BCV News

July 25, 2019 - Back-to-School: Carrie's Story

“My momma didn’t want me to go to school.”

Carrie was nine years old and could not read or write when she came to your Baptist Children’s Village last fall. Carrie’s houseparent, Ellen, said, “She didn’t know all the letters to the alphabet or even how to pronounce many of them.”

July 22, 2019 - New Houseparent: Darbie Smith

We are pleased to welcome Darbie Smith to The Baptist Children’s Village ministry team. She started with us in June and serves as a houseparent on the Fikes-Gatewood Campus in Louisville, MS. Darbie is from Franklinton, LA where her home church is Grace Missionary Baptist Church.

April 25, 2019 - BCV Statement on Venison Donations

Over the years, The Baptist Children’s Village has been blessed by the generosity of Mississippi hunters, who have donated venison from their hunts. The value of their generosity cannot be overstated.

April 2, 2019 - 2019 Mother's Day Annual Offering

The Mississippi Baptist Convention emphasis for The Baptist Children's Village Annual Offering is scheduled around Mother's Day each year. As Southern Baptist Churches focus on family between Mother's Day and Father's Day, we encourage them to pray for BCV families who are struggling, and for the children who are in our care. We also appreciate their continued support and generous gifts to the ministry.

March 25, 2019 - Sierra & Austin's Story

Sierra remembers how scared she was of the dogs at night. She learned over time to lay very still, hoping maybe the dogs would go away. It was a miserable life - homeless, hungry, and sleeping on a park bench with her mother and her brother, Austin. They never knew when their next meal would come, so Sierra was always hungry. When it wasn’t too cold, she was able to wash her hair in a city water fountain.This was Sierra’s and Austin’s life.

March 7, 2019 - Free VBS Name Tags

The Baptist Children's Village is pleased to partner with MS Baptist churches this year to provide free name tags for their Vacation Bible School. The name tags are printed with a design to compliment the Lifeway theme or there is a generic design to work with any curriculum. There is also an opportunity to do a mission project or invite a BCV representative to come share during VBS at the kick-off, mission class, commencement, etc. Please click this link to order your name tags and see more.

February 26, 2019 - Mendenhall High School FCCLA Donation

Many thanks to the students of the Family Career Community Leaders of America at Mendenhall High School. Their generous gift will impact the lives of families and children in crises.

February 26, 2019 - Grace abundant and free reunites families

Read your BCV Executive Director Sean Milner’s story in this issue of the AFA Journal magazine from the American Family Association. Read online here.