Agency Details:

Bethany Christian Services

Bethany Christian Services manifests the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by protecting and enhancing the lives of children and families through quality social services.

Description:
Bethany is a not-for-profit, pro-life, pro-family organization, ministering in over 70 locations nationwide and ministries in 15 other countries.

Bethany offers a broad range of social services, including pregnancy counseling, adoption, family preservation programs, domestic foster care, refugee foster care, volunteer services and residential treatment.

History:
In 1944 Bethany was officially founded as Bethany Christian Home, by two Bible college graduates, after taking a child into their home. Renamed Bethany Christian Services in 1974, the once local agency has grown into a national, multi-service network, recognized for its professionalism and innovative leadership protecting and enhancing the lives of children, young people and their families.

Contact people:

Rhonda Fitzsimmons, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Jotham Ippel, New Neighbor Coordinator, (phone), (email) Ashley Batenburg, Community Recruiter, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (616) 224-7619

Address:

901 Eastern Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.bethany.org

Directions:

Bethany Christian Services is located near the major cross roads of Eastern Ave NE and Michigan St. This part of Eastern dead-ends into our campus. The Volunteer Services is located in the Foster Care buliding F.   Nearest Bus Stop: Eastern and Michigan, 1/4 mile minute walk

Last updated on October 28, 2009