Every church has a part

The Church is God’s plan.

From the earliest days of Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, churches have been at the heart of this ministry. God designed the church to care for the vulnerable, strengthen families, and bring the hope of the gospel to those who need it most.

Tell Us About Your Church

Takes about two minutes. Share your church and interests, and our team follows up.

PARTNERING WITH CHURCHES

Caring for children and families, together.

Across North Carolina, churches partner with BCH in many ways: praying for children and families, serving through volunteer opportunities, equipping members through training, and supporting the mission through generosity.

Whether your church is just learning about BCH or has partnered for years, there are meaningful ways your congregation can be involved in caring for children and families across our state.

Every church can play a role.
Every believer can do something.

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engaging with compassion

Foster Care Ministry.

Loving children from hard places requires both compassion and preparation. From your first inquiry through licensing and beyond, our team provides everything you need to walk this calling well.

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The pathway to becoming a mobilized church.

Whatever your church’s size, season, or starting point, there’s a meaningful way to engage in caring for children and families.

Intentionally Pray

Prayer is the foundation of this ministry. Churches across North Carolina partner with BCH by lifting up children, families, foster parents, and the staff who serve them.

Train Your Leaders

Equip your church with biblical understanding and practical guidance through gospel-centered trauma-informed training, designed to help you respond with compassion and wisdom.

Rope Holding Ministry

Equip your church to provide practical, emotional, and spiritual support for foster and adoptive families so they never walk alone.

Partnership in Foster Care & Adoption

Partner with BCH to equip, prepare, and support families pursuing foster care or adoption through every step of the journey.

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Equipping your church with practical tools.

BCH is committed to coming alongside churches and families to empower you. Through statewide foster care licensing training, gospel-centered trauma-informed training, and online resources, our goal is to make it possible for you to say “yes” to how God is calling you.

Foster Care Licensing

We believe every child deserves a safe, stable, and loving home, and the local church can bridge the gap for thousands of children in the North Carolina foster care system.

  • Parent training and licensing through BCH
  • Available across five NC regions
  • Ongoing support after licensing

Gospel-Centered Trauma-Informed Training

Gospel-Centered Trauma-Informed Training equips leaders and caregivers with practical tools to walk compassionately with vulnerable and neurodivergent individuals, so churches become places of hope and healing.

  • Trauma Foundations workshops
  • Practical Applications for Ministry and Caregiving
  • Ongoing equipping throughout the year

Trainings take place across North Carolina regions throughout the year. View the full training schedule and register based on your location.

View Training Schedule & Register
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“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction…”
— James 1:27 (ESV)

Foster care and adoption are not only family callings. They are church callings.

We believe the church plays a vital role in ensuring every child has a safe and loving home.

Through our Every Child initiative, BCH works with pastors and church leaders to encourage and support families who feel called to foster or adopt.

In partnership with NC Baptists and its network of more than 3,400 churches, this ministry helps congregations create a culture of care where children and families are supported through gospel-centered trauma-informed training, ongoing encouragement, and collaborative ministry.

Learn About Foster Care
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Invite BCH to share with your church.

Interested in learning more about the ministry of Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina? When available, a BCH representative would be honored to visit your church or connect with your congregation to share more about our mission.

We’ll share stories of God’s faithfulness as He continually works through BCH to impact vulnerable children and families with the gospel, and how your church can be part of the mission.

Invite a Speaker

EVERYONE CAN DO SOMETHING

Frequently Asked Questions

Churches play a vital role in caring for vulnerable children, and BCH mobilizes the local church to create sustainable, gospel-centered impact across North Carolina.

BCH equips churches with training, resources, and practical ways to support families through prayer, care teams, and relational support.

No. BCH helps churches identify their unique role, whether supporting families, mentoring youth, or meeting tangible needs.

BCH provides foster care licensing training, Gospel-Centered Trauma-Informed Training, and church mobilization consulting to help congregations serve confidently. View our full training schedule above.

No. We come alongside you with the tools and training your church needs, so you can begin caring for vulnerable children with confidence.

Our desire is to come alongside your church. We bring coaching, training, and resources so your congregation can build something that lasts, surrounding foster and adoptive families with prayer, care teams, and relational support.

Any size church can make a meaningful impact, and BCH helps each congregation find a role that fits its strengths.

Church members can care for the foster and adoptive families already in their own congregation and community through meals, mentoring, respite care, prayer, financial gifts, and joining a support team.

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“Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.” — Psalm 82:3
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Connect with BCH through upcoming events.

Throughout the year, we host gatherings and trainings where churches can learn more about the ministry, meet the people behind the work, and discover ways to serve children and families across North Carolina.

View Upcoming Events