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Kelsey Deshano Joins Urban Light Ministries as Development Director
Springfield, OH - August 4, 2023 – Urban Light Ministries announces the addition of Kelsey Deshano as Development Director. With this strategic hire, Urban Light Ministries aims to accelerate the growth and impact of their new online community Fathering Strong. ...
Winners of 2023 Good Dad Fatherhood Awards Announcement
Springfield, Ohio, June 16, 2023: The winners of the annual Good Dad Awards have been announced and will be awarded this Saturday, June 17 at the Springfield Juneteenth/Fatherfest event at 2:00 pm. The event is held annually at the Gammon House at 620 Piqua...
Urban Light Ministries Launches Fathering Strong
June 1, 2023 INTRODUCING FATHERING STRONG Today marks the beginning of a new way for fathers to connect with each other. Why is connecting important? There are many reasons. For starters, here are five. Being a good father is difficult, challenging work, even in the...
The Long-term Consequences of Growing Up Without a Father
Father absence is the root cause of societies problems today. The research is overwhelming and makes the point with clear and unequivocal evidence: children need good dads. Children Need Good DadsThe Impact of Father LoveThe Facts of Father AbsenceThe Positive Impact...
Articles and Blog Posts
Helping Fathers Build a Better World for Children and Families
Introduction Nearly 18.5 million U.S. children are living in homes absent their biological fathers. Needless to say, that’s not good. It is a well-researched fact that kids with a dad at home perform better in school than their father-absent peers. Such children tend...
Urban Light Ministries Launches Fathering Strong
June 1, 2023 INTRODUCING FATHERING STRONG Today marks the beginning of a new way for fathers to connect with each other. Why is connecting important? There are many reasons. For starters, here are five. Being a good father is difficult, challenging work, even in the...
The Long-term Consequences of Growing Up Without a Father
Father absence is the root cause of societies problems today. The research is overwhelming and makes the point with clear and unequivocal evidence: children need good dads. Children Need Good DadsThe Impact of Father LoveThe Facts of Father AbsenceThe Positive Impact...
Fathering Strong – Building the Movement
Fathering Strong is an online community where dads can share their stories, and learn from others, as they become better fathers through building mutually beneficial relationships with other fathers and with Jesus Christ while applying biblical principles. The...
Father Video Stories
The Impact God Had On Me as a Father
A father's heart is built on the foundation of a relationship with the Heavenly Father which makes for a strong family. This video reveals three father's stories on what the Heavenly Father has meant in their lives and roles as a father to...
Curtis Story – What Father Love Did for Him
The Impact Father Love made on Curtis as a Dad Hi, my name is Curtis from New Hope Church. Taking a class presented by Eli Williams. I was in church and it was suggested by my Pastor to take a class called Father Love. It teaches you about...
Craig’s Story – Putting God in His Life
Putting God First In My Life One of the things I always like to share is that you know I was introduced to Narcotics Anonymous in the 12-step program and that program introduced me to a sponsor. The sponsor introduced me to the 12 steps....