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Persons

Person Relation type Date from Date to
Mervin Auchtung COO
Beverly F. Grant Director
Brian DeVos Director
Debra Peters Director
Gary Kuyper Director
Joanne Stockdale Director 2008 Mar 22
John Wynbeek Director
Karen Helder Director
Marc Andreas Director
Milkiyas Kando Director
Peter Knibbe Director 2008 Mar 22
Ronald J Cameron Director
Thomas Zook Director
Ato Milkiyas Karato Employed by 2009 Mar 01
John VanValkenburg Employed by
Glenn DeMots President 1991 Jan 01 2006 Jan 01
William J. Blacquiere President
Ato Mekonnen Batisso Representative 2009 Mar 01
Ato Milkiyas Karato Representative 2009 Mar 01
Peter Knibbe Vice President 2008 Mar 22
Richard Roeters Vice President

Relations to other organizations

Organization Relation Type Organization Country Date from Date to
Romanian Adoption Committee Accredited Bethany Christian Services
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) Accredited Bethany Christian Services
The National Center of Adoption, Belarus Accredited Bethany Christian Services
Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB) Philippines Accredited Bethany Christian Services
US State Department Accredited Bethany Christian Services 2008 Apr 01 2013 Mar 31
Ministry of Social Security and Labour, Lithuania Accredited Bethany Christian Services 2005 Oct 19 2010 Sep 28
Albanian Adoption Committee Accredited Bethany Christian Services
Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF), Colombia Accredited Bethany Christian Services
China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) Accredited Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services Cooperates with America's Christian Credit Union
Bethany Christian Services Cooperates with Christian Advocates For Adoption, Inc.
Bethany Christian Services Cooperates with Heartbeat International
Bethany Christian Services Cooperates with His Childeren, Inc.
Bethany Christian Services Cooperates with Open Arms Adoption Ministry
Bethany Christian Services Cooperates with Peachtree Presbyterian Church
Bethany Christian Services Cooperates with The MICAH fund
Precious Stones Endorses Bethany Christian Services
Forever Families (TX) Endorses Bethany Christian Services
Shalom Children’s Hope, Ethiopia Facilitates Bethany Christian Services Ethiopia
Kingdom Vision International (KVI) Facilitates Bethany Christian Services Ethiopia
Yezelalem Minch Children's Home Facilitates Bethany Christian Services
Holt Korea - Holt Children's Services Inc Facilitates Bethany Christian Services
Gelgela, Ethiopia Facilitates Bethany Christian Services Ethiopia
God's Littlest Angels (Haiti, orphanage) Facilitates Bethany Christian Services
Adoption Consultants International, LLC Facilitates Bethany Christian Services Lithuania
Mother's Choice Facilitates Bethany Christian Services Hong Kong
Bethany Christian Services Facilitates Families Thru International Adoption Ethiopia 2008 Jan 01
terrymeeuwsen.com Lists Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services Member of Alliance For Children & Families
Bethany Christian Services Member of Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
Bethany Christian Services Member of Christian Alliance for Orphans
Bethany Christian Services Member of Christian Charities USA
Bethany Christian Services Member of Council of Reformed Charities
Bethany Christian Services Member of Council on Accreditation
Bethany Christian Services Member of Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)
Bethany Christian Services Member of Independent Charities of America
Bethany Christian Services Member of Joint Council on International Children's Services
Bethany Christian Services Member of Michigan Federation for Children and Families
Bethany Christian Services Member of National Council for Adoption (NCFA)
Bethany Christian Services Member of North American Association of Christian Social Workers
Bethany Christian Services Member of North American Council on Adoptable Children
Bethany Christian Services Member of Three Rivers Adoption Council
Bethany Christian Services Member of Willow Creek Association
Bethany Christian Services of Greater Chattanooga Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Social Services Kosovo Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services International Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Mississippi Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Hampton Roads Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of New York and New Jersey Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Eastern South Dakota Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Missouri Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Colorado Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Western South Dakota Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Arkansas Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Central Indiana Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Georgia Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of North Carolina Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Virginia Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of the Gulf Coast Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Kansas Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Central Pennsylvania Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Illinois Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Maryland Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Social Services Albania Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Michigan Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of New England Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Minnesota Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of South Central Iowa Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Pacific Northwest Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Wisconsin Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Greater Delaware Valley Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Florida Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Middle Tennessee Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of South Carolina Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Northwest Iowa Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of West Tennessee Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Western Pennsylvania Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Northern California Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of Southern California Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services of East Tennessee Part of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services Participates in Care Net National Pregnancy Center Conference 2009
Bethany Christian Services Participates in Cry of the Orphan
Bethany Christian Services Participates in Hope for orphans
Bethany Christian Services Participates in Orphan Care Connection
Bethany Christian Services Participates in Project 1.27
DHHS - Administration for Children and Families Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2008 Jan 01
US Federal Adoption Opportunities Program Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2004 Jan 01
Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2002 Jan 01
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2008 Jan 01 2008 Dec 31
US Federal Adoption Opportunities Program Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2001 Jan 01
Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2003 Jan 01
Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2006 Jan 01
Covenant Foundation, Inc. Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2006 Jan 01
Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2005 Jan 01
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2004 Jan 01
The Gerber Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2005 Jan 01
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2000 Jan 01
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2002 Jan 01
The Gerber Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2002 Jan 01
The Gerber Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2001 Jan 01
Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2000 Jan 01
Douglas and Maria DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2005 Jan 01
US Federal Adoption Opportunities Program Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2006 Jan 01
Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2005 Jan 01
The Gerber Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2003 Jan 01
Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2007 Jan 01
Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2003 Jan 01
The Gerber Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2006 Jan 01
Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2006 Jul 01 2007 Jun 30
Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2000 Jan 01
James P. and Debra K. Hovinga Charitable Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2000 Jan 01 2000 Dec 31
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2008 Jan 01
Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2004 Jan 01
Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2001 Jan 01
Scaife Foundations Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 1985 Jan 01 2003 Dec 31
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2007 Jan 01
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2005 Jan 01
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2007 Jan 01
DHHS - Administration for Children and Families Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2008 Jan 01
Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2002 Jan 01
Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2007 Jan 01
James P. and Debra K. Hovinga Charitable Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 1999 Jan 01 1999 Dec 31
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2005 Jan 01
James P. and Debra K. Hovinga Charitable Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 1998 Jan 01 1998 Dec 31
Aimee and Frank Batten, Jr. Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2006 Jan 01
Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2009 Jan 01 2009 Dec 31
US Federal Adoption Opportunities Program Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2005 Jan 01
DHHS - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2008 Jan 01
Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2001 Jan 01
DHHS - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2009 Jan 01
Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2005 Jan 01
Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2006 Jan 01
Dewitt Families Conduit Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 1999 Jan 01 1999 Dec 31
DHHS - Administration for Children and Families Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2007 Jan 01
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2006 Jan 01
Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2008 Jan 01 2008 Dec 31
Douglas and Maria DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2007 Jan 01
US Federal Adoption Opportunities Program Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2000 Jan 01
DHHS - Administration for Children and Families Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2008 Jan 01
Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2003 Jan 01
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2003 Jan 01
The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2005 Jan 01
Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2004 Jan 01
Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2001 Jan 01
European Commission Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2000 Jan 01
Douglas and Maria DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2006 Jan 01
DHHS - Administration for Children and Families Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2007 Jan 01
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2002 Jan 01
Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2006 Jan 01
The Gerber Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2004 Jan 01
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2001 Jan 01
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2004 Jan 01
US Federal Adoption Opportunities Program Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2007 Jan 01
National Christian Charitable Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2007 Jan 01 2007 Dec 31
DHHS - Administration for Children and Families Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2007 Jan 01
Aimee and Frank Batten, Jr. Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2005 Jan 01
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 2006 Jan 01
Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation Provided grant to Bethany Christian Services 1999 Jan 01
Bethany Christian Services Provided grant to China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) 2007 Mar 02
Bethany Christian Services Provided grant to China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) 2006 May 23
Bethany Christian Services Provided grant to China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) 2005 May 19
ChildNet (Romania) Sponsor of Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services Sponsor of Joint Council on International Children's Services
Bethany Christian Services Sponsor of National Council for Adoption (NCFA)

Relations to geographical entities

Party Relation Type Political Entity Date From Date To
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Rwanda
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Ethiopia
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Uganda
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Zambia
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Guatemala
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Haiti
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Colombia
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Philippines
Bethany Christian Services Operates in China
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Taiwan
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Hong Kong
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Lithuania
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Albania
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Kosovo
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Romania
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Russian Federation
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Ukraine
Bethany Christian Services Operates in Republic of Korea (South Korea) 1982 Jan 01

Documents

Title Publication date
Bill to deny adoptions on religious or moral beliefs debated in state House committee 2013 Sep 12
Internet Child Exchange: Lost Children 2013 Sep 11
A Catalyst for Adoption 2013 May 28
Orphan Fever: The Evangelical Movement's Adoption Obsession 2013 May 1
Alert: Haiti authorizes U.S. adoption service providers 2013 Apr 24
Adoption saga ends with charges for Franklin Park couple 2012 Oct 21
Pro-adoption ad campaign reaches women nationwide 2012 Jan 9
Witness: Bruises seen previously on child 2011 Dec 1
Family friends tell of concern before adopted Wilson girl died 2011 Dec 1
Parents of troubled boy adopted from Russia reach settlement with Bethany Christian Services 2011 Mar 31
Bethany Christian Services Reports Increased Adoption Placements in 2010 2011 Feb 6
Bethany Reports Adoption Increases Up 26 Percent for 2010 2010 Jul 19
An Adoption Movement? Agencies Say Interest on Rise 2010 Jul 19
Kingdom Vision Adoption webpage 2010 Jul 5
Russian adoption leads to struggle for Beach family 2010 Apr 22
You can help: East Tennessee efforts to support Haiti 2010 Jan 14
Agencies seek more parents for adoptions 2010 Jan 9
Orphans on Deck 2010 Jan 5
Faith moves families to adopt children from overseas 2009 Oct 11
Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley are among growing number of parents adopting special needs children 2009 Sep 22
Adoption agency provides services, counseling for students 2009 Sep 15
AMERICA'S CHRISTIAN CREDIT UNION PARTNERS WITH BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE FINANCING FOR ADOPTION LOANS 2009 Sep 14
The Christian adoption racket 2009 Sep 2
Shotgun Adoption 2009 Aug 26
Bethany Christian Services Co-Founder Dies at Age 93 2009 Aug 7
Peachtree Pastor: "We Will Care for Any Newborn" 2009 Jun 15
About Us - Bethany 2009 May 9
Bethany Intercountry Adoption programs 2009 May 8
Adoption seekers using YouTube, Facebook to find birth moms 2009 Mar 10
U.S. AGENCIES WITH ADOPTION PROGRAMS IN INDIA & THE SUBCONTINENT 2009 Mar 9
Adoption and family services will assist many 2009 Jan 30
Adoption: A calling or command? 2008 Dec 11
Down Syndrome Adoption Explodes in Popularity 2008 Dec 1
Adoption Programs in Ethiopia & Bulgaria 2008 Sep 16
Ethiopian children need your support 2008 May 21
Guatemalan adoptions put on hold due to legislation 2008 Apr 3
Not for Profit? Salaries of Agencies 2008 Feb 21
FTIA - Ethiopia: Statement of Understanding 2008 Jan 1
The hidden risks behind adoption 2008 Jan 1
BCS IRS-990 2005, 2006, 2007 2007 Dec 31
US Woman Arrested for Killing Infant 2007 Dec 17
US Woman Arrested for Killing Infant 2007 Dec 16
US Woman Arrested for Killing Infant 2007 Dec 16
The National Council for Adoption: Mothers, Money, Marketing, and Madness, Part 1 2007 Nov 30
The National Council for Adoption: Mothers, Money, Marketing, and Madness, Part 2 2007 Nov 30
White House Promotes Adoption through Religious Groups, Other Nonprofits 2007 Nov 20
USAID AND CHILD WELFARE REFORM 2007 Jan 1
Blog: Information on the Orphanages Bethany is working with 2006 Dec 4
Obituary - Emma Mei Alvey 2005 Oct 26
First Round Accreditation Lithuania 2005 Oct 14
Board of Directors and Corporate By Laws 2004 Dec 31
BCS 2002, 2003, 2004 2004 Dec 31
Counselor defends adoption approval 2004 Apr 16
List of Bethany regional offices 2002 Dec 31
The short life of Viktor Alexander Matthey 2001 Oct 28
BCS 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 2001 Jan 1
Agencies offer help with adoption [China] 1996 Feb 25
Spring Hill Mother Indicted on Murder Charges
Family Tree Adoption Agency has closed.

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