Our Purpose

Fathom Family Foundation exists to bring resources, care, & healing to every home through adoption assistance, marriage & family education, and a network of support for ministry families.

Our Story

Fathom Family Foundation was born out of nearly two decades of ministry and a growing conviction that healthy families matter deeply to the heart of God.
Kyle and Taran Nelson have spent almost twenty years serving together in full-time ministry, counseling families, mentoring couples, leading conferences, and walking alongside people in some of life’s most difficult seasons. After planting Fathom Church in 2013, they found themselves with a front-row seat to both the beauty and the brokenness within families.

But the story of Fathom Family began to take shape during a particularly intense season of ministry from late 2015 into 2016. Family after family came across their path carrying deep wounds – struggling marriages, fractured relationships, burnout, isolation, and pain. It felt as though God was placing a spotlight on a reality they could no longer ignore: the health of our homes shapes the health of our communities, churches, and future generations.

Over the years, that burden continued to grow. They walked beside couples fighting for restoration in their marriages, parents searching for guidance and hope, friends navigating the emotional and financial challenges of adoption, and pastors and ministry leaders carrying hidden exhaustion and discouragement. Again and again they saw the same truth: families need more than information – they need hope, healing, practical support, and a reminder that restoration is possible.

In 2023, that burden became action with the launch of Fathom Family Foundation (501c3). The mission is simple: help families flourish and reflect the beauty of God’s Kingdom by strengthening marriages, supporting parents and children, investing in adoption and family care, and helping ministry leaders find spiritual health and renewal.
 
Kyle and Taran’s ministry has never been separated from their own family journey. As parents of three children – Beckett, Camden, and Elisha – they understand both the joy and challenge of building a healthy home in the middle of real life and real ministry. Their combined experience in pastoral ministry, spiritual formation, education, and caring for children and families has shaped a shared passion to see people experience healing, wholeness, and lives rooted in Christ. 

Today they live in Jacksonville, Florida, where family and ministry continue to intersect and shape the mission of Fathom Family Foundation. Our vision is to bring hope and healing to families across America – one marriage, one parent, one child, and one home at a time.

Our Staff

Taran Nelson

Founder, Executive Director

Kyle Nelson

Founder, President

Chelsae Baxley

Assistant Director

Laura Riggleman

Executive Assistant

Board of Directors

Andrew Landon

Caleb Kimbro

Tim Hamm

Rocky McKinley

Jeremy Isaacs

Chan Perry

What We Believe

One God, creator and sustainer of all things, who exists in three persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit

The Bible as the inspired revelation of God and final authority for living out our faith.

The Deity and Humanity of Jesus, his sinless life and his miracles; his atoning death and bodily resurrection provide the only ground for justification, forgiveness, and salvation.

The ongoing work of the Holy Spirit in convicting, empowering, comforting, and guiding believers.

The unique and invaluable worth of each individual based entirely on God’s love and grace.