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  • David Melber CEO of Baptist Children's Homes of NC

    God’s perfect timing: purpose in the waiting

    We live in the land of the between, in the tension of the already and the not yet.

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  • A happy child smiling and reaching towards the camera in a vibrant ball pit outdoors.

    Recognizing the hurts behind the behaviors

    Behavior often communicates a deeper story. How churches can recognize the hurts behind the behaviors and build the trust that leads to gospel conversations.

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  • Ina Pickett stands on the porch of her restored home after a call to NCBAM for help.

    One phone call mobilizes NC Baptists to help Ina

    Ina Pickett called NCBAM about a leaking faucet. What followed was a rebuilt home and a picture of NC Baptists serving together.

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  • BCH Stegall Home resident Chris Kiser was invited to compete in Bocce at the Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota.

    Friends are the prize for Special Olympics athlete

    Chris Kiser lives at BCH’s Stegall Home. He came home from the Special Olympics USA Games with three medals – and something he valued a great deal more.

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  • The Scotts Hill praise team leads worship at Mountain Camp.

    Students put faith out front at Mountain Camp

    For the eleventh year, students from Scotts Hill Baptist led Mountain Camp for children in BCH care. One camper made the decision to follow Christ.

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  • The afternoon before Filipino Heritage Day, Bryan Bell surprised his longtime friend, Anthony Gordon, as he stepped off the school bus.

    Filipino Heritage Day ignites adoptive family friendships

    Two boys who met at an orphanage in the Philippines were adopted by different American families. Every year, Filipino Heritage Day brings them back together.

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  • Parker finds that family “doesn’t have to be blood”

    Family doesn’t have to be blood

    Parker spent much of his life in North Carolina’s foster care system. Two and a half years with the Willaford family changed what family means to him – and here’s how fostering with BCH actually works.

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  • Older couple embracing outdoors, representing a lasting legacy of care for children and families.

    What Is a Legacy Gift? A Plain-Language Guide to Leaving a Gift to Baptist Children’s Homes

    What is a legacy gift? Learn how a planned gift to Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina can support children and families for generations.

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  • BCH staff pray with longtime BCH friend and supporter Vernon Abbott. In memory of his wife, Abbott delivered a check to establish the Shirley Abbott Endowment out of their shared love for BCH. Below: Abbott embraces BCH’s Alan Williams. The two became friends throughout years of phone conversations.

    Seventy-Two Years, Five Months and Three Weeks

    Vernon Abbott was married 72 years, five months and three weeks. The endowment he created in Shirley’s memory will care for children long after them both.

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