Welcome every new baby, and the parents who love them.
A 142-page companion for the whole first year with a baby, given by your church to the new parents of your city, with your name on the cover, your pastor's letter inside, and a 52-week journal families open every week.
Ready now · Fort Myers edition available · new cities about 4 weeks
No new parent should feel they are doing it alone.
Birth certificate, insurance, the pediatrician, feeding, sleep, child care, going back to work. New parents are tired, thrilled and full of questions.
The First Year gives them trusted answers for your city, and a 52-week journal they will keep for years. Your church is there for every milestone, from the dedication to the first birthday.
The First Year
A real 6×9 book with a full-color cover and black-and-white pages designed to be kept. Families open it again every time a new need comes up, and your church is there every time.
- 1Papers that protect your baby
- 2Mom's health after birth
- 3Your baby's doctor
- 4Feeding your baby
- 5Safe sleep, car seats and a safe home
- 6Health coverage for your baby
- 7WIC and help for your family
- 8Going back to work: leave and child care
- 9Money in the first year
- 10Your marriage in the first year
- 11Local directory, your church first
- 12The 52-week first-year journal
Plus "Good News for a New Family" and a "You Are Invited" welcome card with a tear-out response card. Fort Myers edition shown; each city gets its own laws and directory.
Your city's book, with your church on the cover.
Every edition is researched for your city and verified with official sources before it prints. Nothing with your church's name prints until you approve it.
- Your state's birth certificate, leave and benefits rules
- Local pediatricians, clinics and hospitals
- Child care options and programs in your city
- Parent groups, classes and support
- Your pastor's letter and your church featured inside
- Baby dedications and showers
- Pregnancy centers
- MomCo and parent groups
- Hospital and clinic waiting rooms
Choose how many families you want to reach
The outcome is families who know your church and come back to it. The book is already planned, customized for your city, presented by your church and placed through your outreach.
- "A gift from" your church, on the cover of every copy
- A welcome letter from your pastor, written with you
- Your church featured in the local directory
- Research and verification for your city
- Reorders at the same pack prices
Copies arrive about 4 weeks after you approve your cover and letter, in any city.
The Page-by-Page Promise
Nothing with your church's name prints until you have read and approved it.
The Delivery Promise
If your copies don't arrive within 30 days of your approval, you receive a full refund.
Payment
50% reserves your edition; the rest is due when you approve your cover and letter. It is a partnership: your families receive their books, and your church helps keep a missionary family in the field. Your church receives a receipt for every payment.
Before you begin
Is it only for church families?
No. It is written for every new parent in your city, and it gently invites them to your church.
When should parents receive it?
Before the birth or in the first weeks: at a shower, a hospital visit, a meal train or a dedication.
Is it available for our city?
The Fort Myers edition is written. We customize it for any US city: about 4 weeks after you approve your cover and letter.
Is the book free for the people who receive it?
Yes. Your church gives it as a gift. Readers never pay, never sign up and never share personal information to receive a copy.
Where does our church's payment go?
It covers the research, writing, printing and delivery of your books, and it also supports Sergio and Holly Alvarado's ministry in the field. Your church receives a receipt for every payment.
How much work is this for our church?
One short call, one approval of your cover and letter, and the joy of placing the books. We handle research, writing, design and printing.
Get the materials in your inbox
The sample chapter, the presentation for your team or board, and the packs and prices for The First Year. We will follow up personally.
Custom books for churches
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2701 Cleveland Ave, Suite 200, Fort Myers, FL 33901
Chapter & City is a ministry of Sergio and Holly Alvarado, missionaries who write and localize books that churches give to the people their city is welcoming. Every church that gives a Chapter & City book also partners with their ministry and helps keep them in the field.
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