Sanctity of Life Resource Guide

At Woodside, we believe that everyone is made in the image of God—regardless of a person’s age, gender, ethnicity, economic status, or any other variable. We’re committed to advocating for life at every stage, which is why Woodside partners with local pregnancy centers, organizations that work with the economically disadvantaged, anti-trafficking ministries, and more.

Keep scrolling for more information about the organizations we support, ways you can get involved, and resources that will help you learn more about the sanctity of life. 

Woodside’s Partner Organizations

All Worthy of Love
All Worthy of Love (AWOL) is a justice-focused non-profit that reaches out to men and women enslaved in street prostitution. They work to prevent sex trafficking by spreading awareness while rescuing and restoring survivors of human trafficking. Get involved.

Another Way Pregnancy Center
Another Way Pregnancy Center is located in Farmington Hills. Their mission is to educate, support, and empower women facing unexpected pregnancies with compassionate and professional medical care.

Compassion Pregnancy Center
Compassion Pregnancy Center provides free and confidential services in a non-judgmental and safe atmosphere. Their medical center specializes in helping those experiencing unplanned pregnancies by providing pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, education, and mentoring. They strive to give each person the help and information needed to make an informed choice.

Crossroads Care Center
Crossroads is a faith-based, non-profit organization committed to providing men and women with medical, educational, and support services related to pregnancy and sexual health.

Dream Centers of Michigan
The mission of the Dream Centers is to engage people in need with the love of Christ. Their goal is to help people flourish, reach their potential, and move toward self-sustainability. With Jesus at the center, they’re committed to empowering the Pontiac community through education, economic empowerment, and sustainable housing. There are many opportunities to make a difference at the Dream Centers of Michigan. Get involved.

Dutton Farm
Dutton Farm is a shining light of hope for adults with special needs, their families, and the surrounding community. Their vision is to empower and support adults with disabilities to live lives of purpose, inclusion, and dignity. Shop Dutton Farm products.

Healing Hearts Ministries
Healing Hearts is an organization that provides biblical counseling and discipleship to individuals who suffer emotionally and spiritually from the pain, trauma, and affliction of their past. They provide post-abortion care for women and biblically led healing for traumas like rape and abuse.

Hope Against Trafficking
Hope Against Trafficking seeks to provide a safe and restorative environment for adult survivors of human trafficking. They provide a comprehensive and dedicated program to help restore survivors and provide education for the community.

House of Providence
There are thousands of children in foster care waiting for a family to call their own. House of Providence (HOP) provides a therapeutic and familial environment for minors who face the possibility of aging out of the foster care system without finding their forever family. HOP offers a secure home for foster youth to stabilize and thrive while finding hope, healing, and a permanent family. Shop to support youth in foster care.

Life Advancement Group
The strategic approach of Life Advancement Group involves leveraging state-of-the-art digital marketing to reach and support women contemplating abortion, connecting them seamlessly with local pregnancy help centers.

Lifeline Children’s Services
Whether through adoption, foster care, orphan care, education, or counseling, Lifeline Children’s Services equips churches to live out James 1:27 in their communities and to the ends of the earth.

Woodside Child Sponsorship
Jesus calls us to care for the least of these. Child sponsorship is an opportunity to respond to this calling by caring for some of the world’s most vulnerable. When you sponsor a child, you provide a pathway to healing and restoration while demonstrating the love and mercy of Jesus.

Woodside Special Needs
At Woodside, we believe that God gives everyone value and purpose. We’re made stronger and more beautiful by our members with special needs, and our goal is to provide them with a safe environment, opportunities for spiritual growth, and welcoming community.

 

Educational Resources

PODCASTS 

Coming and Going | The Gift of Adoption  

The Link | Abortion, Fatherhood, and The Church  

The Link | Adoption 

The Link | The Issue of Human Trafficking 

The Link | The Sanctity of Life 

The Link | The Sanctity of Life Part Two 

BLOGS 

The Perfect Family for Each Other by Melaina Jaeger and Winsten Dickerson 

The Sanctity of Life by Jesi Smith 

The Valleys & Mountain Tops of Adoption by MaKenzie Johns 

BOOKS 

Adopted for Life by Russell Moore 

The Case for Life by Scott Klusendorf 

The Gospel for Life: The Gospel & Abortion by Russell Moore and Andrew Walker 

Orphan Justice by Johnny Carr 

RESOURCE GUIDES 

Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange 

Valuing Life from the Start  by Focus on the Family