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MCH Bulldogs Win 2017 TCAF Six-Man Football State Championship In November the MCH Bulldogs left the field with more than grass-stained uniforms and the memories of the season’s hard work. With well-deserved pride in their hearts and medals around their necks, the MCH Bulldogs brought home the title of Six-Man Football State Champions for the […]
MCH Opening New Family Outreach Center in Waco Methodist Children’s Home has served children, youth and families since 1890. Through the years, MCH has evolved to meet the needs of the communities it serves. This year big changes are happening for the Waco MCH Family Outreach team. At the beginning of 2018, MCH finalized the […]
MCH Family Outreach in Killeen Hosts Military Culture Training Since July 2017, one in four families served by MCH Family Outreach in Killeen have been families with members who are active duty or veterans with many others having some connection to the military. Fort Hood, one of the largest military bases in the United States, […]
Hilliard and Ashcraft Homes Now Open Capital Campaign Enters Into Phase Two MCH youth and staff recently moved in to the Margaret Ann Yates Ashcraft Home and John E. Hilliard Home, the newest additions to the Waco campus. The opening of these state-of-the-art homes completed the first phase of the Building Hope Capital Campaign, an […]
Support from our Friends Methodist Children’s Home is blessed with many friends who support our mission to serve children, youth and families during the Christmas season. Because of generous donations during the holidays, every child on our residential campuses has presents under the tree. Volunteers spend hours wrapping each gift and other volunteer groups help […]
MCH Family Outreach Reaches Out to Families During Back-to-School Events As summer ends, some families are faced with the financial burden of back-to-school preparations such as new clothes for their growing child, school supplies, or scheduling last minute hair or dental appointments. As a way to show support to families in our communities as well […]
MCH School Welcomes New Initiatives and Programs This School Year The charter school on the Waco campus of Methodist Children’s Home, operating in partnership with the University of Texas – University Charter School system, started its 14th year on August 15. In May 2017, the school graduated its 300th student and is continuing to implement […]
Tommy & Brenda Benson Houseparents of the Year From their nomination: Tommy and Brenda Benson have been employed as home parents at Methodist Children’s Home since May 2008. During their nine years of service, the Bensons have embodied the agency’s mission of providing hope to children, youth and families in a nurturing, Christian community. They […]
Not long after the major destruction of Hurricane Harvey ensued on the Texas Gulf Coast, Methodist Children’s Home rose to action to help in the wake of loss and recovery. Through a donation made to Methodist Children’s Home, student leaders from Bulldog Pride, a group of staff-selected MCH students, assembled 100 hygiene kits for those […]
Building Hope Capital Campaign Construction will soon be concluded on the Margaret Ann Ashcraft and John E. Hilliard homes. This construction completes Phase One of the Building Hope Capital Campaign to add new homes to the Waco campus that better serve the needs of children. The decision to build updated homes with a new design […]
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