Who We Are
OUR MISSION AND MINISTRY
Our Story
SERVING ARKANSAS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SINCE 1894
In 1894, God led Hannah Hyatt to donate her home and farm to Arkansas Baptists as a home for vulnerable children. What began in the heart of one woman, has expanded over 125 years later to multiple Christ-centered divisions across the state serving Arkansas families. As the ministry of Arkansas Baptist Children & Family Ministries has grown over the years, the mission has remained the same: healthy families for healthy futures.
Our Mission Is Strong Families.
STRONG FAMILIES MAKE STRONG FUTURES.
Our mission is to build, strengthen, and restore Arkansas families. We are compelled by the Gospel to pursue justice for the children and families of Arkansas. Family is the foundation of healthy childhoods, healthy churches and healthy communities. Families are in a battle for health, hope and wholeness. They cannot face the battle alone. We are here to hold up the family. We are here to stand with them and for them, giving families the strength needed to succeed.
Our Family of Ministries
Today, we build, strengthen and restore Arkansas families for God’s glory through 6 divisions of Christ – Centered services.
Christian Counseling | LIVING WELL PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING
Living Well Professional Counseling provides counseling you can trust in locations across Arkansas.
Family Stability and Advocacy | DESIRED HAVEN FAMILY CARE
Desired Haven Family Care provides a Christ-centered support system and skills for vulnerable Arkansas families.
Foster Care | CONNECTED FOSTER CARE
Connected Foster Care provides private foster care to missional families that results in healthy outcomes.
Adoption | CONNECTED ADOPTIONS
Connected Adoptions champions the brave, life-giving choice of an expectant mother and removes the barriers that hinder loving families from child-centered adoption, by providing all-encompassing wrap around services.
Campus Care | ARKANSAS BAPTIST RANCH | ARKANSAS BAPTIST HOMES FOR CHILDREN
Campus Care keeps large sibling groups together while in foster care by providing campus homes and campus support for foster families.
Struggling families become strong families when they are supported families.
Arkansas Baptist Children and Family Ministries is a nonprofit entity of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.