WE HAVE A HISTORY OF SERVICE - Total Divine Appointments from 1984 to 2010 - 50,654

In 1984, after reading Frank Schaeffer’s book, "How Then Shall We Live” Ann Olsen Ivey had a vision to see an end to abortion by starting a pregnancy center where women could receive alternatives to abortion and referrals for adoption. Ann knew the loving choice of adoption because she and her brother were adopted as well as both of her children. She found no one willing to start the center so announced a meeting at her church, Pantego Bible Church, and the room was full of people interested in what God was doing. Thus the APC was born.

With humble beginnings that same year we opened our first center at 611 North Main in downtown Arlington.  It was a small center with only three counseling rooms. 

As the number of clients began to increased we moved to a larger location with five counseling rooms and space for a baby and maternity room.

In order to provide our clients with sonogram services we needed to move our baby and maternity room to a different location.  The solution was Arlington ReSale which opened in September of 1997.  We started out on Pioneer Parkway with 3500 square feet and soon realized that the store was meeting not only our clients’ needs but the entire community.  Soon we expanded to 7000 square feet.  The women were able to shop for their maternity needs with confidentiality and were made to feel special by shopping for free in a store that portrayed the ambiance of retail with the prices of resale.

 

Our Mission Statement:

The Arlington*Mansfield Pregnancy Clinics are a faith-based, medical non-profit, serving those facing pregnancy-related and sexual health issues by offering physical, emotional and spiritual support, and empowering them to make healthy and life-affirming decisions.