Teens and Tots Childcare and Preschool Ministry housed in the K21 Health Services Building will move to the Warsaw Church of God in July to better serve high school students who are parenting young children. According to a press release from Heartline Pregnancy Center, in addition to high school and college parents, the daycare and preschool will be taking enrollment applications from families in the community whom are not student parents, as space allows. Teens and Tots will be taking applications for staff members starting mid June. The childcare ministry was established in 1998 at Warsaw Church of God as a program to help young high school students who experienced an unplanned pregnancy and wanted to continue their education. Later, the program moved to the K21 Health Services Pavilion as a program under Heartline Pregnancy Center Inc., also located in the Pavilion. With the increase in enrollment and the desire to continue to serve the high school students, Heartline Executive Director Amy Rosswurm and Teens and Tots Program Director Katie Burgin, along with Warsaw Church of God Pastor Tim Kumfer, re-established a plan for the program to once again be at the 1059 Rozella Road, Warsaw, church. “I am thrilled at the opportunity to assist in moving this program to the Church of God to better fulfill the primary mission of the program by serving high school students who find themselves in an unplanned pregnancy situation,” Rosswurm said. With the move, the program will be structured as a ministry facilitated by Pastor Kumfer with oversight from the church's elder board, Kumfer said. Amanda Sia will assume the role as executive director. “After accepting the position of executive director, I feel honored and blessed to be a part of TNT’s ministry in a new capacity. As I take on this position I am believing for this program to greatly expand and reach as many students and families in our community as possible,” she is quoted as saying in the press release. Heartline Pregnancy Center Inc. will remain at the K21 Health Services Pavilion at 1515 Provident Drive, Warsaw, and continue to serve Kosciusko, Whitley and Fulton counties through free pregnancy testing and ultrasound, educational classes and support, as well as the Image Clear Ultrasound Mobile Unit program and the Beds And Britches Boutique.
