I’m proud to be an ABHCM board member, and I love to tell people the story of how all of this wondrous activity began. In 1895, two retired Baptist missionaries responded to the plight of abandoned and homeless children by establishing the Chicago Baptist Orphanage. Rev. and Mrs. Scofield were following in the footsteps of many American Baptists in the 19th century who, at personal risk, boldly  advocated for the abolishion of slavery, schools for freed slaves, homes for elders, hospitals for the indigent,...
You see it when a young person finds hope on the other side of juvenile hall.  You feel it when a disabled adult demonstrates his ability to minister to others.  You hear it when a family celebrates the security of an affordable home, or an elder spins a life story like a tapestry full of meaning.

Growth, rebirth, and restoration: that’s what happens as ABHCM responds to people in need in communities around the U.S. and Puerto Rico.  Every day, in the name of Christ, our ministries serve more than 20,000 children, elders, and differently-abled adults.  Through retirement campuses, affordable housing, children’s and family services, and special needs programs, we are creating communities that transform lives. 
Superbowl Scarves
 

Residents at Four Seasons Retirement Community in Columbus, Ind., have been helping to knit blue and white “Super Scarves” for volunteers with the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee.