FCWS News

It is hard to believe we are celebrating 30 years at FCWS! It all began with our Mandarin Center, and, as a result, thousands of babies have been born. We have seen clients’ lives transformed when they choose life. During the last 5 years, we have had a 46% increase in our client visits. As … Continued

Megan’s Story A support System Makes All the Difference When Megan found out she was pregnant, she felt isolated and alone, with no family nearby. To compound the pressure, her boyfriend’s job was unstable and she was not sure how she could support this child or if she could rely on him for support. This … Continued

A Message from Joanne Mellish, Kernan Center Director Since moving to the Kernan Center in 2022, our client visits have increased by over 40%! Last year we had nearly 1700 client visits. These visits include pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, men’s mentorship sessions, and Earn While You Learn sessions. As a result of the increase in clients, … Continued

A Message from Diane Stewart, Clay Center Director From the grand opening of the Clay Center in 2009 to now, we’ve had the pleasure of serving 6,703 clients with a grand total of 2,401 life decisions and 271 salvations! We serve a faithful God and have seen Him so evidently at work in the lives … Continued

On February 7th, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court began hearing the arguments surrounding the case brought against the pro-abortion amendment brought forth by Planned Parenthood, and they now have a deadline of April 1st to come to a decision. As we prayerfully await the final decision, which will determine whether or not the extreme pro-abortion … Continued

A Look Back at 2023 Miranda’s Story We met Miranda after she moved to Florida to obtain a better quality of life as a teacher. In her mid-thirties, she had never been pregnant and did not know if that would ever happen for her. Soon after moving to Jacksonville, she got into a relationship and … Continued

This year on June 13th, First Coast Women’s Services will celebrate 30 years of serving clients. We know that God has grown this ministry since the beginning and has had His hand on it. We have served over 37,000 women in our community, with over 12,000 babies saved. 1 Corinthians 3:10 says, “By the grace … Continued

We are pleased to announce that we will be opening an FCWS Center in St. Augustine! We are merging with an existing, smaller pregnancy resource center already operating in St. Augustine, Esteem Women’s Center, to provide all our life-affirming services to St. Augustine and St. John’s County. The Lord has gone ahead of us in … Continued

Call Center – Stories of Impact “I was talking to a woman who was standing alone on a dirt road; she was about to make a life-or-death decision,” shares Cheryl Gonzales, Call Center Director (pictured: center). A Georgia local called the Center in a time of desperation. The conversation gripped her so much, that she … Continued

Annual Life Banquet – September 28th, 2023 Dr. William Lile is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. He has served as a hospital OB/GYN Department Chair and as an instructor with both the University of Florida and Florida State Medical School OB/GYN residency programs. A passionate pro-life advocate, Dr. Lile took over a practice that … Continued

Catherine’s Story When Catherine first visited First Coast Women’s Services, she was stuck and burdened by a weight too hard for her to carry alone. At the time, her boyfriend was unemployed, and they were both considering abortion. With a lack of a healthy support system and a lack of knowledge due to her youth, … Continued

Jenniffer & Brandon’s Story Client Testimony 50% of our clients in 2022 self-identified as Christians on their intake paperwork. 21% of our clients in 2022 were married. Still, 81% of our clients were abortion-vulnerable or abortion-minded. According to Guttmacher Institute data, 54% of clients obtaining abortions were Mainline Protestant, Evangelical Protestant, or Catholic [1]. It … Continued