History

In 1980, two Christian women, Jo Anne Rohrer and Debi Sayer, felt a burden to help women who were faced with an unplanned pregnancy.

The first Miami Valley Women's Center opened in 1982 on East Dorothy Lane, providing free pregnancy tests and material assistance.

In 1990, a 1,500 square foot house was purchased on South Dixie Drive and the center moved to that location and began a support group for single women and mothers of pregnant teens. Only eight years passed before the services outgrew the small house.

In 1991, in a partnership with Dayton Christian Schools, the Worth Waiting For abstinence program was developed.  Students were trained to share the message of abstinence with their peers through dramas in school assemblies.

In March of 1998, the Center purchased debt free a former medical clinic with 7700 square feet of space.  With the help of hundred of volunteers, the center opened the door for clients one-month later and expanded services to include basic medical, additional support programs for men, instructional classes and a mentoring program.

In the fall of 1998, New Beginnings Center in Huber Heights petitioned the Miami Valley Women's Center to continue their outreach.  That November, they became a satellite of the Miami Valley Women's Center.  Since then, The Miami Valley Women's Center has offered much needed services to the Huber Heights area.

In October of 2000 the Greene County Crisis Pregnancy Center merged with the Miami Valley Women's Center to create a third office in Xenia.  In May 2001, a 5700 square foot facility was purchased debt free and renovated to establish a strategic hub of services in the Xenia, Beavercreek and Bellbrook areas. We have since expanded services to include groups and classes and now offer ultrasounds and physician consultation.

In 2000, prayer was reinforced as the foundation of the ministry and the driving power for all that was hoped to be accomplished and so a Prayer Chapel was designated at the Stroop Center.  As of 2009 there is a Prayer Chapel at each Center.

The desire to reach men and to teach them to take responsibility to be good fathers and to be supportive of their children was realized as the Men's Ministry was officially established in 2001.

The abstinence outreach in 2003 was expanded to include weekly mentoring programs for Jr. High girls in the schools as well as an after school program for girls in Greene County.

In an effort to reach the clients for Christ, to disciple them in a consistent manner and to get them into a local church, in 2003 the position of Evangelism and Discipleship Director was added to staff positions.

December 2007, a new office was opened in Huber Heights allowing room for Ultrasounds to be performed, the men's program and other much needed space.