The year 2020 was full of unprecedented challenges to the world’s health, social, and economic systems. For our founder, Apostle Tommy E. Quick, it began with physical and social isolation as he was dealt a tremendous injustice and went through the greatest trial of his life. During this period, God was not silent but spoke very distinctly regarding the need to restore families. Apostle Quick swiftly went to work on the vision God put in his heart, and Christian Families Against Destructive Decisions (CFADD), called CFADD for short, was birthed in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

In April, the first planning sessions were underway, and the team worked diligently on the administration, branding, and structure of the new organization. CFADD quickly launched a website and social media presence, capturing over 1,000 followers in just a month. In September, CFADD was officially established as a non-profit 501(c)(3).

Since the kickoff event and the first CFADD Rally held on October 13, 2020, in partnership with The Beacon Drive-in, we have continued to build upon our God-given mission. Building upon a great first year, year two was dedicated to governance, service, and expansion of programming. The CFADD board and steering committee aligned on three areas of focus: reinforcing the governing documents, upgrading our membership portal, and passing the Charity One Audit with a Bronze rating. These were huge steps forward for the organization. Since 2022, we proudly hold a Gold rating with Charity One and are just a few steps away from Platinum.

Each year, we have participated in the Christmas parade, the spring fling, prayer walks, and community cookouts to promote exposure in our headquarters community. We have also blessed several families in need each Christmas with money, gifts, and food.

In 2022, CFADD’s Mothers on a Mission (MOMs) conducted a nationwide search for the CFADD Mother of the Year and selected one with exemplary character and Christian values. She was showered with a financial blessing as well as an all-expense-paid trip to the Conference. MOMs has continued to gain momentum and now prints a monthly newsletter, giving much-needed support to all moms.

Dad’s at Duty (DADs), in partnership with The Beacon, launched its first Father’s Day Brunch last year and impacted over 200 fathers and their families, with the numbers increasing to 250 this year.

The CFADD College Chapter that started on the University of South Carolina Upstate Campus has impacted over 200 students to embraced the divine order of family.

The CFADD Eagle’s Nest Institute, which started with the 10-week introduction to Family Ministry course, continues to add courses to strengthen family ministry in each Chapter. The Personal Family Engagement Specialists (PFES) train ministry workers to reach people for Jesus as they reach families through the CFADD Engage Model. The Biblical Worldview training was facilitated and streamed live to audiences across the country with the purpose of highlighting the need for biblical living amongst a secular society. This year, we are especially excited about the CFADD Summer Seminars which have had a profound effect on our family ministries. They touched on Singlehood, Parental and Marriage Training, as well as training for kids. This is our 2nd year of Camp CFADD, which has touched over one hundred children with the message of family roles and character building.

The Leadership Huddle each July is designed to keep our Chapter Leaders, Churches, as well as PFES informed and equipped with needed resources to impact their local communities.

Work has continued to grow throughout the network, as several CFADD chapters introduced CFADD Family Nights, which featured family-centered teaching and programming. Birmingham, Alabama, is our latest addition.

In 2022, out of a desire for a holistic approach to help families, we launched Family Life Training to help families in times of crisis to start on a path of redemption and success. Through an intake process, we use a 10-prong approach that includes education, parenting, healthy relationships, school engagement for their children, affordable and stable housing, financial security, physical health, emotional wholeness, support systems, and salvation.

CFADD continues to expand its national reach, with a presence felt in North and South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama, as well as partners in California, Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota and Virginia. Our CFADD founder was accompanied by board members to the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, to pray as the justices weighed the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which, as we know, was successful. Due to our stance on the sanctity of marriage, CFADD was invited to sponsor a Supreme Court amicus. Apostle Quick, CFADD’s founder, continues to be a featured speaker at national conferences, including Faith, Family, and Freedom, and the Douglas Leadership Institute, as well as Columbia International University.

We are truly amazed by what the Lord has allowed us to accomplish over the last three years! Our initial aim is to see 50,000 families restored and living out their mission of influencing the building and sustaining of strong families and strong generational heritages by promoting a biblical worldview and a God-First lifestyle.