Church takes over Lansing's only abortion clinic

In Business for Life salutes Father Steve Mattson, pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Lansing, Michigan for taking over an abortion clinic and turning it into a ministry center. First reported by WILX Channel 10 out of Lansing, Father Mattson told In Business For Life that victories like this are won after hard work and patience, and represents a strategic change for a community needing hope instead of harm.

 "We give a lot of credit to the 40 Days For Life campaign, and our parish has completed four campaigns in recent years," Father Mattson told IBFL. "We already had a need for more ministry space and when we found out that the local abortion clinic did not have a contract to lease the facility, we made an offer and now have a contract for the next 33 months on that building. This is not only something that we as a parish needed for our ministry work, but we view this as a gift to the community, where we can give hope and healing versus the harm and pain of abortion."

Video link: http://www.lifenews.com/2014/08/01/church-leases-building-housing-abortion-clinic-and-kicks-them-out.