Meet Alpha Women's Center, a pro-life pregnancy care center with a heart for the woman suspecting that she might be pregnant.
Vision Statement: To glorify God as a Christ-centered resource for affirming the sanctity of human life from conception to the grave.
Alpha's Staff:
- Executive Director: Linda Albertson, member of Grandview Park Baptist Church, Des Moines, Iowa.
- Volunteer Supervisor, Crystal Vance, member of Saylorville Baptist Church.
- Volunteer Supervisor, Debbie Owens, a member of Missionary Baptist Church, Carlisle.
- 22 trained volunteers who are born-again members of Baptist churches.
Board of Directors:
- Dale Baker - Des Moines, State Government Attorney, Faith Baptist Church (Cambridge, IA)
- Lowell Bond (M.D.) - Ames, Retired doctor, Campus Baptist Church
- James Bryan - Ankeny, Industrial Machinery Sales, Ankeny Baptist Church
- Don Godwin - Ankeny, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Real Estate Group, Saylorville Baptist Church
- Martha Hartog - Ankeny, F.B.B.C. Teacher, Faith Baptist Church (Cambridge, IA)
- Jude Higday - Ankeny, Temporary Services, Grandview Park Baptist Church
- Emily Webb - Carlisle, Retired state government employee, Missionary Baptist Church
Alpha's clients by ethnicity:
- Caucasian - 57%
- Latino - 21.3%
- Afro-American - 14.5%
- Other - 7.2%
Religious affiliation:
- Catholic - 21.3%
- Baptist - 10%
- Non-affiliated - 20%
- Penecostal - 9%
- Other - 39.7%
Average age: 15-19 years old. The next common group consists of clients 20-24 years old.
Alpha's support base: Individuals and churches (many in fellowship with the IARBC)
Address & Contact Information:
Alpha Women's Center
3605 Southeast 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50320
(515) 285-5700
E-mail: awc1dsm@aol.com
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