Sharing Truth & Hope In Christ
President
Founder & Vice President
Co-Founder & Executive Director
MD, Medical Director
& Board Member
Board Member
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Joel Girouard is a Shreveport/Bossier native, an Army veteran, LSU graduate, successful Local Business owner, an active member of The Simple Church, and volunteers time and money to many local non-profits. Joel started his career as a CPA for 3 years, leaving that industry to open a State Farm agency and now owning multiple businesses. In his free time, which isn’t very often, he enjoys time with his Family and Friends, Golf, Tennis, Hunting, Fishing, Traveling the World, and his favorite passion of Mentoring. With his father being a Pastor for the majority of his life, Joel was raised with Conservative Christian Values and is always looking for ways to inject Jesus into his community. Joel is pro-life and has a passion for seeing future mothers, who made the right decision to keep their babies, thrive as mothers. He believes the Shreveport pregnancy center is actively being the hands and feet of Jesus and doing the Lords work. “Jeremiah 1:5”
God called our family to Louisiana to pioneer a church in 2020. The pregnancy center was a door God opened to our surprise shortly after. As someone whose life has been transformed by the blood of Jesus, who overcame poverty, addictions, found forgiveness after my own abortion and teen pregnancy, I developed an ever growing passion to share the gospel with those who were once where I was. Along with our team I am determined to do my part to cripple Satan’s army as he seeks to destroy the lives of such families. For all Jesus has done for me, I owe him and those he loves my all. Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
I have been in full time ministry with my husband for 27 years. 18 years to present as pastors then 9 years prior as evangelist. I have a strong belief that life is precious at every stage and want to do my part to protect those with an unheard voice. We are not givers of life and should have no authority to be takers of life. My burden for this ministry is to help young moms who feel like they have nowhere to go with the overwhelming responsibility of a new baby and to ultimately lead them to Christ who can help with any situation that life may throw their way.
I am a board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist and practice in the Shreveport/Bossier area. I am originally from Alexandria, but have called Shreveport home for the past 10 years. While in medical school, I felt a strong calling on my life to change my lifelong goal of being a Pediatrician and become an OB/GYN instead. I felt the Lord was preparing me to use the talents He has given me and develop meaningful relationships with women during their pregnancies and beyond. Pregnancy can bring forth a rollercoaster of emotions from joy to loneliness and everything in between, and it is a great pleasure to be used by God to show His love and faithfulness to both mom and baby in such a vulnerable season of life.
Kim Banks, Board Secretary
Kim Banks has been a devoted advocate for life since 1998, when she first began volunteering at First Choice Pregnancy Center in Texarkana, Texas. Within a year, she was promoted to Executive Director, a role she faithfully served in for 13 years. In 2013, Kim moved to Shreveport and joined the Ark-La-Tex Pregnancy Center (formerly Care Pregnancy Center) as Advancement Director, leading fundraising efforts for three years. Her long-time dream of serving the local church came true when she accepted a position as Member Services Director at her home church. Today, Kim continues her passion for life as North Louisiana Director for Louisiana Right to Life, organizing pro-life events and mobilizing the community. She has been married to her husband Greg for 36 years, and together they have five children—three grown biological children and two adopted teens.
