Heal, Restore, Transform
Our Mission, Vision & Core Values
Heal, Restore, Transform
Our Mission, Vision & Core Values
Our Mission
- Honoring God
- Reaching children and families with His love and truth
- Enabling others to join us in this ministry
Our vision is to show the love of Christ to each and every child and family to whom we minister. We do this by creating a culture where the needs of families are seen and met in creative and innovative ways. Efficiency and accountability are strategic priorities with effectiveness and excellence the resulting evidence. We desire God to use STCH Ministries in mighty ways to do His work.
Our Vision
Our Ministries
STCH Ministries (originally South Texas Children’s Home) is a faith-based, nonprofit organization that has been caring for children and families since 1952.
We provide:
- Homes for Children – caring for children of all ages
- Homes for Families – for single moms and their children
- Family Counseling – services for individuals, couples, and families sorting through the challenges of life
- International – reaching children and families through international missions
- Faith & Work – to enhance job skills and spiritual growth
- Faith & Finances – to teach biblical principles of money management
- Pastor Care – to serve those who are always serving others
- Family Support – to connect the needs of families with resources
- Ministry Consulting – to share expertise and resources with other ministries
Core Values
EXCELLENCE
Whether providing a safe home for a child in need, counseling a couple, assisting single moms, leading a mission team, or working behind the scenes in the business office, we desire to do all that we do in love and with excellence.
ACCOUNTABILITY
To serve others to the best of our ability, we will hold one another accountable by setting program and employee-specific goals and working together in a spirit of unity.
INTEGRITY
Trust is the key to any relationship and we will build this trust each day by choosing to walk in truth, understanding, and wisdom.
VISION
We believe in seeking God individually and corporately to develop a vision for the future as we grow in effectiveness and excellence.
GLORY TO GOD
As we trust God to guide and direct us we will give all that we are to Him – our strengths and our weaknesses; the challenges and the glory – for all good things come from His hand.
Affiliations
Through God’s leadership and power, we will press on to become all that God has in store for STCH Ministries. As an organization we will strive to:
- Ensure that all phases of this ministry will be completed in a manner that will ultimately bring honor and glory to Jesus Christ.
- Ensure that all children in our care will be provided a safe haven of love and refuge and the opportunities to realize the fulfillment of their hopes and dreams.
- Ensure that the ministry provided to families and individuals is Christ-based and of the highest professional standard.
- Ensure that every child and adult reached by this ministry will ultimately know Jesus Christ as Savior.
- Nurture and grow our children spiritually to have an active, deep, and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Seek as individuals to have a personal, active, deep, and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Wisely use the financial gifts we receive; this will include remaining debt-free.
- Remain completely funded by charitable gifts and not take state or federal funds.
