CHRISTIAN POST: 3 Ways to Honor ‘Sanctity of Human Life Sunday’
By: Autumn Christensen | January 19, 2025
Is your church impacted by abortion? What does it look like for your church to support vulnerable pregnant and parenting women?
Whether you’re a pastor or a churchgoer, there’s a good chance you’ve been asked these questions before — or asked them yourself. Maybe your church is a leader in life-affirming ministry. Or maybe, you’re just starting to deepen your engagement in serving vulnerable mothers and their children. Regardless, it’s more than likely that someone in your congregation will consider abortion or has already been impacted by it.
There are countless stories of faithful churchgoers who felt abortion was their only option. In fact, four in ten women were regularly attending church at the time of their abortion. Did you know 54% of women who have abortions identify themselves as Christians?
An abortion-vulnerable woman isn’t just a faraway stereotype who someone else can care for and support. She could be anyone — your neighbor, the cashier at the grocery store, or the woman sitting next to you in the church pew.
Like each of us, both she and her unborn child are created in God’s image and likeness and have inherent dignity. She has unique needs, her own story, and is worthy of a compassionate community of support. Churches have a special calling to be that place of hope and loving help for mothers facing difficult circumstances, empowering them to choose life for their children and thrive without resorting to abortion.
Here are three ways you and your church can observe Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, on Jan. 19, and uphold the dignity of all human life by supporting vulnerable moms and their babies.
