OhioGuidestone history

The first orphanage building, made of native Berea sandstone, was dedicated on Thanksgiving Day 1868.

“Papa” Gustav Hauser began his superintendence in 1918.

Caddey originally came to the home in 1963 as the Chaplain and Assistant Director.

In the 1970’s, he garnered support for our programs locally and nationally; asking for charitable support through quarterly appeal letters; sending personalized correspondence to donors; and developing relationships with supporters.

In 1973, as a result of federal funding, the Methodist Children’s Home began to recruit and train foster parents to […] Continue reading

Richard Frank began working at the organization in 1978 as a Business Manager and later as the Assistant Executive Director.

Founded by German Methodists, the agency was run by The United Methodist Church until the early 1980’s.

Later sold to Baldwin Wallace to be used for classrooms, torn down in 1982.

In June 1984, former orphans gathered together to dedicate a monument to commemorate the original German Methodist Orphan’s Asylum structures.

In 1986 they started The Glenn & Jean Snow Endowment Fund for evaluation and research.

In 1992, Pro-Kids & Families Juvenile Diversion Program was developed to meet the needs of thousands of kids in the juvenile count system charged with unruliness, truancy, incorrigible behavior, and curfew violations.

In 2004 he became OhioGuidestone’s President and CEO. Under his leadership, he grew the organization from a small residential center to one of the state’s largest human services and community solutions organizations for children and […] Continue reading

In 2009, a new, state of the art child care center was built to replace our flagship center in Berea.