About Us

The Seamark Ranch logo is a shining beacon – a lighthouse leading children to safety and security.

Our seamark is Jesus Christ. The shining light portrays His salvation, love, peace, hope, and grace – all of which are freely given to our children at Seamark Ranch.

Apart from our counseling offices, Seamark Ranch is located on a 465 acre campus in Northeast Florida, where we are able to utilize the beautiful land God has given us to cultivate crops, raise our own beef and pork and learn to appreciate the beauty of nature. The Seamark approach is therapy-based and individualized. We strive to heal wounds and help children prosper in faith, in school, and in the community.

The children of Seamark Ranch will be equipped with a worldview and life skills that will enable them to productively contribute to our community. Our children will be healed in heart and formed for service.

Mission

Seamark Ranch exists to support the family, a Christ-centered community that surrounds children and families in crisis with love, stability, and the hope of the Gospel.

Vision

We envision a world where every child and family in crisis experiences the power of family: a community of faith, hard work, and healing that restores dignity, strengthens families, and raises up resilient, Christ-centered leaders.

Our History

Keith and April Denton founded Seamark Ranch in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2001.

Keith Denton experienced first-hand how Seamark Ranch can make a difference in the lives of children. When he was 10 years old, Keith went to live at Big Oak Ranch, a Christian children’s home in Alabama. His new family loved him and nurtured his development, and his gifts and talents blossomed in the Christ-centered environment.

During his high school valedictorian address, Keith thanked his ranch family for believing in a kid on whom everyone else had given up. After graduating from college, Keith and his wife, April, returned to the ranch where he served as the ranch’s first Director of Development.

In 2001, the Lord gave Keith and April the vision of founding and building Seamark Ranch for boys and girls in the Northeast Florida area. The dream began to take shape as two Jacksonville families donated 468 acres in Clay County, Florida. In the summer of 2007, the dream became a reality as Seamark Ranch opened its doors to children and began its ministry thanks to the support and generosity of hundreds of compassionate individuals, churches, civic organizations, foundations, and businesses.