
The Father’s Heart Charitable Foundation was created to come alongside people who are hurting, struggling, or feeling forgotten.
Our heart is simple: to love people well, meet practical needs, build genuine relationships, and point them toward hope, dignity, stability, and the love of Jesus Christ.
We believe lives can change when people know they are seen, valued, and not alone.
Our impact is about more than the meals we serve or the practical needs we help meet. It is found in the relationships we build, the hope that is restored, and the people who begin to believe that their lives still have value and purpose.
Through consistent outreach, encouragement, prayer, practical support, and simply being present, we walk alongside individuals during some of the hardest seasons of their lives.
Whether we are serving a meal, providing transportation, helping someone find temporary housing, or just taking the time to listen, our desire is that every person we encounter knows they are seen, valued, loved, and not forgotten.
The Father’s Heart is a wonderful ministry that serves hot meals and much more to the homeless
community in Marietta Georgia at the Shady Grove Baptist Church. Their Thursday night
presence brings positive energy to a bleak environment as many in the ministry have become
friends to many in this homeless community. The ministry not only provides meals and material
items, such as clothing, blankets, etc. they warm the environment with Christian music and
fellowship and offer assistance with unique challenges that are obstacles in the day-to-day lives
of those they serve and with achieving self-sufficiency. Their fellowship is genuine without it
feeling forced or routine, and the community is engaged as there is a positive spirit that fills the
area when this ministry is present. This spirit goes beyond the Thursday night meal service as
anyone in the community is welcomed to attend services at their respective churches with
transportation provided. Many, including myself, attend services at Abiding Church with Dianne
Partain, and it is through her involvement with The Father’s Heart and affiliation with Abiding
Church that I have met many other wonderful and genuinely caring church family.
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If you share our heart for serving others, we invite you to join us through volunteering, giving, praying, or sharing our mission. Together, we can bring hope and make a difference in our community.
Take a moment to hear from Dianne Partain, Founder of The Father’s Heart Charitable Foundation, as she shares her heart, the vision behind the ministry, and the people we are called to serve.



















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