Free Will Baptist Family Ministries

Free Will Baptist Family Ministries Offers Help In Times Of Hurt

Greeneville-based Free Will Baptist Ministries has offered care for hurting children and families since 1939.

What began as an orphanage in the small, rural community of Camp Creek near the Cherokee National Forest in Greene County has now evolved into a comprehensive social service agency with a range of services for pregnant teens and young women, infants, toddlers, adolescents, at-risk teens, senior citizens and families.

The Christian ministry focuses on love and healing as it aims to unify and preserve families and provide a loving, caring and secure environment in which to live, work and grow in the Lord.

It is headquartered at 90 Stanley Lane, Greeneville. The phone number is 639-9449.

Online information is available at www.fwbfm.com.

INDEPENDENT LIVING / RESIDENTIAL / FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS

The number of children in Family Ministries’ care continues to grow through its Independent Living, Residential and Foster Care Programs. The IL program provides a continuum for ages 17-21 transitioning from foster care, designed to help build independence.

Both short-term and long-term residential programs are offered on Family Ministries’ campus in Tennessee and three homes in Arkansas. The Foster Care program is a licensed child-placing agency with the State of Tennessee.

Foster care and special needs adoption are vital aspects of Family Ministries’ outreach. The mission is to see children achieve permanency through reunifi cation and independent living.

STOKES ACADEMY

The on-campus, state-licensed Stokes Academy provides each student with academic assessments and specialized assistance to meet their educational goals. Each young person is required to be enrolled

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PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE SUN/THE GREENEVILLE SUN A Hope Center Baby Shower was held in the fellowship hall of Harris Memorial Church of Camp Creek. The shower was hosted by Ladies on a Mission for Christ and was the fth annual baby shower to help support the Hope Center, located at 314 Tusculum Blvd.