MCH stories

Students think like entrepreneurs for school project

May 23, 2018

Students at the Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) charter school were recently challenged to show their creativity and mind for business during a recent class project. Angie Hammond’s food science classes participated in the project which involved groups of juniors and seniors developing their own food truck businesses. The charter school, located on the Waco campus […]

Outreach News Spring 2018

May 9, 2018

New Partnership Provides Furniture for MCH Family Outreach Families Aletta, a mother in Bryan, Texas, who is supporting 16-year-old twin daughters and a 10-year-old daughter, recently received a couch and matching chairs for her new apartment thanks to a partnership formed between MCH Family Outreach in Bryan/College Station and FEMA. Aletta has been working to […]

Supporting Our Heroic Families

May 9, 2018

MCH Family Outreach Offices Serve Military Communities Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. – Joshua 1:9 When their four nieces needed a safe place to stay, Killeen couple Agustin and Amber opened […]

Development News Spring 2018

May 9, 2018

Top 20 Churches for Direct Gifts and Total Giving in 2017 Direct Gifts – Offerings and Donations Received Directly from Churches 1. First UMC – Rockwall 2. St. Luke’s UMC – Houston 3. First UMC – Grapevine 4. First UMC – Center 5. First UMC – Sulphur Springs 6. First UMC – Boerne 7. First UMC […]

News and Notes

May 9, 2018

MCH Students Participate in 2018 McLennan County Livestock Show Methodist Children’s Home students competed in the 2018 McLennan County Junior Livestock Show with six students receiving scholarships and five animals progressing to the sale. A total of 24 students from the charter school’s FFA program showed livestock and eight students submitted a total of 10 […]

Supporting Our Soldiers

May 9, 2018

A History of Service Throughout the history of MCH, many alumni entered the military after leaving campus and many became decorated officers. During times of war, MCH felt the impact on our country not only financially, but also personally as several older residents left home to fight overseas. During World War I, Abe Mulkey led […]

Faith: Determined to Succeed

May 9, 2018

Those closest to 17-year-old Faith do not have a shortage of positive words to describe her. Thoughtful, driven, amiable, dedicated, flourishing, and authentic are just some of the descriptors given to the teenager. During her time at Methodist Children’s Home, Faith has grasped on to opportunities and has joined choir, worship choir, the worship planning […]

Employee Service Awards 2018

May 9, 2018

3 Years of Service Back row, from left: Bradford Lewis, Jonathan Olivarez, Paul Fields, Russell Rankin, Michael Lewis, Chris Judy, Tim Brown (president) Middle row: Cathy Lawless, Stephanie Cummings, Max Larseingue, Nicholas Molnar Front row: Sara Beth Stoltzfus, Morgan Lyons, Marchelle Sabido-Villa, Lou Larseingue, LaKiesha Chatman Not pictured: Melissa Arroyo, Dulce Garcia, Stephen Massington, Sarah […]

Transition Services: Past, Present and Future

May 9, 2018

Transition Services at Methodist Children’s Home has a long-standing history of supporting and meeting the needs of youth who are transitioning into independence. As far back as the early 1920s, MCH recognized a need to give college assistance to young adults graduating from the MCH program. As the need was recognized and assistance was given, […]

Transition Services Profile: Jimmy Hammond

May 9, 2018

Sharing from Experience The life experiences and vocational pursuits Jimmy Hammond can list are extensive and would be exhausting to most people. But sitting at his current station, a shared desk in a classroom in Killeen High School where he teaches criminal justice classes, Hammond breaks out into a wide smile. “I am living the […]