Finding the right adoption agency to help you adopt a baby in the U.S. can get overwhelming. There are thousands of agencies. How do you decide who to work with?
One way is to choose an agency that is Christian based. They have core values based on Christianity.
There are agencies who will highlight hopeful adoptive families with Christian faith because it can be a big part in a birthmom’s decision to choose the parents for her baby.
So – here are 4 Christian adoption agencies that will help you adopt a baby.
This doesn’t mean these agencies will ONLY work with Christian families. As always, I recommend calling them to ask questions about their domestic infant adoption program. You can use (and print) my 12 questions to ask an adoption professional.
Bethany is a global nonprofit organization and is recognized as a prominent leader in social services worldwide. Founded in 1944, they are the largest adoption agency in the U.S., their mission is to demonstrate the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by protecting and enhancing the lives of children and families around the world.
Their services include domestic infant adoption, foster care, and pregnancy counseling. Bethany is blessed to serve you through their extensive national network of over 100 offices in more than 30 states and over 1,000 experienced professionals. Find a location near you to get more information.
Nightlight Christian Adoptions
Nightlight started in 1959. They are a full service, Hague accredited child placement agency that provides domestic infant adoption services. They assist families in all 50 states, with offices in Southern California, Colorado, South Carolina and Kentucky.More than 2,000 domestic adoptions have been completed by Nightlight. Their program offers adoption counseling services to birth parents and adoptive families. For California, Colorado, South Carolina and Kentucky residents, they provide services such as home study, post adoption and pre-adoption education.
You can see their Frequently Asked Questions page for quick answers. See their eligibility requirements. For more information on how to begin your own adoption journey, you can complete their online contact form or call their experts at (714) 693-5437.
Lifetime is the adoption service my wife and I worked with for ALL 3 of our infant adoptions. They are fantastic to work with and were founded in 1986 by Mardie Caldwell after her struggle with 7 pregnancy losses and her own adoptions and working with women in crisis. They are one of the few facilitators licensed in California – AND they are licensed in Florida as a child placing agency. Click here to see their About Us page.
The mission is to help families and birthmothers come together. Lifetime’s specialty is assisting and supporting prospective birthparents in their search to find qualified adoptive families. Lifetime helps bring together prospective adoptive families and birthparents from all over the U.S. and even military families overseas!
On average, Lifetime receives over 300 phone calls daily and is available for emergencies 24-hours a day. Over the years, Lifetime has become known for its caring and genuine concern for birthmothers’ well-being before and after adoption.
Lifetime is dedicated to providing excellent adoption services to the women and families that seek our help, regardless of ethnic background, age, health, or income. They help find loving adoptive families for domestic children in need of permanent homes as requested by their birthparents.
Lifetime is lead by a belief in Jesus and they strive to provide the visible love, forgiveness, and compassion of Jesus. They believe that every child deserves a loving forever family, and that every birth family deserves to be treated with respect, honesty, and kindness. Lifetime will send you a FREE book about adoption.
If you have questions about the adoption process with Lifetime Christian Adoption, please call them to request a free informational packet: 1-800-923-6784.
They are NOT an agency, but rather a faith-based referral service (also known as consultants) based in Atlanta, Georgia. What does this mean? They assist adoptive families nationwide who are seeking an infant through domestic adoption. They exist to walk alongside Christian families as they obey the calling of adoption placed on their lives.
FAC has a network of agencies and attorneys across the US that are licensed in child placement. They will send profiles and home studies for hopeful adoptive families directly to their network of agencies and attorneys, who will then work on matching an expectant mom to a hopeful adoptive family.
FAC works with adoptive families in all states except New York and New Jersey. They also work with hopeful adoptive families that are U.S. Citizens currently living abroad. You can read more on the Frequently Asked Questions page.
