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Church Bulletin Announcements

Please copy and paste these short information announcements about Bethany into your church bulletin. We appreciate it!

Pregnancy Counseling

• It won’t happen to me! A woman facing an unplanned pregnancy may feel lost and alone. We understand, and we care about what is best for her and her baby. Bethany Christian Services has served more than 65,000 birthparents since 1944. If you are struggling with tough decisions regarding an unplanned pregnancy, or if you know of someone who is, please call 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org or www.impregnant.org.
• Your choice. Your future. An unplanned pregnancy doesn’t need to be a crisis. There is compassionate, Christian care for families in this situation. Bethany Christian Services has served more than 65,000 birthparents since 1944. Let Bethany help you consider your options. 1.800.BETHANY or www.bethany.org or www.impregnant.org
• Decisions Ahead. If your daughter or granddaughter is facing an unplanned pregnancy, we can help. Bethany Christian Services has served more than 65,000 birthparents since 1944. Experience Matters. Call 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org or www.impregnant.org.

Foster Care

• Someday... Remember when you said that someday you would make a difference in your community by helping kids? Children and teens need you today! Contact Bethany Christian Services so you can learn how to become a foster parent to an abandoned, neglected, or abused child. If not now, when? If not us, who will parent these forgotten children? Call 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org.
• A Loving Home for Every Child. Thousands of abused, neglected, and abandoned children have no safe place to call home. If you have a heart to open your home to a foster child, please contact Bethany Christian Services at 1.800.BETHANY or www.bethany.org. A forgotten child is waiting.
• Step Up to the Plate. There is no greater feeling than helping a child in need. Thousands of abused, neglected, and abandoned children are waiting for a safe place to call home. Bethany Christian Services will provide you with foster parent training and match your family’s special abilities with a foster child’s special needs. Call 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org to learn how you can bring love and security into a forgotten child’s life.

General Adoption

• Considering Adoption? Bethany Christian Services is the largest adoption agency in the U.S. We unite domestic and international children with loving, Christian families. To learn more about the blessings of adoption, call 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org. A child is waiting for you!
• ADOPT TODAY! Worldwide, millions of infants and children—some with very special needs—are waiting for a forever family. Bethany Christian Services invites you to explore the wonderful world of adoption. If God is calling you to make room in your home and heart for a child, please call 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org. A child is waiting for you!
• They’re Waiting…Thousands of children are waiting for a family to call their own. Since 1944, Bethany Christian Services has united more than 33,000 children with their forever families. Discover the blessings of adoption. Call 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org.

Intercountry Adoption

• The Journey of a Lifetime: Make the journey of a lifetime for a lifetime of love. Adopt an international child through Bethany Christian Services. Call 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org/international.
• Attention Families! Millions of children worldwide are growing up without the love of a permanent family. If God is calling you to intercountry adoption, please contact Bethany Christian Services at 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org.
• Intercountry Adoption: Bethany Christian Services has united children born overseas with loving, Christian families since 1982! If you are considering intercountry adoption and are looking for an experienced, Christian agency that is a ministry, not a business, please contact 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org to learn more about the blessings of intercountry adoption.

Older Child Adoption

• Calling All Special Families: A loving, Christian family is the most important foundation we can build under our children. For information about how you can provide that foundation for an older child or one with special needs, please call Bethany Christian Services at 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org.
• The Forgotten Ones: Thousands of abused, neglected, and abandoned children need a permanent, loving, Christian home. Bethany Christian Services invites you to learn how you can give a special child the love and security s/he needs. Call 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org. A special child is waiting for you.

Sponsor a Child

• Latte or Cappuccino? For the price of a daily latte, you can sponsor an international child who needs food, medical care, and education. Call 1.888.242.8332 or visit http://www.bethany.org/sponsorship to learn more about sponsoring a child through Bethany Christian Services.
• Sponsor an International Child: It takes a dollar a day to sponsor an international child who needs food, medical care, and education. If your family, youth group, or Sunday school class would like to sponsor an international child through Bethany Christian Services, call 1.888.242.8332 or visit www.bethany.org/sponsorship.

Volunteer

• Your Calling: Are you waiting for the Lord to call you to a special ministry? Bethany Christian Services has many opportunities for volunteers who want to serve children and families. Please contact 1.800.BETHANY or visit http://www.bethany.org to learn about the opportunities at your local Bethany office.
• Time. Talent. To give of your time and talent in the name of Jesus is one of the greatest gifts you can offer another person. Bethany Christian Services needs volunteers to help us serve children and families. To learn how you can serve others with your time and talent, please call 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org.
• You’re Invited: Remember when you said to yourself that you would make time to volunteer for a Christian cause? Bethany Christian Services invites you to explore the many ways you can use your time and talents to serve children and families in the name of Jesus. Call 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org.

Fertility Challenges

• You’re Not Alone: More and more couples are experiencing infertility and pregnancy loss. Where can they turn for Christian support, education, and resources? Bethany Christian Services offers a nationwide Christian ministry called Stepping Stones for couples who are struggling with these issues. To sign up for a free, bimonthly newsletter, visit http://www.bethany.org/step or call 616.224.7488.
• Can We Be a Family Without Children? Many couples who are struggling with infertility and pregnancy loss ask themselves this question every day. Where can they turn for compassionate support? Bethany Christian Services offers a ministry called Stepping Stones that serves thousands of couples living with this question. To learn more about this ministry and to receive a free, bimonthly newsletter, visit www.bethany.org/step or call 616.224.7488.

General Bethany

• Bethany Christian Services offers a variety of services to families, including:
  • Pregnancy Counseling
  • Domestic Infant Adoption
  • Older Child Adoption
  • Intercountry Adoption
  • Embryo Adoption
  • International Sponsorship
  • Stepping Stones, a ministry for couples dealing with infertility and pregnancy loss

For compassionate, Christian care, call 1.800.BETHANY or visit www.bethany.org.

• The Quiet Agency: If you visit www.bethany.org, what will you see? Something amazing…a worldwide, Christian ministry serving children and families through pregnancy counseling, comprehensive adoption services, an infertility ministry, child sponsorship, orphan care, and much more! Check us out. We’re Bethany Christian Services.
• Surfers Welcome: There is a Christian website you may not have visited, but it is worth the look. Check out www.bethany.org, and you’ll be amazed at the broad range of services that Bethany Christian Services offers to children and families in your community and around the world.