About Us


Berea Faith Community Outreach, Inc. (BFCO) is an association of churches, community organizations and active and retired clergy working in the Berea area. BFCO administers three aid programs — BUURRFood Bank, and the Frank Gailey Transient and Emergency Assistance Fund — to meet the housing, nutritional and other material needs of at-risk individuals and families in the community.

Berea Baptist Church
Berea Friends Meeting
Berea United Methodist Church
Bonner Foundation Crisis Ministry Program
E4 Unity Ministry
Farristown Baptist Church
First Baptist Church, Middletown
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Berea
Glades Christian Church
Habitat for Humanity of Madison & Clark Counties
Hospice Care Plus
River of Life Foursquare Gospel Church
St. Clare Catholic Church
Saint Joseph–Berea Hospital
Union Church
Westside Baptist Church
White Lick Baptist Church
White’s Memorial Presbyterian Church 

On behalf of these organizations, BFCO is administered by a board of directors:

Dave Kobersmith, President & Treasurer
Shirley Carlberg, V.P. & Exec. Dir. Gailey Fund
Jessica Burton, Secretary
Amber Shaffer
Tony Crachiolo, Exec. Dir. Food Bank and BUURR
Dale Barlow, Donations
Jackson Napier
Sarah Rohrer
Billie Dyer
Rev. Mark Caldwell Reiss

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