Vida Church Partner Program

Vida’s Church Partner Program gives area congregations the opportunity to unite as brothers and sisters in Christ and partner with Vida in an effort to serve men and women facing unplanned pregnancies or parenting young children under difficult situations.

Together, we love and encourage these women and men so that they have the capacity, in turn, to love themselves and their children.

There are six common ways Vida church partners support and advance our shared mission:

Pray for those we serve.
Welcome clients seeking a church home or spiritual guidance.
Prayerfully consider making a one-time, monthly, quarterly, or annual financial contribution.
Promote volunteering at Vida.
Create opportunity for church members to donate baby supplies.
Encourage outreach activities and an extension of Vida’s ministries.

As well as partnering with area churches, Vida also works closely with a range of community partners.

Church Partner Brochure

Click here to review the Vida Church Partners Packet and Sign-Up Form.

Pray – Pray for us and those we serve!
The first and most important thing your church can do is to fervently and faithfully pray for men and women facing unplanned pregnancies, our brothers and sisters affected by abortion, and parents and children facing challenging circumstances.

Include Vida clients in prayer intentions during Mass, at your church service, or when in small groups.
Pastors are welcome to call Vida to pray with the staff and volunteers; times and dates can be arranged ahead of time.
Hold a spiritual adoption campaign by creating pledge cards and encouraging church members to pray every day for nine months for a pregnant mother and her baby.

Volunteer – Serve by promoting volunteering at Vida!
Volunteers are a critical extension of Vida. By giving of time and talent, they help serve men, women and children with hearts full of compassion to advance our mission. There are several opportunities to serve, such as becoming a male or female mentor, providing handyman services, or helping out at our baby boutique. Explore our volunteering page for more ways to get involved.

Spiritual Guidance – Foster a life-affirming environment in your faith community!

Speak from the pulpit. Plan at least one Sunday a year to give a sermon devoted to celebrating and advocating for life. You can find great sermon ideas from local pastors at wisconsinrighttolife.org/ preaching-resources.
Share an encouraging message. Film an encouraging message to be shared with Vida clients, or let us feature your life-affirming sermons on Vida’s website.
Be ready with open arms. Welcome Vida clients seeking a church home. Consider partnering with an organization like Embrace Grace to be ready to accept Vida clients into your spiritual family.
Annual Vida ecumenical prayer service. Take part in a yearly prayer service with other Vida Church Partners. Consider mobilizing your church members to take the lead on organizing or hosting this event.
Host life-affirming Bible studies. Encourage continual growth in loving and valuing life at every age and every stage. Focus on the Family is a great resource for pro-life bible studies, parenting bible studies, sexual integrity, and post-abortion healing.

Collect – Create opportunities for baby supply donations!

Our clients work towards acquiring baby & personal necessity items through our education program. Vida keeps an updated wish list of needs here. Your congregation could purchase or donate gently used items such as cribs, car seats, highchairs, etc. for these types of drives.

Keep a Vida donation bin in your gathering space throughout the year.
Pick a month during the year to conduct a specific donation drive.
Participate in our Christmas Adopt-a-Family Program to bless clients with Christmas gifts.

Outreach – Be extensions of Vida through ministry efforts.
Church Partners are strongly encouraged to claim Vida’s ministry as their own and even grow this ministry right in their own church! Follow in Vida’s footsteps by supporting and affirming parents who chose life for their children. Reach out to your community with practical help and advocacy. Promote the medical, education, and material support services provided by Vida. Have Vida brochures available in your gathering spaces or church office.

Host a mothers play group. Provide much needed fellowship time for moms with preschool-aged children and invaluable time for kids to play together. This could be a weekly group that meets in your church’s childcare area. Organizing park-hopper groups is a great idea for moms to do life together in the summer. If you have a small congregation or have only a few moms interested in participating,
reach out to other Vida Church Partners to form a larger group!
Host a dad’s day off. Open your church so dads from the community can enjoy a guys day. They can watch a sports game together, participate in an outdoor cornhole competition, or play in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Have
volunteers offer childcare. It’s perfect to have around Father’s Day.
Host a mom’s day out. Open your church so moms from throughout the community can enjoy a day to be pampered with manicures, coffee, fellowship time, and even a movie. Make sure your volunteers are ready to supply childcare so moms can let their hair down!
Have a parent’s night out (PNO). A fun pajama and pizza party for the kids (and childcare volunteers) while giving parents a much-needed night out! It’s great to offer in early December so parents can get their Christmas shopping done. Quarterly PNOs provide respite to parents who may not have support.

Fundraise – Support Vida by hosting your own event!
There are many different ways for your church to financially support this ministry: tithe, pass the plate, or fundraise. You can also provide Vida donation envelopes & online giving information to encourage members to prayerfully consider making a donation on their own. Here are some ideas to get you started:

Run a chili cookoff. Contestants register to cook their “famous” chili recipe, while attendees pay a flat rate to taste test each chili and vote on a winner. A great event to have at your church picnic!
Host a ladies for life tea. A ticketed event perfect to have around Mother’s Day. Ladies enjoy tea, desserts, finger sandwiches, and a silent auction. It’s a great opportunity to invite life-affirming speakers to share their testimonies. Enlist your men’s ministry to serve refreshments and provide childcare.
Hold a bake sale. Ready, set, bake! This sale to benefit Vida can be run church-wide or in smaller ministry groups. Consider turning it into a pie, cheesecake, or
cupcake bake-off competition!
Host sporting competitions. Get the guys involved by organizing different tournaments & competitions, such as 3-on-3 basketball, cornhole, trap shooting, or bowling. Participants pay a registration fee and collect pledges. A
raffle and silent auction are also great additions to have
at this type of event.
Host community food events. Put on an All-You-Can-Eat “Pancake & Porkie” or French Toast Breakfast, Fish Fry, or Booyah Drive-Through with proceeds benefiting Vida.

Submit A Church Event

We invite Vida Church Partners, or potential Church Partners, to become involved in many ways in our ministry and mission.

Sign Up to Tour Vida’s Campus or Host a Vida Speaker for a Speaking Engagement

We invite Vida Church Partners, or potential Church Partners, to become involved in many ways in our ministry and mission.

We are seeking leaders from Vida Church Partners to come to Vida for a lunch-hour visit to pray with us. We greatly need spiritual encouragement as we continue this life-giving work. How to prepare for reflection:

Choose a Bible verse to share with the team
Lead a 15-20 minute reflection on that verse
Ask team for prayer intentions and lead in prayer

Sign Up to Lead a Pastoral Reflection

We invite Vida Church Partners, or potential Church Partners, to become involved in many ways in our ministry and mission.

Sign Up to Host a Vida Playdate

Current Church Partners

Below, alphabetized by church and community, is a list of current Vida Church Partners. We are blessed to have so many friends of Vida!

Church Partner E-Newsletter

Read the most recent Vida Church Partner E-Newsletter here.

In the e-newsletter, we celebrate, thank, and promote our Vida Church Partners and the incredible ways they are partnering with us and living out Christ’s call to serve. We also highlight upcoming opportunities for them to volunteer, donate, or get involved at Vida.

Vida also publishes a complimentary Knights of Columbus E-newsletter. Read the latest edition here.

Church Sign Up for Adopt-A-Family

Church Partners please read about our most recent way to get involved with Adopt-A-Family 2023.

If interested, please contact Tessa at 920-731-4354 or email tevers@vidasupportservices.org by October 23.

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