Free, Ready-to-Use Resources to Help Your Church Care for Vulnerable Children and Families
Your church probably already has ways to keep missions and ministry opportunities in front of your congregation. These free church foster care resources can help you do the same for vulnerable children and families in your own community. Perhaps you already have a bulletin board featuring missionaries around the world, ministry partners, or opportunities to serve.
But what about the mission field right outside your church doors?
Across West Virginia, vulnerable children and families need prayer, encouragement, practical support, and caring relationships. Your church can make a meaningful difference, and you don’t have to become a foster parent to get involved.
Everyone can do something!
Missions Abroad. Mission at Home.
Churches have long used bulletin boards and other displays to help people see what’s happening on mission fields around the world. These displays introduce missionaries, share prayer needs, and encourage people to get involved.
Why not use that same approach to highlight the needs of vulnerable children and families in your own community?
A simple display in your church can help your congregation learn about the needs, pray regularly, discover opportunities to serve, and encourage families who are caring for children.
Chestnut Mountain Village has developed a collection of professionally designed, ready-to-use resources to help your church get started.
A Simple Way to Keep the Mission Visible
You don’t need to create new materials every month or develop an entirely new ministry to begin.
We suggest three simple steps:
1. Keep the Basics Visible
Choose one or two foundational resources that explain the need and encourage your congregation to pray and get involved.
2. Rotate What’s Timely
Every month or two, introduce a different ministry opportunity, prayer focus, story, or practical way your congregation can respond.
3. Keep It Fresh
Update your display regularly so it continues to draw attention and help people discover ways to make a difference.
The goal isn’t simply to fill a bulletin board. It’s to help your church see the mission, understand the opportunities, and find meaningful ways to respond.
Download Your Free Church Foster Care Resources Kit
We’ve put together a free church foster care resource kit with professionally designed materials your church can print, share, and display.
Whether you’re creating a bulletin board, including information in your church newsletter, or sharing opportunities with a small group, these resources can help you get started.
Get all the available materials in one convenient download.
Explore the Individual Resources
Not sure where to begin? Browse the materials below and download the ones that best fit your church.
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Visible Mission. Meaningful Action.
Making the mission visible is a starting point, not the finish line.
As people become more aware of vulnerable children and families, they may be encouraged to pray, provide practical support, partner in the work, or step forward to lead.
For churches ready to take the next step, The Village can help establish a Family Advocacy Ministry (FAM) that brings people together to care for children and families in meaningful, sustainable ways.
You don’t have to do everything. You just need to find the right place to start.
Contact Chestnut Mountain Village to learn how we can help your church turn awareness into action.