Life Alliance Kansas
Mission Statement
Creating a supportive network for pregnancy help organizations across the state of Kansas by fostering unity, empowering individual centers, and leveraging their ability to make a collective impact.
Life Alliance Kansas Leadership
Meet Our Board
Life Alliance Kansas is supported by an amazing Board of Directors who help guide us, pray for us, and support us!
Preston Bowman, Co-Founder & Board President
Melanie Bowman, Co-Founder, Board Secretary & Treasurer
Bridgit Smith, Board Member
CEO, Insight Women’s Center, Lawrence
Debra Niessen, Board Vice President
Lead Consultant for Pro-Life Ministries
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Ruth Tisdale, Board Member
Executive Director
Advice & Aid Pregnancy Center, Overland Park
Tim Quiggle, Board Member
Executive Director
Embrace, Wichita
Life Alliance Kansas Guiding Verse
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
And whose hope is the Lord.
For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
Our 2024 Members
We are thrilled to be serving alongside 14 fabulous centers across the state in 2024-2025.
We want you to know them, support them, and pray for them. They are doing hard work with excellence and untiring dedication.
Southeast Region:
A Better Choice
Wichita
Southwest Region:
ABC Pregnancy Care Center
Garden City
Northeast Region:
Advice & Aid Pregnancy Center
Overland Park
Southwest Region:
Dodge City Pregnancy Support
Dodge City
Southeast Region:
Embrace
Wichita
Southeast Region:
Family Life Services
Arkansas City
Northwest Region:
Heart Choices
Beloit/Concordia
Southeast Region:
Hope Women’s Center
Newton
Northeast Region:
Insight Women’s Center
Lawrence
Northeast Region:
JC Pregnancy Center
Junction City
Northeast Region:
Life Choices Ministries
Manhattan
Northeast Region:
Life Care Center
Ottawa
Southeast Region:
Open Door Health Services
Hutchinson
Northeast Region:
Wyandotte Pregnancy Clinic
Kansas City
The Story of Life Alliance Kansas
Life Alliance Kansas began as a conversation—one sparked by a shared vision and a deep conviction.
After the defeat of the Kansas Value Them Both (VTB) constitutional amendment in 2022, a group of pregnancy center directors and others involved in the fight to end abortion, came together to discuss collaborating on marketing efforts. But as they prayed and reflected, they felt the Holy Spirit leading them to do more.
This group had seen the beauty of how different centers across Kansas fulfilled their mission. They also saw the great need that centers had for being closely connected to one another. And Kansas – with its mix of rural and urban, its vastness, and its unique political climate – didn’t have an an easy way for those pregnancy centers to be connected, to grow, and to learn.
Additionally, Kansas’ pro-life landscape had shifted, setting Kansas apart from their neighboring states. This team knew it was time to unite—to create a statewide coalition that could strengthen and support pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) across Kansas.
Early brainstorming meetings with several PRCs confirmed the need for a coordinated, strategic alliance. Other states had alliances to provide support, education, and collaboration to their centers. It was time for Kansas to follow suit.
To help lay the foundation, they sought help from Alliance for Life Missouri and partnered with Life on Belay for startup guidance. Life Alliance Kansas officially launched in November 2023, with their first membership drive taking place in July 2024.
The mission quickly gained momentum. Two Lines (formerly Advice & Aid), Insight, Embrace, and the Archdiocese of Kansas City, KS all contributed seed funding, believing in the impact Life Alliance Kansas could have. Preston & Melanie Bowman stepped up to provide leadership, helping build the framework for the Alliance.
As long-term residents of Kansas, we stand with our centers in complete appall at the fact that our beautiful state has become a “safe haven for abortions.” We know this doesn’t represent who Kansans are. And we vow to work shoulder to shoulder with the centers to get this state back to a place where the lives of women, children, and men, are valued, protected, supported, and upheld.
Our main tenet is to listen to what Kansas pregnancy centers truly need, and then work tirelessly, with wisdom and excellence, to get them just that.
We invite you to join us—whether by supporting this mission or becoming a member. Together, we can build a stronger, more unified pro-life presence in Kansas.
Vision Statement
Collaboration
We believe we can have a far greater effect on abortion in Kansas by leveraging our collective resources to optimize strengths to serve women facing unplanned pregnancies most effectively.
Impact
We are driven by a deep desire to transform lives by empowering those who protect unborn children and women from the harm of abortion.
Unity
We desire unity among directors and centers, aiming to minimize competition and establish best practices that provide consistent support and cohesion.
Training & Resources
We are committed to establishing a system that ensures equitable access to training and resources for all centers, fostering an environment where each center can excel in providing exceptional care.
