MCH stories

MCH Participates In Human Trafficking Awareness Panel

October 9, 2023

Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) actively helps human trafficking survivors and supports partner agencies through collaborative efforts across Texas and New Mexico. MCH works with Unbound Now Waco, a church-affiliated organization launched in 2012 to address issues related to human trafficking. The nonprofit has chapters across the United States and in several countries. The Reagan House, […]

MCH Introduces Permian Basin Outreach Office

October 4, 2023

The new MCH Family Outreach office in the Permian Basin is open for business at 706 Adams Ave. in Odessa. Methodist Children’s Home recently hosted a luncheon introducing the ministry and services to the community. More than 160 people attended, representing agencies, community organizations and churches in the area. “MCH Family Outreach in Permian Basin […]

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 […]