Our Principles

Our Principles (Addendum Added 2018)

• The Crisis Pregnancy Center of Gaston County, Inc. is an outreach ministry of Jesus Christ through His church. Therefore, the CPC, embodied in its volunteers, is committed to presenting the gospel of our Lord to women with crisis pregnancies – both in word and in deed. Commensurate with this purpose, those who labor as CPC board members, directors, and volunteers are expected to know Christ as their Savior and Lord.
• The CPC is committed to providing its clients with accurate and complete information about both prenatal development and abortion.
• The CPC is committed to assisting women to carry to term by providing emotional support and practical assistance. Through the provision of God’s people and the community at large, women face the future with hope and plan constructively for themselves and their babies.
• The CPC never discriminates in providing services because of the race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex or marital status of its clients.
• The CPC never advises, provides, or refers for abortion or abortifacients.
• The CPC offers assistance free of charge at all times.
• The CPC is committed to creating an awareness within the local community of the needs of pregnant women and of the fact that abortion only compounds human need rather than resolving it.
• The CPC does not engage in contraceptive counseling or in referring for contraceptives or contraceptive services. (Married women seeking contraceptive information should be urged to seek counsel, along with their husbands, from their pastor and physician).
• The CPC recognizes the validity of adoption as one alternative to abortion, but is not biased toward adoption when compared to the other life-saving alternatives. Centers are independent of adoption agencies, relating to them in the same manner as to other helpful referral sources. CPCs receive no payments of any kind from these agencies, do not enter into contractual relationships with them, and do not share combined office space.

Adoption agencies are not established under the auspices of the Center. CPCs neither initiate nor facilitate independent adoptions.

Addendum to Statement of Faith

Crisis Pregnancy Center of Gaston County, Inc.

Article 1 STATEMENT OF FAITH

1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.  (2 Timothy 3:16; Psalm 12:6)
2. We believe that there is one God, Eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; Matthew 3:16-17)
3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension at the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.  (Philippians 2:6-11; John 11:25-26; Acts 1:1-11)
4. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential, and that this salvation is received through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and not as a result of good works.  (Acts 3:19-21, Romans 10:9-10, and 1 Corinthians 6:9-11).    We believe that God wonderfully and immutable creates each person as either male or female.  These two distinct, complementary sexes together reflect the image and nature of God (Gen. 1:26-27).  Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.
5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life and to perform good works.  (Acts 1:8; Romans 8:2-6)
6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation. (I Peter 1:3-4; John 5:29)

Adapted from the National Association of Evangelical’s statement of faith. Article 2 Faith and Sanctity of Life  We believe that God is the author and creator of all life, and that we are created in His likeness and image.  (Genesis 1:26; I Corinthians 11:7)   As such, we believe and affirm that all life has inherent value, worth, and dignity because it is created by God.  On the basis of this inherent value, we seek to protect and care for life in all stages of God’s creation, from conception to natural death.  (Psalm 8:3-8) We believe and affirm that life begins at conception, at which time the full genetic blueprint for life is in place.  (Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139:13)  Accordingly, we believe that our expression of love and service to God requires that we work to protect and honor life in all stages of creation.  As well, we believe and affirm that God’s calling upon us commands that we make special efforts to protect the most vulnerable among us.  As such, we view life from conception through birth to be uniquely vulnerable, and therefore work to protect and defend life in these early stages.  (James 1:27) We believe that abortion and abortifacient medications are never necessary or appropriate medical care for women, or obviously, her unborn child.  (Psalm 127:3-5; Job 31:15; Isaiah 49:15) We also affirm the inherent dignity and humanity of all women who come to us in need, and recognize their vulnerability and often the difficult circumstances in which they have been placed.  Accordingly, our love of God and service to our Lord Jesus Christ requires that we love and serve those in need, which extends not only to providing services through birth, but also a holistic approach that continues to care for and minister to the bodily and spiritual needs of mother, child, and family after birth.”  (James 1:27; 2 Corinthians 8:9; I John 3:17)  Article 3 Faith and Marriage and Sexuality We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning:  the uniting of one man and woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Gen. 2:18-25). We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (1 Cor. 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb. 13:4).  We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, or use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God (Matt. 15:18-20; 1 Cor. 6:9-10). We believe that to preserve the function and integrity of Crisis Pregnancy Center as the local Body of Christ, and to provide a biblical role model to the Crisis Pregnancy Center members and the community, it is imperative that all persons employed by Crisis Pregnancy Center in any capacity, or who serve as volunteers, agree to and abide by this Statement on Marriage and Sexuality (Matt. 5:16; Phil. 2:14-16; 1 Thess. 5:22). We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31).  Hateful and harassing behavior for attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of Crisis Pregnancy Center. Article 4 Faith and Belief “We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in HIs image.  Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or conditions from conception through natural death.  We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life (Psalm 139). We believe and affirm that life begins at conception, at which time the full genetic blueprint for life is in place.  (Jeremiah 1:5)  Accordingly, we believe that our expression of love and service to God requires that we work to protect and honor life in all stages of creation.  (Psalm 127:3)  As well, we believe and affirm that God’s calling upon us commands that we make special efforts to protect the most vulnerable among us.  (Proverbs 31:8-9)  As such, we view life from conception through birth to be uniquely vulnerable, and therefore work to protect and defend life in these early stages.  (Psalm 139:13-14)  We do not provide or prescribe contraceptive medications that may harm an embryo and we will never provide abortifacient medications under any circumstances.”  (Psalm 139: 13-16) Agreement In accordance with the Statement of Faith, the pregnancy center is a Christian ministry.  As such, faith in Jesus Christ is essential to the mission and vision of the Crisis Pregnancy Center.  The pregnancy center requires all employees, volunteers, and board members to act in accordance with the Statement of Faith and adhere to this standard of conduct.  Failure to adhere to these standards of conduct could result in the termination of the relationship between the employee, volunteer, or board member, and the Crisis Pregnancy Center.   The Board of Directors unanimously agrees that the ESV is the translation of scriptures contained in this document that attests to this statement of faith.