To provide compassionate community support to women and families facing an unexpected pregnancy so that they can thrive without seeing abortion as their only option.
Sadly, each year hundreds of women in Toronto find themselves alone with an unexpected pregnancy. Lacking material, family and community support many feel overwhelmed and believe they have no other option but to seek an abortion. The Pregnancy Care Centre exists so that women have other options. We provide practical help, emotional support and vital connections to long term care through churches and other community resources.






Our Free Services
With the support of our donors, we are able to provide an array of pregnancy services to individuals who are met with an unexpected pregnancy.
Please note that we are not a medical clinic and do not provide or assist in arranging for abortions.
If you or someone you know needs help call or text us at 416-229-2607 or write to us at info@pregnancycarecentre.org. For full information about our services and how to set up an appointment, visit IAmNotAlone.ca
The Pregnancy Care Centre volunteers and staff are ready to help and extend friendship support to women and their families with an unexpected pregnancy.


Jillian Bell; Board Chair

Gretchen Van Riesen

William T. Weiland
Treasurer

Tarun George

Josh Mejia

Amanda Maragos

Pamela Lau
Reflecting on years of God’s Faithfulness
God has, in his faithfulness has raise up an amazing support community of donors, volunteers, churches, and past clients who together want to help families with unexpected pregnancies to thrive …. to the glory of God.
1981: Toronto chapter of the CAC Formed
In 1981, Howard and Betty McPhee attended a conference where Dr. Everett Koop, the next US Surgeon-General, was speaking. There, they found information on the Christian Action Council (CAC) in the US. Howard was pastor of the Grace & Peace PCA church, and with his and Betty’s encouragement, others in their congregation became concerned for affirming the value of human life in Toronto. Nora Henry, Barbara Challies, and Flora Compton, all from the Grace & Peace church, attended the first “Sanctity of Human Life Conference” in Atlanta, Georgia, in June…
Read more1984: Crisis Pregnancy Centre Opened

As she built support, Betty felt that the missing element was direct contact with the women they wanted to help. They decided to open a Crisis Pregnancy Centre to reach women with the good news that Jesus loves them and their babies, and they do not need to abort. In October 1984, Malcolm MacInnes found a small office at 5584 Yonge Street (Suite 16), the North York Crisis Pregnancy Centre opened its doors. A CPC help line was started and Catherine, his wife, took on the task of answering the phone and counselling the first woman who made an appointment. She remembers being more nervous than the client. All this was very timely – it was the same year that Toronto’s first free standing abortion clinic also opened. Malcolm MacInnes became the first Chairman of the Board. The acting Centre directors were Flora Compton, Catherine MacInnes, and…
Read more1994 – 2001

Shortly after settling in to the Sheppard Avenue premises, Mary retired as Director and joined the Board. Jessie Beck, who had been the Assistant Director, became the Director. After four and a half years, Jessie was followed by Nancy Varga (who later joined the Board), Heidi Quayle, Cathy Dienesch and…
Read more2007 – 2008 : New Director Hired, Office Moves

In 2007, Sarah Martin served as interim director, until Linda Baartse, the current director of the PCC, was hired as Executive Director. During Cathy Dienesch’s tenure the PCC moved its North York office to the NW corner of Sheppard and Bayview. In 2008 the North York office was moved to Sheppard and Bathurst.
Read more2008 – Present: Continued Expansion

The PCC has continued to expand services since 2008 through the First Response Network. Through the use of evening office space provided by a number of churches including Grace Toronto, Westminster Chapel, Stone Church and Christian Centre Church PCC support was extended to serve families downtown, and north to reach serve those near Jane and Steeles. In 2014, a new office space was made available to provide services to the Hispanic community in the West End. In 2018 the PCC’s downtown locations were consolidated and the PCC opened it’s first permanent office at the University of Toronto in the Toronto School of Theology. In 2020 client services further extended to Richmond Hill through partnership with Bethel Canadian Reformed Church. The PCC today is served…
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