Abstinence Until Marriage

The Allen Consortium for Community Empowerment held a grand opening celebration of One Choice, One Voice Abstinence Until Marriage Project at the Shekinah Youth Chapel on Saturday, April 22. The program is part of a national federally-funded Self Sufficiency Program. The program promotes choosing abstinence until marriage. Abstinence means not having sex or sex play and is 100% effective in preventing pregnancy and STD’s. Pictured above (from left), Amanda Smith, Minister Denise Lawrence, Barry Mosely, Councilman Leroy Comrie, Bryanna Hoy, Rev. Edwin Reed, Khadijah Duncan, Sheryl Tinney, Program Administrative Assistant and Whitney Benjamin.