keep praying. The Week of Prayer is November 15–22, 2026 — though you’re always welcome to choose the date that fits your church.
Prayer is where every “yes” begins.
Pray that more Christian men and women will say “yes” to becoming foster families and houseparents — the Lord may already be stirring hearts within your church.
Pray for the children in our care, that the love of Jesus will take deep root in their hearts and lives.
Pray for how the Lord is leading you and your church to participate in this year’s offering and the many ways to engage with the BCH mission.
Questions churches often ask
How much do the materials cost?
Nothing. All Annual Offering resources — bulletin inserts, offering envelopes, posters, and the digital promo kit — are provided free to your church.
When will our materials arrive?
Materials ship in September. We recommend ordering early so everything is on hand well before your collection date.
When is the offering collected?
The Week of Prayer is November 15–22, 2026, but your church is welcome to choose any date that works best for your calendar.
Can a BCH speaker visit our church?
Yes! Simply check the box on the order form, or call us at 336-474-1209, and we’ll work with you to schedule a speaker.
What if we’re not sure we can participate this year?
Start by praying and ordering resources — there’s no commitment or minimum. Even sharing the need and praying as a congregation makes a real difference for children and families.
How is the offering used?
Gifts sustain BCH’s ministries — foster care, adoption, residential care, and family support — meeting physical needs while sharing the hope of the gospel across North Carolina and beyond.
Will your church say yes?
Saying yes is powerful — not because you’re supporting an organization, but because you’re saying yes to King Jesus, who is able to do far more than all we ask or imagine.
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think…” — Ephesians 3:20