Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes

Our Mission

Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes provides Christ-centered, nurturing homes for children from hard places across Tennessee through compassionate residential and foster care homes. Our Residential Care Program provides on-campus homes for children who are not in state custody and whose families cannot provide the care they need. Christian couples serve as houseparents in these family-style homes for up to eight resident children, providing a safe environment in which the children are guided by biblical principles and direction. Through our George Shinn Foster Care Program, TBCH partners with Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services to provide certified foster families and homes for children in state custody. We carefully select evangelical Christian couples to serve as foster parents so children placed in their homes are cared for physically as well as spiritually. The program includes training, support, direction and advocacy for these homes by our qualified Foster Care Case Managers. We also work with churches and other organizations to create a network of local resources in communities across the state through our Family Care Program with the goal of changing the trajectory of families in need by connecting families to counseling services, parenting training, and other church ministries. TBCH does not accept government funding and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA), a national organization that sets standards for quality service and examines—in person—an organization's service and financial accountability to donors, clients and the public.