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A Mother's Desire

It all started in 2000 when Birmingham, Ala., based The Christian Family Publication, Inc. (CFP) began production and distribution of its first publication, Birmingham Christian Family. The monthly publication was the culmination of a mother’s desire to provide her children with a positive, Christian environment.

Meeting a Need

In her search, Laurie Stroud Franklin discovered the need for a local Christian community publication that provided the latest information on positive living- including entertainment, healthy living, parenting, inspirational literature, community role models and more. After nine months of market research and planning, the first issue was published.

The Power of God

At the time, Laurie was balancing publishing with the raising of sons ages one, one and two. Only through the power of God did CFP become a reality!Two years later, CFP had the opportunity to take the CFP model to Mississippi followed by Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and Texas. Read more about the company’s 25 year history here. Learn more from founder and publisher Laurie Franklin here in her monthly blog.

Franchise Publications

Laurie and RobertToday CFP has publications in Alabama and Tennessee. Learn more at ChristianFamilyPublications.com.

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BCF Featured on Mark Harvard Podcast

January 24, 2022

Birmingham Christian Family (BCF) Founder/Publisher Laurie Stroud Franklin was recently a guest on The Mark Harvard Podcast! Click on the links below to listen to each podcast wherever you get your podcast. Episode 48: Mark Goes Viral (but in a good way). Episode 45: Monkeys on the loose! Episode 54 features an interview with past …

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