One would be hard pressed to find a Catholic priest who wouldn’t describe his path to the priesthood as a "grace filled journey." Father Stephen Imbarrato of the Arch diocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has good reason to make that claim.

For Father Stephen, who was ordained in 2005, that grace includes great blessings – such as the joy of adopting a son as a single person and his dedicated involvement in various pro-life initiatives.

It also includes the knowledge that it was a painful past – namely his own complicity in an abortion 35 years ago- that brought him to the pro-life movement in the first place, opened him to the priesthood and now allows him, to preach the Gospel of Life “from the standpoint of mercy.”

In 1974, he said, “I did not stand up for my girlfriend when I got her pregnant,” and today he counts himself as sharing the guilt for her decision to abort.  It wasn’t until years later as a seminarian that he learned she had been carrying twins.

A member of the National Pro-Life Religious Council of Washington, D.C. and appointee to the Board of “The Center for Bio Ethical Reform”, Pastor Childress is a tireless advocate dedicated to educating the nation and foreign countries on the RIGHTS OF THE UNBORN.

A life-long resident of Montclair, New Jersey where he resides with his wife Regina and their four children, Pastor Childress joined the New Calvary Baptist Church in September of 1974 and in 2004 was appointed President of the Montclair African American Clergy Association.

I'm Kelly! I have been singing and playing piano for many years. I was once an extra on the Mickey Mouse Club and a background vocalist for Britney Spears. I met Jesus in 2003 after years of heartache and pain caused by the music industry, divorce, addiction and abortion. Now, at 34 years old, I'm married to Matt Clinger and we have 2 children, Evin (age 14) and Logan (age 8). We are hoping to add to our family through adoption soon!

I am the celebrity spokeswoman for Silent No More Awareness, a group of post-abortive men and women who have chosen to tell our stories of the devastating affects of abortion. I feel that God has given me a voice for the millions of women who live in regret, guilt, self-hatred and a voice for the unprotected children in the womb. In November, I wrote a painfully honest blog about my abortions and the trauma and hopelessness that ensued. It received over 10,000 views in the first 72 hours.

I also recorded an album of original songs in 2008 titled “In Your Delay”. It is a collection of songs that the Lord gave me to tell stories, ask questions and hasten the second coming of Jesus.

I travel frequently to lead worship and tell my story of turning my pain into purpose. I currently live in McDonough, Georgia with my family and we are a part of the International House of Prayer Atlanta.

From very early on in my life, I have had profound respect for life and the quality of life. My grandparents and my parents treasured the value of life within the womb and in the total course of all human life.
They taught us what a gift we have in one another and how precious we should consider all life as created, nurtured and sustained by God. And during my priestly life, I have tried to be very attentive to and engaged in the Pro-Life Movement looking at it as the “Seamless Garment” of life as God has lent it to us.

I was particularly pleased to be asked to be the “Voice” of the Pro Life rosary back in 2000 in the Sacramento Diocese. Mrs. Jackie Whittle asked me to be a part of this powerful prayer for Life asking for the intersession of our Blessed Mother “to do all that Jesus tells us” For Life.

May God Bless us in our attempt to broaden and promote a true Culture of Life in this nation and in the world.