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Rounding up fun
Written: 11/20/2009
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Child SHARE needs to relocate co-op
Written: 8/28/2009
The Circle of Care Child SHARE program recruits and supports foster and adoptive parents for children in state custody. One of the program’s primary means of support is its Equipment and Clothing Cooperative. For the last five years, the co-op for So...

Parents feel blessed to expend love through foster care
Written: 5/15/2009
Fostering bedtime memories Storytelling time beckons in the home of John and Rev. Lisa Beavers of Shattuck. The couple and their two daughters welcomed three foster children in 2008. More recently, another family at the Shattuck church became ...

Child SHARE issues call to help foster children
Written: 5/1/2009
A child meets the Easter Bunny at an egg hunt at OKC-St. Andrews UMC sponsored by Child SHARE. ...

Organizations branch out to boost awareness of child abuse
Written: 3/20/2009
Photo by Aloise McCullough Ashleigh Sorrell Rose, left, and Tod Bryant prepare a blue-ribbon display.   By Aloise McCullough Two UM-related organizations are raising knowledge about chi...

Circle of Care: Homeless moms with children find respite in Pearl's Hope
Written: 10/24/2008
By Holly McCray       Five single mothers and their 17 children no longer count among Tulsa’s homeless population. They now have a home—a cottage at the Frances Willard Ministry Center. They are the first families enrolled in a new transitional living program, calle...

A new place to call home
Written: 10/24/2008
Estate gift helps homeless families through Circle of Care One woman’s dream to help homeless women with children has led to creation of Pearl’s Hope, a new program of the United Methodist Circle of Ca...

Circle of Care president presents legislative workshop
Written: 2/22/2008
To track legislation online: Go to www.lsb.state.ok.us. n Select "Text of Measures." n On the next Web page, click on "House" OR "Senate"; select "Session-2008 Regular Session"; select "Status-Introduced." All bills filed by that legislative body will show, listed by number. n Click o...

400 cheer young rodeo riders
Written: 11/2/2007
The presentation of the flags is part of the grand entry at Boy’s Ranch Rodeo.                           An assortment of rodeo clowns entertains a younger guest.   Dec. 2 is Circle of Care Sunday in local churches...

Volunteers assist with school shopping
Written: 9/21/2007
Volunteers and students shop for school clothes. By James Davenport Butch and Patsi Smith, along with other volunteers, teamed up with Goody’s Clothing Store in Tahlequah to help several students at the United Methodist Children’s Home get ready for the school year. On Aug. 19, the teenage gir...

Lissa Wright leads Circle of Care board
Written: 5/18/2007
Lissa Wright of Oklahoma City has been named chairperson of the Board of Directors for the United Methodist Circle of Care for Children and Youth. Wright was elected to the post at the directors’ May 1 meeting. She is a school psychologist in the Putnam City district and a member of OKC-Mayfair Hei...

Western roundup benefits United Methodist Boy's Ranch
Written: 5/18/2007
The Calves for Christ project recently donated 36 cows and calves and two horses to the United Methodist Boy’s Ranch. The project is the ministry of a group of United Methodists in Western Oklahoma. On the third weekend of April, the men delivered the cattle to the Circle of Care facility at Gore i...

Pilot children's program launches for Lawton area
Written: 5/18/2007
Photo by Chris DavisThe racks of clothing stand stocked and ready to help foster children in Lawton at the new Child S.H.A.R.E. Pilot Program Co-Op. Attending the official opening were Becky Baxter-Crowell, left, pastor at Lawton-Aldersgate UMC, and volunteer Barbara Laughy. On May 5, the Circle...

Widening circles
Written: 5/18/2007
Photos provided by Chris Davis   Generations greet one another, left, during the Holsinger Home’s open house in Enid. Above, the Claremore-First youth group raises funds to help Circle of Care’s children and youth by staging "Godspell" at a Friendraiser in Bartlesville District. ...

Girls polish public speaking skills
Written: 5/4/2007
Circle of Care new event What: SpringfestWhen: 1-6 p.m. Saturday, May 16Where: United Methodist Children’s Home at Tahlequah Free family fun: Pony rides, petting zoo, live music, silent auction, open house, chapel serviceContact: 918-456-6166   Gail Payne, left, and Mike Dobbs pr...

Tulsa church gets national recognition for aid to Circle of Care
Written: 4/6/2007
In the Tulsa-Asbury church foyer, Pastor Tom Harrison displays the Local Congregation Partner of the Year award. It was presented in March by the United Methodist Association of Health and Welfare Ministries. Photo by Chris Lo Asbury United Methodist Church in Tulsa was honored nationally fo...

Circle of Care gift tied to Internet auction
Written: 3/23/2007
By Chris Davis The saying is: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This maxim was exemplified by a recent donation of men’s high-quality neckties to the Circle of Care. People who believe in this Oklahoma ministry sometimes wonder: What can I give to help the Circle of Care? From tools to cl...

Ready to rodeo
Written: 12/15/2006
Children from the UM Boy’s Ranch and Children’s Home ring cowbells before participating in the annual Boy’s Ranch Rodeo, on Oct. 23 at the ranch in Gore. In a recent local church newsletter, Pastor Bill Buttram highlighted the ministry at Boy’s Ranch, an agency of the United Methodist Circle of ...

Ambassador team dedicated to at-risk children
Written: 11/24/2006
Ambassadors Diana Sample, David Stites, Angela Peterson, and Janice Spann display their team spirit at the Bixby-First UMC Circle of Care kickoff event.   Dec. 3 is designated as Circle of Care Sunday. By Chris L. Davis A Circle of Care Ambassador is the contact person for Circle of Care...

District family has new role: foster care
Written: 5/12/2006
Leanne Chaffin and young Cody look at a mural Leanne painted in the Tulsa Child S.H.A.R.E. Co-op, a supply center. Editor’s note: May is Foster Care Awareness Month. By Chris L. Davis "It’s not always easy, but it’s definitely a blessing and a rewarding thing to do." Those were Leanne Chaffin’...