Religious Liberty

Ohio County Pays $120,000 Dollars to Christian Ministry It Tried to Cancel: Gracehaven Wins Foster Care Religious Liberty Battle

Gracehaven, an Ohio Christian ministry serving young survivors of sex trafficking, has won a major religious liberty settlement against Montgomery County. The county must pay $120,460 in attorneys' fees after attempting in 2024 to cancel Gracehaven's foster care contract over its policy...

Crusaders Call Team

14 May 2026 — 2 min read

Montgomery County Forced to Settle After Trying to Bar Anti Sex Trafficking Ministry From Foster Care System Over Christian Hiring Practices

Gracehaven, an Ohio Christian ministry serving young survivors of sex trafficking, has won a major religious liberty settlement against Montgomery County. The county must pay $120,460 in attorneys' fees after attempting in 2024 to cancel Gracehaven's foster care contract over its policy of hiring only employees who share its Christian beliefs.

"The government can't deny public benefits to a Christian ministry that is caring for young survivors of sex trafficking solely because of its religious character and exercise," declared Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Jake Reed.

Christian Ministry Wins Ohio Foster Care Religious Liberty Settlement

The dispute arose when Montgomery County's Department of Job and Family Services declined to renew Gracehaven's contract, claiming the ministry's religious hiring policy violated non discrimination requirements. Judge Michael Newman of the US District Court issued a preliminary injunction in Gracehaven's favour last year. The settlement, approved in May 2026, extends Gracehaven's contract through 31 December 2027.

Gracehaven Director Scott Arnold can now continue ministry to vulnerable children without abandoning the Christian convictions that motivate the work in the first place. The case is one of many ADF has won under the religious liberty framework restored by the Trump administration's reversal of Biden era anti faith policies.

The Crusader's Opinion

Christian ministries are saving the lives of trafficked children at scale across America. Montgomery County's response was to try to defund them for hiring Christians. The bureaucratic logic was simple. Christian beliefs are now treated as discriminatory by the very government agencies the Constitution forbids from treating them that way. ADF caught the violation, sued, won an injunction, and now Montgomery County is writing a six figure cheque. Every Christian ministry facing similar pressure should call ADF tomorrow morning. The religious hiring exemption is the law. Defend it.

Take Action

Donate: Gracehaven, serving sex trafficking survivors in Ohio
Support: Alliance Defending Freedom
Contact: ADF if your Christian ministry faces similar government pressure
Pray: For young survivors of sex trafficking in Gracehaven's care
Share: The $120K settlement and challenge anti Christian government policies

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