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Bethany Christian Will No Longer Allow LGBTQ Parents to Foster and Adopt

Bethany Christian Will No Longer Allow LGBTQ Parents to Foster and Adopt

Friday, June 12, 2026
Bethany Christian Services, long described as the country’s largest Protestant adoption and foster care agency, will no longer allow LGBTQ couples to foster or adopt. In a press release posted Wednesday, the Michigan-based agency announced that its board voted to “clarify and reinforce” its Christian faith commitments. Those changes require staff and board members to Read more... The post Bethany Christian Will No Longer Allow LGBTQ Parents to Foster and Adopt appeared first on Christianity Today.