When we learned in June about the new Planned Parenthood mega abortion center being built in Bakersfield, we began going to Bakersfield City Council meetings, asking the Council to do something to stop this killing center.

At first we didn’t know what the Council could do — but we asked them to do something anyway. When the City Attorney claimed that the Council was powerless, God led us to learn more about the City’s powers, which resulted in the proposed Human Life Ordinance. Eventually dozens of pastors appealed to the Council to protect human life, while the City Attorney claimed again that the matter was “not in the City’s purview.” Over the course of the past few months, the Human Life Ordinance was edited several times to protect the City from litigation, and re-presented to the Council for their consideration.

The story is far from over. Perhaps if you take an hour or so to watch these pastors, nurses, students, and others submit their appeals to the Council, you will find God leading you to become a part of this historic story.
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Posted: December 26th, 2012 under Action needed, Events, News, Prayer request.
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by Tim Palmquist

For the past three months, the Bakersfield City Council has learned repeatedly that many local citizens, including dozens of pastors, oppose the new Planned Parenthood mega abortion center which is being completed at 2633 16th Street. But at the September 12 City Council meeting, Bakersfield City Attorney Ginny Gennaro tried to “put the matter to bed” before the Council ever had the opportunity to vote on a proposal related to the controversy. While some are apparently growing weary of hearing the concerns of the pro-life community, Gennaro’s attempt to settle the matter appeared to be disingenuous.
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Posted: September 24th, 2012 under Action needed, News, Prayer request.
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As the Planned Parenthood mega abortion center continues to be constructed in Bakersfield, our number one need is for the shepherds of the Church of Bakersfield to take a stand on behalf of their innocent sheep. You can help us inspire local pastors to action by inviting a pastor today to our next Pastor’s Breakfast, to be held on Wednesday, August 15 from 6:30 am to 8:30 am.
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Posted: July 12th, 2012 under Action needed.
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Please plan to join us at Bakersfield City Hall on Wednesday, August 15 beginning at 5 pm, as we once again ask the City Council to take a stand against the Planned Parenthood abortion center which is being built. Speakers cards much be filled out before the meeting begins by those who wish to address the Council.
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Posted: July 12th, 2012 under Action needed, News, Prayer request.
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Planned Parenthood Mar Monte is planning to begin aborting babies in Bakersfield soon!  Without hiding their identity or their deadly intentions, the nation’s largest abortion profiteer has been obtaining permits from the City of Bakersfield for months, reportedly being assured that “no public hearing” will be held.  But it’s not too late for you to make your voice heard in this local life-and-death battle!

Earlier this month, a builder came to the Family Planning Associates abortion center to inform Terri Palmquist of the construction of the new Planned Parenthood “mega” abortion center — over 10,000 square feet — a few blocks west of Mercy Hospital, across the street from a residential area.  The new location is about a block west of the existing Planned Parenthood office, where abortions have apparently never been committed, although abortion referrals have frequently occurred.

Christian builder halts work

Terri learned that the contractor responsible for putting up the walls of the abortion center was a local Christian known for his ministry involvement, so Terri and Tim Palmquist met with the contractor to ask him not to participate in the building of this killing center.  Read more »

Posted: June 25th, 2012 under Action needed, News, Prayer request.
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Memorial crosses placed in the public area outside Bakersfield’s FPA abortion chamber were confiscated by a Bakersfield code enforcement officer last Wednesday, while the code enforcement office continues to allow memorial crosses to remain in other public areas.

Code Enforcement Officer Dave Paquette stated that memorial crosses are allowed in public areas, but only for short amounts of time.  Memorials are specifically exempted from the City sign ordinance under Chapter 17.60.080.

The crosses which memorialize the specific babies killed each week in Bakersfield are taken down every week, and are much smaller than the other crosses in the Bakersfield area which have been allowed to remain in the public area for months after the deaths occurred.  In addition, the crosses outside the abortion center have always been attended while memorial crosses in other parts of town are usually unattended.

Please join us at the Bakersfield City Council meeting on Wednesday October 7 at 5 to let the Council know that you stand with us as we seek to keep posting crosses outside the abortion center.

Compare photos of local memorial crosses (ours and others)…

Posted: October 5th, 2009 under Action needed, News.
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As we have done for the past several months, we visited the Bakersfield City Council on September 9, sharing our concerns about how new parking restrictions impact our ministry activities and possible new efforts to interfere with our First Amendment rights . After we spoke, Councilmember Jacquie Sullivan spoke of her intention to send the issue to a committee.

As you listen to this video and realize what has happened over the past few weeks (with Sullivan claiming on September 23 that the Council would not be able to consider the issue, crosses being confiscated on September 30 and 40 Days for Life signs being called "illegal" on October 2), please consider joining us at the next City Council meeting , Wednesday, October 7, to make the Council aware that this is not only a concern of a few individuals.
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Posted: October 3rd, 2009 under Action needed, News.
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Dozens of 40 Days for Life supporters attended Wednesday night’s Bakersfield City Council meeting, hoping to hear Council Member Jacquie Sullivan move to send the parking controversy outside Bakersfield’s FPA abortion chamber to a committee, which Sullivan had promised on the record to do at the last Council meeting.

Tim and Terri Palmquist spoke during the public comment time, encouraging the Council members to pray during the 40 Days for Life.  Tim emphasized that abortion not only kills our community’s children but also brings serious harm on women in our community, giving the example of a woman whose post-abortion anguish caused her to jump to her death off the high bridge at the 58-99 interchange.

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Posted: September 25th, 2009 under Action needed, News.
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Tonight at 5:00 pm sharp we will meet in front of City Hall (Truxtun Ave. at Eye St.) as we prepare to share our concerns with the City Council regarding the new parking restrictions. We will speak during the public comment time at the start of the meeting, so if you need to go to church you should be able to leave the meeting by 6:00 pm. Some people will stay outside to pray on the street during the meeting.

If you cannot attend the meeting, it is available for viewing or listening online. If you wish to send an e-mail message to Council members, please let me know and I will send you the addresses of some of the Council members.

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Posted: June 10th, 2009 under Action needed.
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"The public will not be impacted by these new parking restrictions," Bakersfield’s Public Works Director Raul Rojas told me mockingly on Wednesday. "This only affects you and your RV" (referring to our new Traveling Life Center mobile pregnancy help center).

Moments earlier, City Attorney Ginny Gennaro had told me, "this is not a controversial situation. I have only received one e-mail from a Council member about it." She was responding to my comment that in controversial situations, the City should study the situation more carefully before granting one party’s request for a parking restriction.

Early last Saturday morning, a Bakersfield City crew snuck in to install 30 minute parking signs outside the abortion center at 25th and H when we weren’t watching. Read more »

Posted: June 5th, 2009 under Action needed.
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