This year’s benefit dinner is scheduled for January 28th, 2025 at World Gospel Church. Contact WabashValleyRTL@gmail.com for more details.
If you would like to Host a table and secure your spot, please fill out the form, accessible by clicking the link below. Kindly include your name, full address, and phone number, and list any guests or spouses separately. Please contact us at ehaley816@gmail.com for any edits after form is submitted. Priority will be given to full tables, and tables will be assigned in the order we receive complete guest lists.
WVRTL Benefit Dinner Guest List Form:
https://forms.gle/i9pGqyJXxzq4D9sn9
We are thrilled to announce Melissa Coles as the distinguished speaker for Wabash Valley Right to Life’s annual benefit dinner. Melissa’s powerful testimony inspired the box office hit and now international movie, LIFEMARK, which originated from the documentary “I Lived on Parker Avenue” where she reunites with her birth son 19 years after he was placed for adoption. Through her unique perspective as a birthmother, Melissa shares the raw, unfiltered truth of the adoption option, revealing the perfectly imperfect beauty of this selfless act. Her story, a secret for 19 years even from her closest family members, highlights the critical moments that led to her choosing adoption and how her birth son narrowly escaped non-existence. Melissa’s profound heart for God and people shines through her speaking engagements as she supports families in unplanned pregnancies, raises support for pregnancy centers and maternity homes, and speaks for various nonprofit organizations, schools, and churches. With cameo appearances in LIFEMARK rekindling her passion for acting, Melissa now thrives in the film industry and is in the process of writing her autobiography and launching her nonprofit ministry, Life Stories Matter. She believes that sharing your story is the first step to healing, and we are honored to have her share hers with us.
Past Speakers for the WVRTL Benefit Dinners
2007
Dr. David Prentice – Family Research Council
2008
Dr. Alveda King – Priests for Life
2009
David Bereit – 40 Days for Life
2010
Father Frank Pavone – Priests for Life
2011
Marjorie Dannenfelser – Susan B. Anthony List
2012
Raimundo Rojas – Hispanic Outreach, National Right to Life
2013
Jill Stanek, RN – Pro-life Columnist and Blogger
2014
Pat Miller – WOWO Radio Host
2015
Chad Judice – Teacher & Author, Waiting for Eli
2016
Dr. David Prentice – Charlotte Lozier Institute
2017
Mike Spencer – Life Training Institute
2018
Peter Heck – Columnist, Indianapolis Star
2019
Dr. Braxton Hunter – President of Trinity College
2020
Mr. Mike Fichter
2022
Rebekah Hagan
2023
David Williams
2024
Mayra Rodriguez