CHARLOTTE — Ever wonder how you could become a prayerful, impactful “sidewalk advocate” outside an abortion facility?
Pro-life leaders in the Diocese of Charlotte will offer Sidewalk Advocates for Life training sessions Sept. 17 and 24 in Asheville in Charlotte, and all pro-life supporters aged 15 and older are invited to attend.
The Sidewalk Advocates for Life “sidewalk counseling” or sidewalk advocacy program uses a compassionate, woman-centered approach to save lives.
The training involves crisis intervention on the public right-of-way outside an abortion facility using prayerful, law-abiding methods to offer hope and help to women in unplanned pregnancies.
Sidewalk Advocates for Life volunteers encourage a woman to choose life – empowering her to walk away from the abortion facility by offering life-affirming alternatives – and reaching out to everyone present to bring about a conversion of heart that will bring about an end to abortion.
To date, Sidewalk Advocates for Life has saved more than 17,954 mothers and babies from abortion, giving witness in front of more than 150 locations around the United States. There are currently four cities in the diocese where Sidewalk Advocates for Life is active: Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro and Winston-Salem.
Details of the local training sessions:
ASHEVILLE
Sidewalk Advocates for Life will offer a basic training from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, in North Asheville. People aged 15 and older are welcome, with those under 18 needing a signed permission form from a parent. Cost is $25, with limited scholarships available.
The day includes a luncheon sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and an insightful workbook to serve as a resource manual. All trainees are invited to serve as part of the ministry team that goes to the local abortion facility. To register or for more info, email Leigh at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
CHARLOTTE
Sidewalk Advocates for Life will offer a basic training from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at St. Patrick Cathedral Family Life Center, located at 1621 Dilworth Road East in Charlotte. Cost is $20, which covers the cost of lunch and materials.
To register or get more info, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or go online to www.stpatricks.org/documents/collection/bulletins-2022 and click on the Sept. 4 bulletin to scan the QR code.
— SueAnn Howell
Learn more
Sidewalk Advocates for Life in western North Carolina is online at www.sidewalkadvocates.org/location/asheville-nc. Questions? Contact Elizabeth Harris at 828-214-7789 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Find out more about Sidewalk Advocates for Life, a national non-profit organization that equips communities with a loving, peaceful, woman-centered training program, at www.sidewalkadvocates.org.