We are a group of Christians from diverse communities and theological backgrounds—all affected by adoption and united by a desire to:
- Center adoptee and birth parent voices;
- Illuminate lived-experience truths often missing from conversations about adoption in The Church;
- Support those who have been been pushed out of God’s story because of adoption practices and messaging;
- Journey towards healing alongside those harmed from the trauma of relinquishment and separation in adoption;
- Advocate for reforming adoption practices and policies.
Our Areas of Focus
Supporting those who have been kept out of God's story due to harmful adoption practices.
Illuminating healthy ways for pastors and congregants to think and speak about adoption.
Faith Collective Blog
A Curious Kind of Reunion
A Curious Kind of Reunion By Julian Washio-Collette “I have seen the Lord.” —Mary Magdalene This year my wife Lisa and I spent the Triduum—the liturgical celebration that begins on Holy Thursday and ends with the Easter Vigil on Sunday morning—at a monastery, Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey in Carlton, Oregon. We spent most […]
Easter Good Friday
Easter Good Friday By Colin Fagan Something of myself was lost the day I was given away. I do not write that to cast blame or shame upon my first mom. She was navigating her world and situation as best she could at the time, and who knows, maybe she would have similar or adjacent […]
Wade in the Water
Wade in the Water By Natasha Tripplett Editor’s Note: This is the final in a series of blog posts where members of the Faith Collective for Truth and Healing in Adoption write about adoptee, prophet, and Biblical hero Moses. The series culminates with a live online webinar, “Moses Reframed: Adoption, Identity, and Hidden Truths,” which […]
Lost and Found: Barefoot Before the Burning Bush
Lost and Found: Barefoot Before the Burning Bush By Julian Washio-Collette Editor’s Note: This is the next in a series of blog posts where members of the Faith Collective for Truth and Healing in Adoption write about adoptee, prophet, and Biblical hero Moses. The series will culminate with a live online webinar, “Moses Reframed: Adoption, […]
God Responds to the Oppressed
God Responds to the Oppressed By Beka Overby Editor’s Note: This is the next in a series of blog posts where members of the Faith Collective for Truth and Healing in Adoption write about adoptee, prophet, and Biblical hero Moses. The series will culminate with a live online webinar, “Moses Reframed: Adoption, Identity, and Hidden […]
Moses and Chosen Adoptees
Moses and Chosen Adoptees By Sara Easterly Editor’s Note: This is the next in a series of blog posts where members of the Faith Collective for Truth and Healing in Adoption write about adoptee, prophet, and Biblical hero Moses. The series will culminate with a live online webinar, “Moses Reframed: Adoption, Identity, and Hidden Truths,” […]
