September 7, 2010

As you know, Prudence Humber, our executive director for the last 23 years, is retiring at the end of September. Alpha’s board of directors is pleased to announce that after a long search we have found a replacement: Karen L. Hess. Karen will join Alpha on September 20. Passionately pro-life for more than 30 years, Karen participated in the March for Life, the Life Chain public awareness demonstrations and most recently has served as director of development for Amnion Crisis Pregnancy Center in suburban Philadelphia. Karen and her husband of twenty-eight years have four grown children. They enjoy serving the Lord in their local church, Bethany Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Havertown. Karen homeschooled her children through middle school (and two into high school!), founded the TEACH homeschool co-op, provided

other leadership to the homeschool community and taught hands-on science classes. An experienced fundraiser who has worked for several local non-profits, Karen is excited to employ her numerous gifts and talents at Alpha.

“When I was a young wife and mother, the Lord made it clear to me that He values each and every person from their moment of conception until their last breath. Grasping the reality that every individual is inherently valuable, unique and made in God’s image has guided me throughout every phase of my life. Unfortunately, many people don’t yet understand how precious human life is. Consequently, in our city nearly 20,000 lives are ended by abortion each year. With great expectation, I am pleased to be joining the dedicated team at Alpha and the churches that stand with them to spread the Truth and uphold the pro-life banner in Philadelphia.”

We, the board of directors, are thankful to God for Prudence’s many years of faithful service with Alpha. And we eagerly anticipate what the Lord will do for us through Karen.

August 2, 2010 

October 16 - Walk For Life

Pennypack Park, Little City Entrance
Rhawn Street and Holmehurst Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136
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This is a walk to raise money for Alpha Pregnancy Services. Alpha needs your help in order to provide excellent professional services at no cost to our clients. The walk is a fun, family oriented event with entertainment, prizes and free lunch! Ask friends, family or corporations to sponsor you with a single, tax-deductible, gift--instead of a “per-mile” contribution.

Are you a part of a Youth Group, Sunday School class or other group? Be a team captain and walk as a group of ten or more. A prize is awarded to the team raising the most money. Collect the donations and pledges and turn them in with your sponsor form the day of the walk. We will send your sponsors a thank you note for their contributions. Walk, jog, or run two miles...you can do it!

We also need volunteers to help setup and cleanup, hang signs and balloons, serve lunch, provide entertainment (ie: face painting, balloon sculpture, clowning), and do photography.

Please register if you plan to attend. Click here for online registration. Thank you!

November is 50 Churches/50 Children Month sponsored by Partners for Life.

The Spirit of God is unifying evangelical churches across our region in a “grassroots” coalition concerned for the welfare of orphans both locally and globally. This growing coalition is united across racial and denominational lines in Christ and compelled by our own spiritual adoption together with the care and concern that God expresses for the fatherless and the mandate He has given us to visit the orphans in their affliction.

In the month of November, which is National Adoption Month, our coalition will launch its second regional initiative—“50 Churches/50 Children”. The goal of “50 Churches/50Children” is to find 50 churches who would partner with us to tell the story of 50 children for the five Sundays in November. It’s that simple!

For more information contact Alpha at 215-735-6028 or click here to contact us online.