Board of Directors
Liberty Women’s Clinic Board of Directors is a governing board that oversees the clinic’s mission, fiscal integrity, and quality of operations while supporting and directing the CEO. Our Board feels accountable to God and therefore seeks to exemplify high standards of integrity on behalf of those who sacrificially support the ministry and those who are served.
Gretchen Miller
President
I have been a supporter of LWC for many years after first hearing Carol Graham speak at my church. Her passion and vision for the unborn, as well as the mothers, compelled my husband, Mike, and me to learn more about the clinic and how we could support life through LWC. I have also served in other capacities, such as helping my son, Montana, organize an event with the movie “Unplanned” to raise funds and awareness of the mission of LWC. I have also served as a Prayer Coordinator for the LWC Banquet. My mother was adopted in 1942, when abortion was not legal. I have always been grateful to her biological mother for making the hard decision to place her baby up for adoption to parents who desperately wanted a baby and if I could somehow be a part of helping another mother make that same choice, what a difference could be made in another person’s life, much like my own. More recently, my daughter and son-in-law lost our grandson, Beckett, at 29-1/2 weeks pregnant. To see that perfectly formed little boy at 29-1/2 weeks just solidified my passion to do everything I can to fight for the lives of the unborn created by God.
The thing I love the most about LWC is the compassion and love without judgement shown to women in crisis. The staff love and serve with the love of Jesus. They genuinely care about the unborn as well as the mother, just as Jesus does. They pray for and with the client, each unborn baby, and seek to show the love of the Lord to every client who walks into the clinic. I feel humbled, honored, and prayerful as I begin to serve on the LWC board. It is a privilege that I can serve with the passion the Lord has placed in my heart for life and how He has established that foundation through having a mother who was adopted and further solidifying that passion through the recent loss of our precious and perfectly formed little grandson at 29-1/2 weeks. The Lord has a plan for every life, and I am grateful and prayerful as He allows me to serve in this role.
Ben Wagenaar
Vice President
The heart of God for the unborn and for struggling parents is something that I rarely experienced in my walk with the Lord. I was not spending time engaging in the place of prayer, in the word of God, or in the giving of resources for this area of God’s kingdom.
Now, enter Liberty Women’s Clinic. An organization that awakens the church to God’s heart for all people – the unborn, the struggling mom, the panicked dad. An organization that spurs God’s people to stand in the place of prayer, to advocate for the broken and the hidden, and to give of our lives and resources for what matters to God. My walk with the Lord is different because of this clinic. And lives have been physically and eternally saved through its gospel-centered ministry.
I was asked by Jennifer Main to consider joining the LWC board as a pastoral voice. But having only 2 years of pastoral ministry, I honestly thought she reached out to the wrong pastor. However, when she mentioned prayer being one of my primary roles, I thought, “I’m your guy.” I am honored to be able to serve as a pastoral voice at LWC and to serve the ministry of Jesus to this area of society.
Josh Baldwin
Treasurer
I first heard about the work of Liberty Women’s Clinic when my wife and I started attending Liberty Christian Fellowship in 2009. It was a ministry that certainly resonated with us, especially in that season of our lives when we were going through our own struggle with infertility. We continued to learn more about LWC as we found our paths crossing with folks and friends we knew who served at the clinic.
What I love most about Liberty Women’s Clinic is that it serves as hope for those that may find themselves in a very hopeless situation. I love that the clinic seeks to educate and to assist, both expecting mothers and fathers, by providing resources they may not have otherwise known existed.
I feel it is a privilege and an honor to join in this work and this ministry as it continues to provide physical and spiritual support for so many in need.
Pastor George Lakatos
Secretary
About 20 years ago, as a younger pastor of a newly formed church, I began looking for a pro-life ministry partner that would allow our people to get involved in a gospel-centered effort to reach and serve those looking for support when facing an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy. We wanted a partner that did more than simply stand against abortion, but that took the initiative to offer practical help in this area. Liberty Women’s Clinic was that partner.
LWC seeks to honor Christ and share His love for those facing difficult life decisions. This is done with true compassion and a strong desire to see the lives of babies protected and the lives of mothers (and fathers) supported.
I am truly honored to be a part of the LWC Board. I am grateful to have the opportunity to join my voice and efforts with those who make LWC what it is. Please pray for me, the Board, and the staff of Liberty Women’s Clinic. You are the people we strive to serve at LWC.
Bob Newell
Member
A good friend introduced me to Carol Graham back in 2018. Carol needed a person to help support their maintenance needs, which God led me to this path of supporting LWC. I have had the honor to work with everyone involved in running the clinic over the last five years. So many wonderful personnel dedicated to helping so many women choose God’s choice.
I have been a strong believer in pro-life, especially having helped raise four children, accepting two more wonderful children after I remarried, and been blessed with a total of eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. God has blessed my wife Donna and I so much throughout our lives…we are hoping we can continue to use those blessings in serving LWC.
Kristina Washer
Member
I volunteered at the clinic about twenty years ago after hearing from LWC’s founder, who went to my church at the time, that there was a need for volunteers. I was accruing hours for my counseling licensure and the clinic became part of that process when I became a client advocate and also worked at the front desk welcoming clients and performing administrative duties.
I love how genuinely compassionate and nonjudgmental the clinic is. They truly represent the Jesus of the Bible when they welcome individuals and families and give them what they need in the moment. Sometimes that’s a pregnancy test or information to make an informed choice about their health and the health of their baby. Other times, it’s just a listening ear and encouragement through hopeful words and prayer.
I’m honored to be on the board and excited for the opportunity to see up close all that God is doing at the clinic. I desire to be a voice for the unborn and their families and to grow in my understanding of ‘our times and my knowledge of what to do.’ 1 Chronicles 12:32