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The Spiritual Development (SD) department at Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) continues to offer pastoral leadership and support to staff and residents despite shelter-in-place and social distancing instructions in Waco. “I am beyond proud of my team for taking on this challenge by creating quality programs and genuine interactions through technology,” said Kim Clark, director of […]
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) is joining other organizations to show its support for children and raise awareness about this issue. Throughout the month, we will share about our ministry’s work to protect children and create safe families through our programs and services. Brooke Davilla, program administrator for […]
Teachers and staff from the MCH charter school organized a parade of cars on Wednesday to encourage residents of the Waco campus and MCH Boys Ranch who have maintained “shelter in place” for more than two weeks. Michelle Arocha, principal of the charter school, which is operated in partnership with the University of Texas – […]
With the recent COVID-19 school closures, staff and residents at the MCH Boys Ranch are finding numerous ways to keep busy. The Boys Ranch offers experiences for youth and staff to enjoy the outdoors and utilize Ranch resources in groups of no more than 10 people, as recommended by local and state leaders and the […]
MCH Family Outreach in Waco was recently blessed by a donation that some might say is worth its weight in gold. Brailee Welch, who works at her grandfather’s business Quality Parts Supply, contacted Methodist Children’s Home asking if she could donate 300 rolls of toilet paper in light of the shortages being seen in stores. […]
As high school graduation approaches, students at the Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) charter school have been preparing for their futures. Throughout the school year monthly meetings are held for the juniors and seniors. These meetings provide consistent opportunities to answer questions and help make individual post-graduation plans. MCH currently has 12 seniors and 18 juniors. […]
MCH to host internationally acclaimed program [UPDATE — March 16, 2020: Due to concerns related to COVID-19, this training has been postponed. Further information will be available soon.] Methodist Children’s Home will host a Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) facilitator course March 31-April 3, 2020, at the Texas Ranger Museum Knox Center in Waco, Texas. […]
Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) charter school students completed a successful week of competition during the McLennan County Junior Livestock Show, Jan. 28-31 at the Extraco Events Center in Waco. Seven FFA students had animals were selected to be shown during the Friday evening sale while the ag mechanics group placed third in sweepstakes out of […]
Methodist Children’s Home celebrated its seniors during a class ring ceremony at the charter school this January. Each student was presented with their ring by their home life manager or other MCH staff member. The charter school is located on the Waco campus and operated in partnership with the University of Texas-University Charter School system. […]
Trey Oakley, President/CEO of Methodist Children’s Home (MCH), today announced the appointment of Traci Wagner as Vice President for Family Outreach. Wagner has served MCH since 2008 through MCH Family Outreach, first as director of community outreach for the office in Tyler, Texas, and the last eight years as program administrator, overseeing the seven MCH […]