Everything You Need for
Coerced Abortion Awareness Week, April 15-22

Dear Friends,

This past month we invited you to join the Church Awareness Project and send copies of our Church Leader's Kit to your pastor and other church leaders.

Next month we will be also be holding a special awareness event -- and your church and faith community can be a part of it. Coerced Abortion Awareness Week will take place Sunday, April 15 through Sunday, April 22. At the bottom of this email you will find links to all the resources for that project.

Few people in our churches are aware that most abortions are not really "chosen" -- they are unwanted or coerced. Our churches can and should be the first to offer support to affected women, men and families in our pews and in the wider community: those facing a challenging pregnancy or being coerced into an unwanted abortion, and those who are hurting because of a past abortion.

Yet many people in our churches never hear about these pregnancy- and abortion-related issues, and aren't aware that those beside them may be affected. You can be a part of changing this! We hope you have joined the Church Awareness Project and shared copies of our Church Leader's Kit with your pastor, church leaders and others in your faith community. If we want to make a real change in our churches and communities, we have to start with educating those in leadership positions.

Here Are the Resources You'll Need

The Church Leader's Kit includes an electronic copy (no e-reader required) of The Jericho Plan: Breaking Down the Walls Which Prevent Post Abortion Healing by Elliot Institute director Dr. David Reardon. This guide will help your pastor or preacher speak on these issues from the pulpit.

This lets people in the pews know that they are not alone, that help is available and that they will have the support of their entire faith community behind them. Encourage your pastor or preacher to talk on these issues, during Coerced Abortion Awareness Week or any time of the year.

Below you will also find links to activities, ideas and other free Church Awareness Project Resources to use during Coerced Abortion Awareness Week and anytime throughout the year. These resources can be used by individuals and small groups as well.

We encourage you, your faith leaders, and all the members of your church or faith group to participate in Coerced Abortion Awareness Week. We want to shed light on these hidden issues. This is an opportunity to speak up, defend the rights of others, provide support, and offer help, hope and healing.

Letter to Participants
List of Activities and Ideas for Coerced Abortion Awareness Week
Complete List of Church Awareness Project & Coerced Abortion Awareness Week Resources

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About the Church Awareness Project

The Church Awareness Project is an online, evidence-based Elliot Institute project to inform and educate churches that most abortions are unwanted or coerced and about the spiritual and emotional wounds caused by abortion. Our goal is to mobilize churches to speak out, to advocate for the authentic rights of unborn children and their mothers and fathers, and to offer support and healing for those in our churches and communities who are affected by this issue.

Visit the Church Awareness Project Blog for the latest news, resources and updates, and to leave feedback and ideas.

If you haven't joined the Church Awareness Project yet, sign up to receive the free Church Leader's Kit for yourself, your pastor or church leaders, and others in your faith community.