West Columbia family uses apparel business to raise support for adoption, foster care – WIS News 10

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – A West Columbia family is using their faith to take their apparel company to the next level.
In May 2024, the Underhill family officially launched their faith-based clothing brand, Marked Apparel, as a way for people to express their beliefs.
The family-run business is using some of its proceeds to help families looking to adopt or foster a child.
“Every kid wants a loving home, and so, if we’re able to assist in children finding loving homes, safe homes, then that’s what we want to do,” said Chuck Underhill, Owner of Marked Apparel.
He says a prayer sparked the idea that ultimately led to the company forming ten years later.
Over time, Underhill would design the logos with biblically-based meanings and put it on some clothes for some of his friends and family. That eventually led Chuck and his wife Amanda to make their faith-based apparel a family business in May.
“There’s not one meaning; you see what resonates with you and it’s an opportunity to tell your story with whatever logo speaks to you.”
While getting the online company going, they designed a family logo they felt could raise support for a cause close to their hearts.
“It’s the family plus one, and it’s a testimony of obedience logo,” Underhill said. “It is being willing to do something that is unnatural but is all about what God does, which is accept another one into the fold; anybody who believes will be received by him, and the same thing for us.”
50% of the profit from purchases made in the family line of products is donated to foster and adoption ministries.
The Underhills adopted their youngest son, Jordan, in 2014. At only ten years old, he helps with advertising the family’s faith-based apparel.
This pushed the family to help support those who were once in a similar position.
“Our family is an adoptive family, and we wanted to create a pathway for us to be giving and generous through our business, to help support adoption, to help support foster families, and it’s been a really cool opportunity to get involved with,” Chuck said.
Chuck said his family has raised a few hundred dollars in support of adoption and fostering. Nobody in the family is prouder than Jordan Underhill, and the work they’ve done to help other kids find a loving home like him.
“I don’t know what I would do without my family,” Jordan said. “I’m glad I was adopted; it’s very special to me, it means a lot to me.”
Chuck’s oldest son, Charlie Underhill, also helps with promoting the family business on social media. Christian Life Church is one place right now people can support Marked Apparel’s mission in raising awareness for adoption and foster care.
WIS News 10 is told more churches and ministries will be added in the future.
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