Christ's Haven for Children

In 1954 Homer and Lillian Steadman purchased a large home at 1632 East Vickery Boulevard in Fort Worth, Texas to provide a home for disadvantaged children. Within a very short time, the Steadmans had ten children in their care.

Realizing that the need was greater than the space they had available, the Steadman’s began looking for a larger place to build cottages and provide a traditional home life for more children. In 1956 the Steadman’s, along with many other interested families, purchased a farm in Keller to house Christ's Haven for Children.

Today Christ's Haven for Children has seven cottages, a Community Enrichment Center, a transition house, a gymnasium, chapel, and ranch program. The home cares for 40 children on the campus as well as children in foster care off the campus in homes in the Metroplex. The children receive medical and dental care, counseling, and tutoring as needed in a warm and loving home under the care and guidance of full-time house parents.

Through the years at least 5000 children have been served by this program. Those who move on, usually become responsible citizens in society, giving testimony that Christ's Haven for Children made a tremendous difference in their lives.