In the News: Local Family Adopts Through Agape Read The Commercial Appeal’s Faith & Values story about how the gift of adoption changed the life of one family forever. Go to www.AgapeMeansLove.org to read the full story.

Corker Congratulates Agape Child & Family Services on Being Named an “Angel in Adoption” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., congratulated Agape Child & Family Services of Memphis and Jackson on being recognized as a 2011 Angel in Adoption for their advocacy of adoption and foster care issues. The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute[.....]

Why Adoption Matters by Holly Towers – Monday, November 28, 2011 Occasionally I am asked by someone to explain the purpose of our ministry. The easy answer is that we exist to find families for children in need — whether through adoption or through foster care. Almost 50% of pregnancies in the United States are[.....]

In celebrating the end of National Adoption month, The AdoptionWorks ministry would like to present you with a few interesting facts about the ministry. 1.AdoptionWorks is a ministry under ChritianWorks for Children, formerly known as Christian Services of the Southwest. 2.The AdoptionWorks ministry has placed over 800 children with Christian families through foster care and[.....]

Knowing how to respond to a young woman who says she’d rather get an abortion than consider adoption is the subject of a new training workshop developed by Christian Homes & Family Services. Offered free for pregnancy resource centers and other professionals who have contact with young women facing unplanned pregnancies, the Adoption Option Training[.....]

Mothers we’ve worked with in the past appreciate our approach. Here are comments from four different moms: It is too awesome for words. Meeting her adoptive parents was a beautiful, almost spiritual experience. We were all at peace and totally connected. But when you think about it…there is nothing more special that we could have[.....]

Saturday, November 19, 2011 10am AGAPE will co-sponsor this Family & Children’s Service event to create awareness of the children in our community who need families. Inspiring stories, music, games, food and much more. Register by November 4 to receive a free gift! Contact Jocelyn King at 615 340-9737 to register, or go to www.agapenashville.org[.....]

YOU ARE INVITED TO Agape’s 3rd Annual Adoption Celebration An event for the entire family! Saturday, November 5 11:00am-2:00pm Vaughn Park Church of Christ 3800 Vaughn Road Montgomery, AL 36106 www.agapeforchildren.org 272-9466 FREE! Lunch included. Please register by Nov. 3! A Registered Play Therapist will be in attendance.

This article was taken from the Georgia Agape web site. Search and Reunion The term “search and reunion” refers to the efforts of adoptees, birth parents or their family members to seek some kind of contact with a blood relative touched personally by adoption. An adopted person may wish to seek contact with a birth[.....]

Agape currently has 2 great needs, and we are humbly asking for you to conisder how you can help. 1) African American homes who are interested in adopting African American children – Call us at 272-9466 or e-mail info@agapeforchildren.org if you would like to discuss the possibility of opening your heart and home to a[.....]