BCV&FM Video wins regional Emmy Award for ‘Continuum of Care’ promo video

By Lindsey Carraway
Writing Specialist

The Baptist Children’s Village & Family Ministries (BCV&FM) won a 2026 Southeast Emmy® Award for their video, “Continuum of Care,” produced through Cedar Creative, under the category of Informational/Instructional Short Form Content. 

Earlier this spring, the same video won first place in three categories at the annual Baptist Communicators Association conference, one being the highly esteemed M.E. Dodd Memorial Award for Exceptional Achievement in Radio, Television, Film & Video.

In under five minutes, the advertisement succinctly explains all six areas of ministry which the BCV&FM fulfills. Most audiences, however, are only familiar with one area.

“The video came out of a need for us to be able to clearly communicate the various ministries we have,” said Chrystelle Thames, director of communications. “For a long time, the Baptist Children’s Village & Family Ministries has only been known for residential childcaring, but we have even more than that now.”

In the video, a narrator takes the viewer on a “tour” of a dollhouse, in which each room depicts a BCV&FM ministry. As viewers “walk” through the home, the narrator describes the functions of each ministry in an informative yet personable way, all while actors portraying staff, children, and families perform everyday moments.   

Ethan Milner, director at Cedar Creative, has a “unique perspective on our ministry from a videographer standpoint,” Thames said. Milner, as the name may give away, is nephew to Sean Milner, executive director of the BCV&FM. Ethan’s father and uncle are alumni of the Baptist Children’s Village. Through his heritage, Ethan brings “an understanding of the history and the legacy” to the projects he has done with the BCV&FM. 

When the BCV&FM approached Ethan with a need to visually communicate the many additions to their ministry, “he came up with the idea of the dollhouse, and each room as one of our programs, to help people understand what we do,” Thames said. “It has been very effective for us to be able to talk about what we call our Continuum of Care, which is that all-encompassing group of ministries which provide care for infants on through adults who are at-risk.”

For his excellent skills in directing and editing, Ethan also won two Southeast Emmy® Awards recognizing his effective, high-quality work on the BCV&FM video.

To view the video, visit the homepage of the BCV&FM website or click the following link: https://www.baptistchildrensvillage.com/