Lisa Cathcart, executive director of Pregnancy Care Center in Old Hickory, Tenn., told Baptist Press that “pro-life voices matter right now.” Many people do not understand the purpose of pregnancy care centers and the services that they offer.
Cathcart said that the work of pregnancy care centers is “not political work, but spiritual work as [we serve as] domestic missionaries. It’s relational and transformational, not transactional. Our work is modeled after Jesus’ ministry. We are dealing with hearts and minds.”
Scott McConnell, a Pregnancy Care Center board member, said, “Roe doesn’t change pregnancy care centers’ posture. When anger rages from all sides, it’s easy to get lost”, he said, adding: “the battle is not against flesh and blood as it says in Ephesians. Show compassion because radical shifts cause anger, but do not become consumed by it. Identify in Christ, not in a position.”
As the center anticipates an increase in clients, Cathcart said they need “creative and practical” help from community partners and churches. “The number one need right now is childcare.”
The center has unveiled a new website called “our work continues” with more information about how to get involved and ways to help, such as volunteering and donating.
Cathcart said, “Women’s needs are the same. They are still facing challenges in their lives that cause them to seek abortion.”
Despite Roe’s overturn, the flow of clients seeking help at pregnancy care centers has been consistent, but in many cases there are more questions about what pregnancy care centers do.