The Baptist Children's Village

Reverend L.S. Foster of Senatobia, the founding father of The Baptist Children's Village, sought God's direction in providing a safe place for Mississippi children to grow spiritually as well as physically. In The Baptist Record, he appealed for support for the cause, and after failing health forced him to resign as the first superintendent of the then Baptist Orphanage, he wrote that it was God's work and that he and others had simply been His instruments. From that plea forward, countless Mississippi Baptists cared for hurting children through gifts, time, and prayers, allowing the ministry to grow into a statewide mission. In 1961, the organization was renamed The Baptist Children's Village to more accurately reflect the type of care it provided and the clients it served, and selfless churches continued to provide a S.A.F.E. place for thousands of children, meeting their spiritual, academic, family, and emotional needs.

Mississippi · United States