April 2024: One by One was happy to be a part of the Room at the Inn Baby Shower for pregnant and new moms.

April 2024: One by One was a part of the Regional One Baby Shower. We were excited to see OBO moms, babies, and mentors there and to share information about our program with other new moms;.

April 2024: The women of Central Church hosted a baby shower and provided many wonderful new gifts for One by One moms!

April 2024: One by One attended Longview Heights Baptist Church’s Muffins and Ministry event.

March 2024: One by One attended Send Relief’s spring health fair.

March 2024: Memphis Ministry Director Marion Weaver shared a devotion with the ladies at Moriah House.

March 2024: One by One welcomed all of our volunteers to our annual Volunteer Gathering at Germantown Baptist Church. We enjoyed connecting with our volunteers and providing continuing education and encouragement!

March 2024: Advent Presbyterian Church invited One by One to share about our mentoring ministry to pregnant and new moms. Pictured are two members of Advent who also serve as a coordinator and mentor for One by One.

March 2024: One by One Memphis Director Marion Weaver joined a representative from Life Choices to share about our ministries at Island Community Church.

February 2024: Memphis Ministry Director Marion Weaver attended a missions fair at Broadway Baptist Church.

October 2023: One by One Memphis Ministry Director Marion Weaver and Match Advocate Nechia Cunningham taught pregnancy classes at Neighborhood Christian Center.

October 2023: Christian Brothers Automotive - Collierville and Germantown offered free oil changes to One by One moms as part of their National Service Day.

October 2023: One by One Memphis Ministry Director Marion Weaver Coordinator Shari at Faith Baptist Church’s missions fair.

October 2023: Briarcrest High School students volunteering at One by One Ministries for their Missions 1:8 day.

September 2023: One by One Coordinator Janelle Hankerson representing One by One at Brown Missionary Baptist Church.

August 2023: One by One Executive Director Heather McCaskill pictured with Vice Principle Mary DrGury and Mr. Sneed of Cordova High School whose auto shop students helped repair our moms vehicles.

July 2023: One by One Community Ministry Director Kristy Dunaway met with community partners at Life Choices.

July 2023: Thank you to One by One Board Chair Barbara Lowry and her fellow members of Grace Sunday School Class for hosting a baby shower and collecting items for One by One moms!.

July 2023: One by One staff members Nechia Cunningham and Yasmine Isom attended a community baby shower at Impact Baptist Church. Photographed is our door prize winner.

June 2023: One by One Memphis Director Marion Weaver was ready to share about One by One Ministries at the Heartbeat Conference.

April 2023: One by One hosted its annual MidSouth Volunteer Gathering in order to recognize and encourage our volunteers as well as to update them and provide continuing education to equip them to serve our moms.

April 2023: One by One was excited to sponsor and attend Bott Radio’s Pastors’ Wives Appreciation Luncheon.

March 2023: One by One is so thankful to MidSouth Hope Garage for providing a car to this OBO mom so she now has reliable transportation.

February 2023: One by One Executive Director Heather McCaskill attended a women’s ministry event at Bellevue Baptist Church. Heather is pictured with One by One mentor and Bellevue member Katye Davis.

February 2023: One by One Executive Director Heather McCaskill and Board Chair Barbara Lowry represented One by One at First Baptist Collierville’s ministry fair.

January 2023: Bellevue One by One Coordinator Jessica Pyburn and mentor Vicki Sikes hosted a table for One by One at Bellevue Baptist for Sanctity of Human Life Day.

December 2022: One by One is excited to present parenting classes to girls in Memphis’ Youth Advocacy Program. The girls also have the opportunity to apply for a One by One mentor if they would like one. Pictured are Ms. McVay Smith, One by One Match Advocate Nechia Cunningham, One by One Memphis Ministry Director Marion Weaver, and two program participants.

December 2022: Thank you to the ladies from the Overflow Bible Study at Second Presbyterian Church, led by Leesa Jensen, who donated bags of canned goods, dessert, snacks, baby wipes, and baby toiletries to our Mom Blessing Day! Our moms loved receiving these items! Leesa’s daughter, Grace Knight, is the One by One Coordinator at Second Presbyterian, and she shared her testimony of serving as a OBO mentor at the ladies’ Bible study. Thank you, Grace, for all you do for OBO!

December 2022: Thank you to the ladies at Wellspring Community Church who donated handmade blankets to One by One for our Mom Blessing Day!

December 2022: Thank you to the Women of the Word Sunday School class at Kirby Woods Baptist Church donated 27 gift sets to One by One for our Mom Blessing Day.

November 2022: One by One Executive Director Heather McCaskill attended an equipping class at Bellevue Baptist Church. Heather is pictured with ministry and friends from Bellevue Baptist, Life Choices, Morning Center, and Safe Families for Children BCS.

November 2022: One by One Memphis Ministry Director Marion Weaver presented at Birthright pregnancy center. Marion is pictured with Timika Williams, the Community Outreach Coordinator at Birthright.

November 2022: The Memphis Chapter of the American Sewing Guild donated handmade tote bags and layette sets including baby hats, bibs, burp pads, and receiving blankets to One by One for our upcoming Mom Blessing Day.

October 2022: Members of Bellevue Baptist Church made approximately 70 gift baskets for One by One’s upcoming Mom Blessing Day as part of their Bellevue Loves Memphis service day.

October 2022: One by One’s Joyel Wiley and Kristy Dunaway speak to a group of high school students from Briarcrest Christian School who volunteered to organize baby clothes and items donated to our Mentor Closet and to sort and roll change donated through our Coin Container program.

October 2022: Memphis Ministry Director Marion Weaver had the wonderful opportunity to share information about One by One at Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

October 2022: Christian Brothers Automotive’s Collierville and Germantown locations offered free oil changes to One by One moms as part of their National Day of Service. Pictured are Mary Turner, one of CBA Collierville’s owners, and One by One moms and kids.

September 2022: One by One Executive Director Heather McCaskill spoke at Holy Rosary Catholic Church’s Respect Life Breakfast.

August 2022: One by One Community Ministry Director Kristy Dunaway and Executive Director Heather McCaskill attended the annual Care Net Conference. Our ladies were excited to run into a friend and partner from Real Options in Dallas, TX, at our booth!

August 2022: Thank you to Central Church for blessing our One by One moms with school children by donating backpacks filled with school supplies!

July 2022: One by One hosted a Ministry Leaders’ Luncheon for churches and other organizations in Memphis who were interested in learning more about us and how we help moms in need. We were excited to have 22 organizations at the event. Executive Director Heather McCaskill and Memphis Ministry Director Marion Weaver explained the many ways organizations can help us serve pregnant and new moms.

July 2022: Thank you to Life Choices - Memphis for providing excellent continuing education training to our One by One staff. We are thankful to partner with Life Choices as we both look to support moms in the Memphis area.

July 2022: This One by One mom (pictured with her mentor and coordinator) needed transportation assistance, and MidSouth Hope Garage came through big by giving this car to her. Thank you to MidSouth Hope Garage for helping this OBO mom!

July 2022: One by One was excited to participate in the Communities in Schools (Memphis) Partnership Fair. Pictured L-R: Joyel Wiley (OBO), Jessica Pontoo (Director of Collective Impact with Communities in Schools), Nechia Cunningham (OBO), and Marion Weaver (OBO)

June 2022: One by One was excited to visit the Dorothy Day House in Memphis, TN. We’re always grateful for partnerships that help our moms who are facing homelessness.

June 2022: One by One staff, coordinators, and mentors were excited to participate in Faith Baptist Bartlett’s One Less Orphan 5k! Shout out to our own Heather McCaskill for placing second in her age group! Thank you to Faith Baptist for supporting One by One with some of the proceeds from the race!

May 2022: MidSouth Hope Garage in Memphis, TN, blessed One by One moms with free air filter, tire, and fluid checks as well as oil changes. Small groups from Harvest Church in Germantown, TN, helped out by donating gas cards and washing cars.

May 2022: 901 POP (Petals of Purpose) in Memphis, TN, arranged flowers to donate with handwritten notes with Bible verses for our One by One moms and mentors. 901 POP repurposes flowers donated from weddings and donates arrangements to area organizations.

May 2022: Volunteers from Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, TN, arranged flowers to donate to One by One moms and mentors as part of their Bellevue Loves Memphis day of service.

April 2022: A group of ladies attending the Women’s Retreat at Harvest Church (Germantown, TN) wrapped necklaces they donated along with devotionals donated by The 1687 Foundation to give to One by One moms.

April 2022: Several members of One by One’s Memphis staff gathered at Central Church in Collierville, TN, for a screening of the movie Unplanned about pro-life activist Abby Johnson. Abby was a clinic director at Planned Parenthood when she first witnessed an abortion. The movie details her transformation as she quite Planned Parenthood to advocate for life. The Memphis Coalition for Life sponsored this event.

April 2022: Friends at Pinnacle Financial Partners in Memphis, TN, collected and donated diapers and other baby items to One by One as part of their Day of Service.

April 2022: One by One’s Board of Directors had its quarterly meeting at the end of April. We are thankful for the men and women in our community who volunteer their time and talents to serve on our board.

Pictured front row left to right: Holly Craft, Patti Starnes, Suzie Jacob, Barbara Lowry, Britainy Sholl, and Cel Stoneking. Back row: Ken Lewis, Charity Eskew, Jim Shultz, and George Chu. Not pictured: Darlene Byrd and Camille Simmons.

March 2022: Memphis Ministry Director Marion Weaver and Match Advocate Nechia Cunningham represented One by One at a Drive-Through Baby Shower at New Direction Church in Memphis, TN. The University of Memphis and Latino Memphis sponsored the event. Marion and Nechia shared information about One by One and gave out baby food to more than 200 local families with newborns or who are expecting a baby soon. 

March 2022: One by One Memphis Ministry Director Marion Weaver shared the gospel with participants at the Morning Center’s birthing class in March. The Morning Center, which operates out of Leawood Baptist Church in Memphis, TN, is a referral source for One by One. Marion also shared information on One by One with the moms and dads who attended the class.

February 2022: One by One Match Advocate Nechia Cunningham met with The Memphis Dream Center which donated a car-load of Plum Organics baby food and Super Puffs to One by One for us to give out to our moms.

February 2022: One by One is thrilled to be a recipient of The Southern Black Girls’ Black Girl Dream Fund Grant from the organization’s inaugural round of funding. The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium is working to promote opportunities for black girls and women in 12 states in the Southeastern U.S. We’re excited to use this grant funding to recruit and train more black women as mentors and recruit more black moms looking for mentoring support.

February 2022: Middle school girls from the Disciple NOW program at Kirby Woods Baptist Church in Memphis, TN, gathered to write notes to One by One moms and to organize donations to our mentor closet located at Kirby Woods.

February 2022: Middle school boys from the Disciple NOW program at Kirby Woods Baptist Church in Memphis, TN, spent a Saturday morning sorting and counting almost $900 in change donated through our Coin Container Drive.

February 2022: Pinnacle Financial Partners in Memphis, TN, donated four computer monitors to One by One. Executive Director Heather McCaskill used one to set up a second screen to switch easily between projects.

January 2022: Memphis Ministry Director Marion Weaver represented One by One at Christ Church’s Soup for the Soul event in Memphis, TN.

November 2021: A Girl and A Gun Shooting Club in Memphis, TN, collected coins for One by One as part of our Coin Container Drive.

November, 2021: One by One Executive Director Heather McCaskill was invited to speak at a lunch and learn for DCI Cares in Memphis, TN.

October 2021: The Collierville and Germantown, TN, locations of Christian Brothers Automotive offered free oil changes to One by One moms as part of their National Day of Service.