Our Story
Embrace Grace exists to help inspire and equip the church to love and encourage single and pregnant young women and their families. Women experiencing unexpected pregnancies receive practical, spiritual, and emotional support through our global support groups.
Through our message of love, we are helping women see that they can have their baby and their dreams too! Being pro-life is a stance, a belief system, a vote. And it’s important. But being pro-love is an action, the boots on the ground, the hands and feet of Jesus, the church. Together, we can make abortion unthinkable.
Mission
To inspire and equip the church to love on single and pregnant young women and their families.
Vision
For every girl with an unplanned pregnancy to have a church to go to for spiritual, emotional and physical support.
Staff
Amy Ford
Founder + PresidentNoah Gravell
Chief Operating OfficerJennifer Bellamy
Director of GroupsAshley Ziegler
Director of MarketingMegan Seidel
Human Resource GeneralistMelissa Ansley
Marketing ManagerMadeline Martinez
Groups Support ManagerWendi Jenkins
Groups Development ManagerMorgan Butler
System AdministratorBrooklynn West
Graphic DesignerErika Porter
Outreach CoordinatorShelby Winborne
Marketing Administrative AssistantHannah Morris
Donor Relations CoordinatorKailee Ridenour
Groups CoordinatorKimberly Stone
Northwest Regional RepresentativeMercedes Quintana
Event StrategistLindsay Pierson
Groups CoordinatorStacie Putman
Guest Experience CoordinatorSuzanna Gadberry
Brave Girl CoordinatorLinda Schankowski
Donor Relations CoordinatorBrooke Gautreaux
Social Media StrategistHeather Swartzlander
Groups CoordinatorAnika Hamann
Executive AssistantSupport Team
Rachel Blanton
Group Development TeamKelly Bennett
Group Development TeamAmber Cole
Group Development TeamBoard of Directors
Eric Fellman
President, AscentAmy Ford
Founder + PresidentSamantha Golden
Pastor, Groups & Women - Gateway Church NFWShawn Ring
President, Avodah, Inc.Tiffany Wheeless
Owner, Babe's ChickenBrent Pennington
President, Charley's ConcreteChris Capehart
CEO, ChrisCapehart.coEndorsements
Robert Morris Senior Pastor of Gateway Church, Author of "The Blessed Life"
I highly recommend Embrace Grace to every pastor who desires an effective way to reach the community!
Patricia Heaton, Actress
Amy Ford and Embrace Grace truly live out the gospel through their love and compassionate care of women experiencing unplanned pregnancies. They are a model for all churches on how to share God’s grace and support, encourage and empower new mothers.
Dr. Tony Evans Pastor and Best-Selling Author
What impresses me most about Embrace Grace is its local connection. It’s not trying to be the church. And that’s connection—using God’s central institution and facilitating it to be a hospital. Last time I checked, at a hospital sick folks are welcome... A hospital is to try to take your brokenness and repair you… The idea is to make you better. This ministry empowers and equips the church to be the church to make these young ladies better.
Kari Jobe Carnes Grammy Award Winning Artist
Embrace Grace ministry is just stunning and absolutely amazing. My mom was encouraged to abort her first baby due to major health concerns, she chose life. I am glad she did cause I wouldn’t have been able to be born and live out the calling God has on my life. Wherever you find your story- hold onto Jesus and trust that He’ll walk you through this season because the little life inside of you wants to impact this world for Jesus.