This page tells a little about how our orginization operates. Please
feel free to call or e-mail us with any questions. Statement of Faith:
Celebrate Life is a ministry dedicated to the celebration of life under the light of Scripture and under the direction of
the Holy Spirit for the purpose of bringing "life" issues to focus in the Christian community. Celebrate Life participates
in a "Life Line" prayer group and offers educational programs to the Church, to pastors, congregations, and youth
(we wish to begin a peer-to-peer fellowship). Celebrate Life also encourages Christian sex education in the Church since sex
education outside the Church has no moral value. Celebrate
Life attempts to establish pregnancy crisis ministries in communities where none exist (i.e., Celebrate Life Centers), offering
free pregnancy tests, informed Christian alternative consultation, and a full spectrum of logistical support. Where pregnancy
crisis centers exist, Celebrate Life encourages support on all levels or both the center and its clients. Celebrate Life also
makes available whatever resources are proper to help and facilitate its operation and expansion.
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Corporate Charter:
CELEBRATE
LIFE CHARTER
ARTICLE I**CELEBRATE LIFE
***Celebrate Life, in all its activities, shall be guided by the principle
that GOD values every human life from conception.
***Therefore, every life is a precious life worthy of the reception
of the Gospel. Celebrate Life must stand publicly for the sanctity of life.
ARTICLE II*CELEBRATE LIFE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
***To bring to the Christian community awareness of the sanctity of life in light of the scriptures.
ARTICLE III*CELEBRATE
LIFE CENTER- PREGNANCY CRISIS AND SUPPORT
1. To offer an alternative to abortion through education in light of Scripture.
2. To never discriminate in demonstrating and sharing Christ's
love and care because of age, marital status, race, creed, color or national origin.
3. To maintain a counseling room and a twenty-four hour telephone line so that help will be only a phone call away
for any woman.
4. To extend our hand in love to every pregnant
woman, offering her whatever help is needed, as is available, to bring her child to term.
5. To aid her in discovering her own resources and those of the community during and following her pregnancy.
6. To give help, free of charge, for Celebrate Life services.
7. To offer "one-on-one" help in an encouraging, loving
and understanding way.
8. To keep all files strictly confidential.
9. To bring to the attention of the community the needs of the
pregnant woman and her unborn baby.
10. To bring to public awareness
life issues.
11. To refrain from ever giving counsel, aid or
referral to obtain an abortion or abortifacient.
12. To refrain
from counseling or referring for contraceptive services.
13. To refer all matters concerning adoption to licensed adoption
agencies.
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501 (c)3 Corporate Status
CELEBRATE LIFE is a nonprofit organization with 501(c)3 statusThe presence of Celebrate Life in each community, that is Mason County and South Kitsap, is in large
part viable due to each local body of Christ taking responsibility for it's own center in terms of its financial stability
and volunteer base. The ministry relies solely on the spiritual and financial support of God’s people, there is no government
financial aid sought for nor received as we stand alone on the word of God to minister as we are called upon as in James 2:14-17
What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother
or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,"
but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it
does not have works, is dead. NKJV
The goal for
the Corporate Office is to make the process of each center easier through providing legal framework, bookkeeping, submitting
taxes and paperwork on an annual basis. The Corporate Board ministers over the centers to ensure that Christ is first and
foremost and the vision for the ministry does not get lost in the myriad of every day management.
Each center has a Manager in place with the responsibility to move as the Board requests in accordance
with the mission of Celebrate Life. To insure proper representation each center is asked to have a board representative from
their community as a member.
Celebrate Life is not a political
organization, does not maintain a lobby, nor endorse political candidates (as difficult as that may be on occasion). This
keeps our purpose clear and focused. This policy protects our centers from accusations of personal agendas and media slander.
We have a calling from the Lord to be a voice for the unborn and our desire is to keep our focus there.
While our communities are diverse, the needs are much the same for those with
unplanned pregnancies. The truth will set them free and we are the ambassadors for Christ carrying the message of truth to
our community. Should you desire to serve on the Board of Celebrate
Life, please call for an application and then submit your application to the Board, via any of the current Board members or
mail it to Celebrate Life, PO Box 1691, Port Orchard WA 98366
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