MCH stories

Finding New Horizons

June 5, 2023

The dry climate in El Paso, Texas, gives crystal-clear visibility for miles and miles, especially from the top of the Franklin Mountains overlooking the city to the north. From this vantage point, the sprawling border town blends almost seamlessly with Juarez, Mexico, with only the Rio Grande River dividing the two cities and countries. To […]

News & Notes Spring 2023

June 5, 2023

Davilla Named To New Vice Presidential Position Trey Oakley, president and CEO of Methodist Children’s Home, announced the hiring of Brooke Davilla to the position of vice president for organizational effectiveness. Davilla has served as assistant vice president for programs at MCH since 2021. In her new role, which begins June 1, 2023, Davilla will […]

Rainn: A Focused Determination

June 5, 2023

Rainn knows her life could have been dramatically different without her faith in God and the support she has received from Methodist Children’s Home. “I could’ve been dead, but my faith has gotten me through everything in my life,” said Rainn, a 22-year-old enrolled in the MCH Transition Services (TS) program. “God has been with […]

Development News Spring 2023

June 5, 2023

The MCH Development department and President and CEO Trey Oakley hosted regional Commissioners meetings in Dallas and Houston this spring to give friends and supporters an opportunity to engage with MCH staff working in local communities and learn more about the ministry. Commissioners are volunteer ambassadors from communities across our service area of Texas and […]

Outdoor Education

June 5, 2023

Many community groups participated in the Outdoor Education program throughout the spring including the Waco High School football team and athletic staff; a group of staff members from the Waco Center for Youth; and fifth graders and staff members from the South Waco Awesome Guys & Girls (SWAGG). A special thank you to our student […]

Elizabeth & George: Leading By Example

June 5, 2023

It’s rare to come across a teenager fully confident in their own skin – let alone to cross paths with two such teens. But that’s exactly who Elizabeth and George are in the Day Student program at the University of Texas–University Charter School at MCH. “Elizabeth and George are both leaders and they don’t even […]

Reality Check

June 5, 2023

Reality check – checked off the list! In March, students at the University of Texas–University Charter School participated in the second annual Reality Check event designed to give exposure to real-world challenges such as budgeting and buying a home or car. Held on the MCH Waco campus, MCH staff and representatives from local businesses guided […]

Colin: Changing His Mindset

June 5, 2023

Allison Smith doesn’t mince words describing the impact Methodist Children’s Home is making in the life of her son, Colin. “It was by design MCH came into our lives,” she said. Colin was 12 years old when his family relocated from Indiana to Texas in 2018. They moved again two years later during the COVID-19 […]

Bulldogs Make History At State Track Meet

April 25, 2023

BULLDOG PRIDE!!! Our MCH track and field team made history this past Saturday at the TCAF State Track & Field meet in Boyd, Texas. Our boys team finished first overall and took home the Men’s Championship award, a first for the MCH team! Our girls team finished fifth as a team, “which is extremely impressive […]

Alumni Homecoming 2023

April 11, 2023

The Methodist Children’s Home Alumni Association (MCHAA) gathered in Waco over Easter weekend to celebrate its annual homecoming reunion. Activities during homecoming included an annual craft sale, auction, an Easter egg hunt for the children and grandchildren of alumni, campus tours, a time remembering alumni who died since the last gathering, and a ministry report […]