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Teen Mother Choices Programs offer Hope, Purpose, and a Future to teen girls who made the choice to parent their children. When teen moms work on identified goals, develop supportive mentor relationships, and are involved in safe caring communities, they begin to discover who they were created to be. This is Teen Mother Choices!

Christa March

He Covers My Back

Consider this …

In Ephesians 6, the Apostle Paul commands us to “Put on the full armor of God.” As part of the armor, Paul identifies the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the…

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Christa March

It takes a Church

You’ve probably heard the saying, “It takes a village …” On this 35th Anniversary of Teen Mother Choices, we can definitively say, “It takes the Church to serve teen moms!” Since 1989, the Body of Christ has come along…

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Kristin McElmurry

The Most Important Title

At the beginning of many New Testament epistles, writers like Paul, Peter, James, and Jude introduce themselves as “a servant of Jesus Christ.” They could have chosen to brag about themselves and their unique relationship with Jesus, but instead, …

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Kristin McElmurry

The Rich Young Ruler

Consider this … God never lowers His standards. In Luke 18, we read of Jesus’ encounter with a rich young ruler. The young man asked Jesus what he needed to do to obtain eternal life. Jesus mentions several commandments, and the young man replie…

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Kristin McElmurry

Welcome Ketra Hancock!

God has graciously orchestrated the timing of Ketra’s joining the staff of TMCI to coincide with the next chapter of our story. With the establishment of the first TMCI-governed program, Ketra will serve as the Training Coach for the TMC-Gurnee locat…

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Kristin McElmurry

Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Celebration

The Teen Mother Choices Program is celebrating its 35th Anniversary in 2024! You may recall that we initially planned to celebrate on March 1, 2024. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the TMCI Board of Directors decided to reschedule the event to: …

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Kristin McElmurry

Welcome Ruth Roman!

Please join us in welcoming Ruth Roman as the Program Director of TMC-Gurnee! Ruth came highly recommended by members of the church that will host the program, Immanuel Church in Gurnee. Ruth becomes the first TMC Program Director to be employed by T…

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Christa March

A New Year's Eve "Thank You" Note

One of the things I enjoy most about being a part of Teen Mother Choices (TMC) is writing “Thank you” notes. A thank note to:

  • a mechanic who donates his time to winterize a teen mom’s car.
  • a mentor who sits with her mentee at…
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