Coalition of Rome Churches Launch Christian Foster Care Program

Public Invited to Attend Ministry Kickoff on Sunday, January 31

Rome, GA (January 25, 2010) - A coalition of six congregations in Rome will launch a Christian foster care program on Sunday, January 31, 2010 by holding a Foster Care Ministry Orientation in the chapel of Unity Christian School from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  The public is invited to attend.  Visit www.faithbridgefostercare.org or call 706.409.5068 for questions or directions.

The six founding church partners include First Presbyterian Church, Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, Hollywood Baptist Church, Lakeview Baptist Church, Three Rivers Community Church, and Seven Hills Fellowship.  The group has named the mission Project127Rome for the biblical call to serve orphans found in James 1:27.*

There are more than 10,000 Georgia children in foster care and 224 in Floyd County.  In addition, there are less than half of the necessary foster families to serve them.  Find out how the local church and individuals can serve Rome's foster children.  In addition to becoming a foster parent, there are many ways to get involved, such as volunteering to assist with clothing, material goods, transportation, and more.  Find out all of the ways to become involved at the service on January 31.

"We are excited to have Rome's Christian community come together with local service providers to help children who need loving, stable families," said Bill R. Hancock, founder and president of FaithBridge Foster Care. "By coming together and deploying an unparalleled service and support system, these churches and the individuals who open up their homes and their hearts have the potential to change the way Floyd County does foster care."

This new ministry is in partnership with FaithBridge Foster Care, a Christ-centered, tax-exempt organization intent on changing U.S. foster care.  With currently more than 14 church partners in north Georgia and the greater Atlanta area, FaithBridge's strategy is to mobilize, organize, equip and release local churches and communities to solve the country's foster care crisis.  For more information on FaithBridge, please call 678.690.7100 or visit www.faithbridgefostercare.org.

* James 1:27 (NIV) "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:  to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."