Lexington

Sunday Worship Services

9:00am, 11:00am

Address

59 Worthen Rd
Lexington, MA 02421

Contact

781-862-6499

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Wilmington

Sunday Worship Services

9:15am, 11:00am

Address

128 West St
Wilmington, MA 01887

Contact

781-862-6499

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Watertown

Sunday Worship Services

9:15am, 11:00am 

Address

525 Main St
Watertown, MA 02472

Contact

781-862-6499

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East Lexington

Sunday Worship Service

10:00am

Address

48 Bartlett Ave
Lexington, MA 02420

Contact

781-862-6499

Email

Foxboro

Sunday Worship Services:

10:00am

Address

115 Mechanic St
Foxboro, MA 02035

Contact

781-862-6499

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Sundays Online

Live at 9:15am, On-demand all day

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Fostering Initiative

Community Engagement at Grace Chapel Wilmington

Fostering Initiative

Community Engagement
Grace Chapel Wilmington Campus

At Grace Chapel's Wilmington campus, we have an audacious, God-given goal…to see every vulnerable child in our region in a safe and supportive family.  To that end, we mobilize and equip people to serve the fostering community in ways that align with their gifting and capacity.

  • We support, strengthen, and encourage biological families whose lives have been affected by trouble and trauma.
  • We build wrap-around teams to provide ongoing practical support and encouragement for foster and adoptive families.
  • We provide trauma-informed training for our congregation so we can create safe spaces for kids who have experienced hard things.
  • We build relationships and support social workers and staff at our nearby Department of Children & Families (DCF) office.
  • We partner with Fostering Hope – an organization that guides  churches and individuals to impactful and sustainable service to the foster care community. Fostering Hope connects us with local agencies, current needs, and resources of support.
  • We encourage people to consider opening their home for foster care and/or adoption.  And then we walk alongside them through the process, providing training, support, and connection into a vibrant foster care/adoptive family community right here in our church!

May is National Foster Care Month

May is National Foster Care Month

May is a time to recognize that we can each play a part in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care. Starting in 1988, U.S. Presidents issued annual proclamations in recognition of National Foster Care Month to show appreciation and gratitude to foster parents across the nation.

The purpose of National Foster Care Month continues to evolve based on the needs of the time. Current activities focus on increasing the visibility of the needs of children and youth in foster care and highlighting how the child welfare system can prioritize foster care as a service to families and promote reunification.

- CHILDREN'S BUREAU
An Office of the Administration for Children & Families

Hear what kids affected by foster care have to say about foster care.  We hope this video inspires you.  We would love to have a conversation about the need for families for the more than 4,000 children waiting to be adopted in New England.  You can reach out to Tom VanAntwerp at .

Highlights

VIRTUAL FOSTER CARE INFO SESSION

May 30th | 7-8:30 pm | ONLINE

This virtual session is for those who are interested in learning more about becoming foster or adoptive parents. You will hear from foster care and adoption specialists from DCF as well as current adoptive and foster families. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions. This is a no-obligation opportunity to learn more!

Info & Registration


FAITH & FOSTER CARE SEMINAR

June 8th | 9 am - 12 pm | Winthrop, MA - Harbor City Church (IN PERSON)

The Faith & Foster Care Brunch will help church members better understand God's heart for vulnerable children, gain insight into the needs of the local foster care community, and learn practical ways to make a difference. The event will include information and inspiring stories from biological families impacted by foster care, experienced foster families, staff at the Department of Children & Families, and trauma experts. We hope to give your members a better understanding of this local opportunity, provide relational connections, and guide them in practical steps to get involved. For those interested in fostering or finding other ways to impact the foster care community.

Info & Registration

Contact Fostering Hope

How can I get involved?

1.  Foster a child

If you want to explore what fostering a child entails, contact Fostering Hope at FosteringHope.org

2.  Be Curious

Books, like "All In" by Jason Johnson, may be helpful as you seek to learn more about the foster care need and/or to provide healing care for children affected by foster care.

3.  Support Foster and Adoptive Families

Join a wrap-around team to support families who have become foster homes.  Wrap-around teams engage in a variety of activities which include prayer, providing meals, mentoring, and even occassional respite.  For more information, contact Ali Broughton.

4.  Support DCF (Department of Families & Children) Staff

Are you an organized person?  Love tidying up?  Then this opportunity is for you! Join a team that goes into the DCF office in Burlington on a monthly basis.  We help organize the "closet" (a room, really) where donations are received.  This is a small commitment that has a huge impact for the DCF social workers.  For more information, contact Kim Cogswell.

5.  Pray for children and families

Our partners at Fostering Hope provide daily (M-F) prayer prompts for the foster care community and for local children who need adoption families.   
 More Info & Sign Up

Or you can utilize one of these prayer guides to personally or collectively guide you through a season of prayer for all those touched by adoption and foster care:

CAFO - 24 Groups to Pray for:  Prayer Guide

Foster the City - 31 Days of Prayer:  Prayer Guide

Make Room for One - One month prayer calendar:  Prayer Calendar

6.  Volunteer for our next event