A New Home

ID: 888 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
This file appears in: Methodist Children's Home
A New Home

The transition beginning in the 1940s from dormitories to cottages presided over by houseparents was a part of the orphanage’s goal to provide a home for children who stayed there, as opposed to functioning like an institution.

This file appears in: Methodist Children's Home

By Amanda Sawyer
Since 1894, the Methodist Children’s Home has provided a home and family for needy children in Central Texas. Though its role in the community has changed over the years, its devotion to helping the most vulnerable in society has remained constant.…