Fruit Cove Baptist Church is a part of a nationwide Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) initiative called More than Enough. More than Enough is rooted in Stand Sunday, which originated in Brownwood, Texas, where the first Stand Sunday message was delivered by Bishop Aaron Blake in 2002. There was a movement in the church and community after Bishop Blake’s message, and by 2010, his county eliminated the need for foster families. To this day, there are more families than foster children waiting for homes in Brown County. We can accomplish the same here in Northeast Florida. When 10% of churches are involved in serving the foster care system, we will see: More than enough

• More than enough foster and kinship families for every child to have an ideal placement
• More than enough adoptive families for every child waiting for adoption
• More than enough help for birth families trying to stabilize and reunify
• And more than enough wrap-around support from the church for foster, adoptive, and birth families.

Let’s continue this movement together.

This year Fruit Cove will recognize Stand Sunday on November 5th and 6th.  We are beyond excited that Jason Johnson will join us for the weekend!  Jason is a nationally known author, speaker, and pastor.  He authored “Reframing Foster Care:  Filtering Your Foster Care Journey Through the Lens of the Gospel” and is the Director of Church and Ministry Engagement for the Christian Alliance for Orphans.

On November 5th, from 6-8:30 pm, we are hosting a special event, Hope for the Harvest, a night to remind, encourage, and honor foster and adoptive families.

Dinner will be served in the pavilion at 6 pm, followed by a worship service with special guest speaker Jason Johnson in the Worship Center.

This is a family-friendly event.  Childcare will be available for babies through kindergarten for the worship service.

We are excited to share this night with you and your families.  We pray that you would leave encouraged and inspired to press on in your work for vulnerable children and families.

“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for, in due season, we will reap if we do not give up.”  Galatians 6:9

This event is exclusive to foster, adoptive, relative, and non-relative caregivers. 

On November 6th, Jason will speak at our Sunday morning services.  Join us at 9:30 or 11:00 am in the Worship Center!