GREENVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Diana Anderson, executive director of Pathway of Hope, felt there needed to be an avenue connecting her pregnancy resource center clients to local churches. Second Baptist Church and Melissa Bivins stepped up to make that happen. “We can only do so much as far as discipleship goes,” Anderson explained. A fewContinue reading “Second Baptist in Greenville embraces ministry to single, pregnant women”
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FIRST-PERSON: Pregnancy resource centers are essential
When I started building our baby registry, I was immediately overwhelmed by the price tags on basic items every parent and infant needs. Car seat, crib and mattress, stroller, diapers and wipes, bottles, burp clothes — everything easily tallying into the $1,000+ range for budget brands. And let’s not forget about the cost of medicalContinue reading “FIRST-PERSON: Pregnancy resource centers are essential”
Safe Haven Baby Box hotline number will be displayed in Kentucky high schools
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky Right to Life, a pro-life organization on the frontlines of efforts to install Safe Haven Baby Boxes across the state, announced Thursday that posters displaying a hotline number for mothers in crisis will be posted in Kentucky high schools. House Bill 272—legislation that requires the hotline number be displayed inContinue reading “Safe Haven Baby Box hotline number will be displayed in Kentucky high schools”
Kentucky’s 39th Safe Haven Baby Box opens in Richmond
RICHMOND, Ky. (KT) – “It’s a good day to be in Richmond,” Monica Kelsey told a crowd who gathered to bless a newly installed Safe Haven Baby Box on Tuesday. “Today we offer women a 100% anonymous option if they so choose to surrender their infant here in Richmond, Ky.” Kelsey, the founder and CEOContinue reading “Kentucky’s 39th Safe Haven Baby Box opens in Richmond”
Pregnant & Parenting scholarship empowers Louisville mothers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Right to Life of Louisville is financially supporting four young mothers as they pursue higher education this year through the Pregnant & Parenting Scholarship program. “The pregnancy and parenting scholarship is an opportunity for women who are students to receive a scholarship or a financial contribution toward their tuition wherever they’reContinue reading “Pregnant & Parenting scholarship empowers Louisville mothers”
Crossroads Life Center celebrates 20 years of pregnancy help ministry in Glasgow
GLASGOW, Ky. (KT) – A beloved pregnancy resource center in Barren County celebrated two decades of ministry last week. Crossroads Life Center was joined by the local Chamber of Commerce, pastors, volunteers, donors and area business leaders for a ribbon cutting, refreshments and tours of the ministry building on Tuesday, June 25. Carla Estes, executiveContinue reading “Crossroads Life Center celebrates 20 years of pregnancy help ministry in Glasgow”
Judge dismisses challenge to Kentucky’s abortion ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – A circuit court judge on Friday dismissed a challenge to Kentucky’s abortion ban brought by three Jewish women in late 2022, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing because their alleged injuries caused by state laws were “hypothetical.” Lisa Sobel, Jessica Kalb and Sarah Baron, all residents of Louisville, brought the case.Continue reading “Judge dismisses challenge to Kentucky’s abortion ban”
Study examines characteristics of those who called Ky. abortion fund for financial, practical support
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – A study published last week analyzed administrative data from Kentucky Health Justice Network (KHJN), a Louisville-based advocacy organization, and compared it with abortion data from the state’s Department of Public Health to learn more about the those who seek support from abortion funds. Researchers chose the Bluegrass State because “Kentuckians seekingContinue reading “Study examines characteristics of those who called Ky. abortion fund for financial, practical support”
No abortions reported by Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services in May
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – There were no abortions reported to Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services during May 2024. In a message sent to Kentucky Today through the Open Records Center, a representative for the Cabinet noted there were no records to fulfill an open records request submitted on June 20: “After a diligentContinue reading “No abortions reported by Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services in May”
‘It’s just the grace of the Lord’: Ky. Baptist bivocational pastor on church, pregnancy help ministry as vocation
“Everybody always tells me this: I don’t know how you do this. And I say, ‘I don’t know either.’ I mean, it’s just the grace of the Lord,” Forsythe said. Born and raised in church, Forsythe didn’t know Jesus until he was 12 years old. Not long after his conversion, his youth leader observed theContinue reading “‘It’s just the grace of the Lord’: Ky. Baptist bivocational pastor on church, pregnancy help ministry as vocation”
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