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For more than three decades, First United Methodist Church of Grapevine has made sure every child at Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) gets a bicycle for Christmas. The giving tradition began in the late 1980s when Jim Kennebrew, who was a member of FUMC Grapevine at the time, first organized the special donation. Kennebrew recalled the […]
The mission of Methodist Children’s Home is to offer hope to children, youth and families through a nurturing, Christian community. For many residential youth at MCH, the Christmas season can be emotionally challenging as many are spending the holiday away from their families for the first time. However, MCH understands these children need to be shown grace and love. Youth are reminded of the true meaning of Christmas and are able to take in holiday experiences that are meant to build childlike anticipation and joy throughout the season.
Thanks to the generosity of First United Methodist Church of Grapevine, children and youth at Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) were blessed once again with bicycles for Christmas. The annual donation of bicycles from FUMC Grapevine is a long-standing tradition at MCH, dating back to the late-1980s. Whether they are served on the Waco campus, MCH […]
Nonprofit leaders from across the United States came to Waco this year for the annual Coalition of Residential Excellence (CORE) Conference hosted by Methodist Children’s Home. The conference, a national gathering for residential care providers serving children and youth, took place Oct. 9-11. CORE is described as “an alliance of programs who are dedicated and […]
On April 12, 2016, Dr. Karyn Purvis passed away at the age of 66. As the director of the Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University, her contributions to child development research and trauma-informed care had a tremendous impact on many around the world. She was a great friend to Methodist Children’s Home and […]
New Home Named for Former Resident Turned President On Friday, June 17, 2016, Methodist Children’s Home celebrated its new residential home with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It is the first home built on the Waco campus in more than five decades. The new home is named the Dr. Jack Kyle and Evelyn Daniels Home. Daniels served […]