Church Involvement
Our Connect1Child team is ready to help your church develop Foster Care and Adoption ministries that reach the next generation for Christ. We understand that everyone is not called to foster or adopt, but everyone can do something. Your decision to support foster/adoptive families can encourage others to answer God’s call to serve in this vital ministry.
We Help Your Church…
- Encourage families to answer God’s call to Foster Care and Adoption ministry
- Train and support Foster Care and Adoptive families
- Establish Foster Care and Adoptive ministries that support families in your church and community
We Offer Presentations…
- Display booth with Foster Care and Adoption information
- Foster Care and Adoption presentation during Sunday School/Bible Study hour
- Worship service with brief Foster Care and Adoption presentation
- Worship service with brief Foster Care and Adoption presentation and message by Dr. Perry Hancock, President & CEO, entitled “So the Next Generation Will Know”
Ways Churches Are Ministering to Foster and Adoptive Children and Families…
- Wrapping around individual foster families within the church to provide childcare, meals, and support
- Hosting a Foster Parents' Night Out for local foster families
- Hosting a Foster Parents' Support Night with training for families
- Providing childcare and space for an ongoing foster parent support group
- Organizing meal trains for local foster families when a new child is placed in their home
- Collecting various items for foster families in the community such as diapers, wipes, Christmas gifts, school supplies, and more
- Hosting trainings presented by Connect1Child staff
- Providing a makeover for visitation rooms at the local DCFS office, including fresh paint, new toys, furniture, and a deep clean
Sensing God’s call to serve in foster care? Have questions? Please contact our Connect1Child team at 318‑343‑2244 or contact one of our regional specialists to learn more about ministry opportunities in your area!
