Areas of Involvement

 

 Elizabeth Ministry offers support in the following areas:

 

 

 
 

 

Pregnancy Support

 

*General Pregnancy

             First Time Pregnancy

             Subsequent Pregnancy

             Large Family

             Pregnancy Later in Life

*Pregnancy after Fetal or Infant Loss

*Pregnancy Complications

             Bedrest

             High Risk Pregnancy

*Prenatal Testing Concerns

*Fetal Abnormality Issues

 

Celebration of Birth

 

*General Birth

             First Time Birth

             Subsequent Birth

             Large Family

             Raising Child

             Choosing Adoption Plan

*Special Birth Outcomes

             Multiple Births

             Delivery Complications

             Postpartum Depression

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adoption and Blending

 

*Considering Adoption

*Waiting to Adopt

*Adoption Loss

*Celebration of Adoption

*Birth Mother and Father

*Foster Families

*Blended Families

 

Fertility and Infertility

 

*Fertility Awareness

*Natural Family Planning

*Waiting to Conceive

             Without Known Infertility

             With Known Infertility

*Accepting Inability to Conceive

*Accepting a Non-Parenting Life

*Fertility Transformations

             Onset of Menses

             Hysterectomy

             Menopause

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infant of Child Crisis

 

*Fetal Abnormality Concerns

*Premature Birth

*Intensive Care Nursery

*Special Needs

             Physical

             Mental

*Child Illness

             Surgery

             Hospitalization

 

Miscarriage and Infant or Child Death

*Miscarriage

*Abortion

*Stillbirth

*Special Circumstances

             Multiple Birth Loss

             SIDS

             Illness

             Violence

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

Grandparent Support

*General Nurturing as Grandparent

*First Time Grandparent

*Grandchild Adopted

*Long Distance Grandparenting

*Grieving Grandparent

*Grandparent Facing Obstacles

*Rejected Grandparent

*Grandparent Raising Grandchild

*Grandparenting Unwed Child’s Baby

             Unwed child is a Teenager

             Unwed Child is an Adult

*Grandchild Placed for Adoption

*Grandchild Aborted

  
 

Prayer Support

*Prayer Partner

*Prayer Chain or Network

*Blessing Rituals

*Memorial Services

 

 

 

Family Support

*Personal Visits

*Phone Calls

*Cards

*Emergency Child Care

*Housekeeping

*Errands

*Transportation 

 
 
 

 

Resources

The Elizabeth Ministry offers inspirational and educational materials, keepsake gifts, peer support and mentoring for women, men, moms, dads, married or single, siblings and grandparents.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Elizabeth Ministry | State College, PA