Mrs. Georgia Eastman and a group of ladies from First Baptist Church, Nashville, founded the Tennessee Baptist Orphans' Home in 1891. The Tennessee Baptist Orphans' Home was first housed in the Delaware Hotel in West Nashville.

In 1911, land was purchased from Major C.T. Cheek and the orphans' home was moved to its present location in Brentwood. For many years children were served at this one location. In 1950 a second campus was opened in Memphis and in 1960 one followed in Chattanooga. By the 1950's most of the children in residence were from homes in crisis, not orphans, so Board members decided in 1953 to rename the ministry to more accurately reflect its work--Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes.

Today, TBCH has 7 locations across the state caring for hundreds of hurting children in crisis each year. Our ministries include residential homes, adoption services, a visiting family program, counseling programs, the Double "B" Boys Ranch, and family preservation programs. TBCH is a ministry of the churches of the Tennessee Baptist Convention.