Stefanie Berger, Copeland Elementary School principal, right center, and Jeremiah Meadows, Bayou City Fellowship interim lead pastor, left center, hold commemorative Adopt-a-School certificates as the campus and community partner announced on Feb. 3 that they officially entered into an adoption partnership. They were joined by Patricia Zepeda, CFISD community engagement specialist, and Copeland administration and staff.

Feb. 12, 2025—Bayou City Fellowship visited the staff at Copeland Elementary School on Feb. 3 to officially announce their Adopt-a-School partnership with the campus.

CFISD’s Adopt-a-School program pairs schools with community organizations and business partners to utilize resources of the community to strengthen and enrich the quality of education for students.

Jeremiah Meadows, Bayou City Fellowship interim lead pastor, signs an Adopt-a-School agreement after announcing their partnership with the campus on Feb. 3.

Jeremiah Meadows, Bayou City Fellowship interim lead pastor, expressed excitement to support the students and staff at Copeland.

“The staff at Copeland pours into the next generation day after day,” Meadows said. “We support everything the campus does and we as a church are excited to work alongside the staff and families at Copeland.”

Stefanie Berger, Copeland principal, shared her gratitude for Bayou City Fellowship adopting Copeland.

“We feel so blessed to be adopted by Bayou City Fellowship,” Berger said. “They have already embraced our staff and they have shown us so much love and support. We know this will be an amazing partnership. We are so incredibly grateful!”