What is it?
On Sunday, January 22, 2023, churches all across the United States will observe Sanctity of Human Life (SOHL) Sunday. This is a special day, especially as the nation’s laws have ushered in a new phase of supporting life. The decision to protect life is now in the hands of individual states rather than the federal government, and each community has the opportunity to make a more localized impact for the lives represented in their own backyards.
How to get involved?
IMGNLife is taking the entire month of January to emphasize the sanctity of human life in the Rappahannock region! We want to engage with you and your congregation to:




Connect to Hope
Our medical pregnancy center exists to serve women and men facing unplanned pregnancies, and empower them with education to help them make a choice that’s best for them and their baby. We offer medical services, parenting classes, post-abortive services, a fatherhood program, an infant memorial service, and other general resources to help create a community of LIFE in our region.If anyone in your congregation is interested in learning more about these services, we welcome the opportunity to connect with your congregation, small group, or individuals on a confidential basis. Pray about how your church can connect to your local pregnancy center! You and your small group can join us at the Open House on January 23rd.
Preach a Truth
This month is a unique opportunity for the church to paint a restorative picture of redemption to a broken world. One in four women have an abortion before age 45. Even more sobering, Fredericksburg has the second highest rate of abortion in the state of Virginia (27 out of every 1,000 pregnancies). But with your support, prayers, and engagement, we can start to see the tide turn in our region. We have included sermons to help in preparing to teach your church God's love for every life and the life-giving forgiveness found at the cross.
Mobilize a Mission
- Church Involvement:
We would welcome the chance to meet with your leadership and discuss ways for churches to be involved (all scalable - from a large church’s involvement to a small group within a church, to one or two individuals):
- Help the Center as a whole
- General Financial Support
Choices Women’s Center is the only pregnancy center serving Fredericksburg City, Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George, and Orange counties; prayerfully consider supporting Choices Women’s Center with a monthly or annual gift. imgnlife.org/donate
- Baby Bottle Campaign
BBCs have raised thousands of dollars each year and have funded the operation of our center for over one and a half months! You can host an in-person campaign, where people pick up baby bottles to take home and fill with coins, or participate virtually and watch your church fill up a virtual baby bottle with each passing week!
Learn what it means to be a Church Ambassador by emailing connect@imgnlife.org
Build a Bridge
Host a speaker:
Someone from Choices will gladly come and share about the “life landscape” of Fredericksburg and the surrounding counties:
We’ll share specific statistics about our community, as well as ways IMGN Life is prepared for a post-Roe future.
Attend an Event:
Attend the National March for Life on Friday, January 20, 2023
Attend the Virginia March for Life: February 1, 2023
See details for both marches here imgnlife.org/marchforlife )
Attend our Open House on January 23rd anytime from 5:30 - 7:30 pm to walk through our center, hear in depth about our mission and vision and learn how you can serve. Open House Registration
Become a Sanctuary Church (new in 2023)
If there are people who come through our doors who need to grow in their faith, we want to begin training churches, small groups, and even individuals to be ready to receive, disciple, and serve those who have experienced an unplanned pregnancy, the trauma of abortion, or both. If this is something you’d like to learn more about, please click here to receive more information. Churches will be trained through CareNet’s Making Life Disciples course.
Training dates and materials are forthcoming, but are all part of our ultimate mission to work together with local churches to see more lives not only saved from physical harm, but spiritually healed through a relationship with Jesus.