Often, women facing unexpected pregnancies are met with scorn and judgment from those around them. With the doubts of others in their minds, they may not fully realize all they can be as mothers and daughters of Christ. Gabriel Network’s Church-Based Ministry offers encouragement, practical help, and spiritual guidance to these women.
The Impact of a Church-Based Ministry Team
When a woman contacts Gabriel Network through our helpline, we identify her most significant needs and how our volunteers can help. Our Church-Based Ministry Volunteer Teams, also known as Angel Friend Teams, consist of trained volunteers from local churches who help women throughout their pregnancies and beyond.
If your church is interested in supporting women and their families through a pro-life ministry, this is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact in your community. Sometimes, women feel excluded from church settings because of their pregnancies. They worry that they’ll be judged. We must meet these women where they are. In doing so, we are the hands and feet of Christ.
Volunteer Options
- Volunteer with an already established team at your church
- Volunteer with an already established team at another church
- Start a new team at your church
- Volunteer in our office
Often, women facing unexpected pregnancies are met with scorn and judgment from those around them. With the doubts of others in their minds, they may not fully realize all they can be as mothers and daughters of Christ. Gabriel Network’s Church-Based Ministry offers encouragement, practical help, and spiritual guidance to these women.
Your church can join our network of Church-Based Ministry Volunteer Teams, playing a vital role by providing love and community to pregnant and parenting mothers. Together, we can show moms and babies the love of Christ.
Start a New Team at Your Church
Your church can join our network of Church-Based Ministry Volunteer Teams, playing a vital role by providing love and community to pregnant and parenting mothers. Together, we can show moms and babies the love of Christ.
To get started, our Church-Based Ministry Director will work with you to start our implemenatation process which includes:
- Pastor’s Blessing by signing our Church-Based Ministry Agreement
- Outreach to gather volunteers from the church
- Naming one or two point people (Coordinators)
- Training all interested volunteers
We’ll help you with every step of the process. Our staff members provide continuous instruction, child protection training, and background checks. We’re always available to address questions and concerns, and your designated coordinator will communicate regularly with us.
Church Eligibility
An Angel Friend Team is a group of volunteers from your church who pledge to meet these women in love. Our eligibility requirements ensure we represent a unified front of committed men and women. Our churches must adhere to the following criteria:
- Must be Christian – must affirm that belief in Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation
- Must state and adhere to pro-life beliefs—life must be affirmed as beginning at conception
- Must be located in Maryland or Washington, D.C.
- The pastor of the church must sign an agreement and be open to serving women with volunteers from the church.
- Pastor and all volunteers agree to sign the Statement of Principles
What You Offer
Each Angel Friend Team should have at least one coordinator who serves as the point of contact for Gabriel Network and coordinates the services offered to women. When your church partners with us and creates an Angel Friend Team, you will provide church-based ministry programs for women. These can look like:
- Practical support:
- Job securement and growth
- Stable Housing resources
- Aiding growth in financial stability
- Education and skill development
- Community and local resource help
- Health and wellness tips
- Legal and personal documentation aid
- Parenting and family stability
- Overcoming addiction or negative habits
- Emotional support
- Strengthening each mom’s sense of dignity and self worth
- Providing and setting an example of healthy relationships
- Motivation and vision sharing
- Coping strategies
- Personal goal setting
- Spiritual support
- Growth in faith (shared prayer, bible study, church involvement)
- Daily prayer and Bible reading
- Deeper knowledge of scripture
- Serving others
- Trust in God’s plan
We are stronger when we come together. To start the application process, please complete our volunteer sign-up form.
If you have general questions about the Gabriel Network, we’d be happy to answer them. Get in touch with us today.