Mission and History
Our Mission
“Help pregnant women, individuals, and families with life-affirming options in an environment that promotes physical, spiritual and emotional well-being, at no charge.”
Our History
In 1979, Karen and Kurt Hefner started the Pregnancy Crisis Hotline. There were about 7-8 volunteers. After about 4 years of just the Hotline, we had grown enough that we started using one of the classrooms at The Salvation Army building two days a week. It made a big difference when we could meet with clients face to face. We were able to do pregnancy tests, use charts and diagrams to show the developmental stage of their baby; all these tools help communicate the value of the life they were carrying.
In September of 2001, The Pregnancy Crisis Center moved into our current building on Shoshone Street.
When Planned Parenthood opened a clinic nearby it became abundantly clear that in order for us to reach the women who are in most need of our services, the Pregnancy Crisis Center would need to become a medical clinic. Throughout the years the clients we’ve seen who were abortion-minded had the thought that “this pregnancy is just a blob of tissue.” That thought has evolved into, “We don’t deny that it’s a baby, but the woman’s life is more valuable than the baby’s.”
In 2019, we continued to grow and are now able to operate independently to better serve our community. We changed our name to Sage Women’s Center to reflect a biblical reference to wise decision making. We hope as we continue on in our journey to support women facing unplanned pregnancies, we can be a light of faith and grace to those who are in crisis and inspire women to choose life.
The challenge we face now is showing the client that her life is valuable and so is the life of the baby. The client’s fear of not having any kind of support really pushes this false idea that it’s either her life or the baby’s life. We still use fetal models and development charts but are now also able to perform ultrasounds. This is a powerful tool—it’s the first time a mom sees her baby and the value of the life contained in her womb. We work to empower, equip, and educate women to show them they have support before and after the baby is born.
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