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125 YEARS OF MINISTRY<br />
Chrystelle Thames<br />
“The survival and usefulness of any service<br />
agency is dependent, in large measure, upon<br />
its capacity and willingness to change.”<br />
Today The Baptist Children’s Village<br />
(formerly the Baptist Orphanage) celebrates<br />
125 years of ministry and these words of former<br />
Executive Director Paul N. Nunnery exemplify<br />
the ministry from the first day until now.<br />
In 2022 the BCV serves hundreds of<br />
children through residential care in homes<br />
throughout Mississippi; through a non-residential<br />
program where families are mentored<br />
and encouraged; through a domestic violence<br />
shelter providing a safe place for children and<br />
their moms; and finally, through referral<br />
services offering families options to help meet<br />
their needs.<br />
The ministry that began in a small house on<br />
Capitol Street in Jackson, has seen many changes<br />
in its journey to the statewide ministry it is<br />
today. The success of God’s plan is evidenced by<br />
His work in and through the lives of His people.<br />
Recently the BCV held its alumni reunion<br />
bringing generations of former residents<br />
together who shared stories about how God<br />
had used people through the ministry to change<br />
their lives and rescue them from devastation.<br />
Amongst all the chatter is an abundance of<br />
evidence that, “changing one life at The Baptist<br />
Children’s Village changes generations.”<br />
38 • SEPTEMBER 2022
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