Meet Lisa Pardue!

We’re extremely excited to introduce you to Lisa Pardue, Pregnancy Care Centers’ new Bartholomew County Center Manager.  We know as you get to know her you’re going to love her as much as we do!

Lisa, what are you most looking forward to as you join the PCC team?  I love our volunteers!  Getting to know these amazing, sacrificial men and women is such a gift.  Having a work life where I can pray, share the gospel, and give hope to the lost and hurting is a dream come true.  

What attracted you to PCC and your role here?  I have been looking for a way to effectively serve in the battle for life for many years.  I used to write letters to congressmen and women, but that just didn't seem very effective or fulfilling.  I have been drawn to the PCC ever since I heard about it, and have participated in Banquets, Walks, etc, for several years as I worked in the world and learned more about PCC.  Two years ago I left the workforce and I began to volunteer here last year. The more I learn and worked here, the more that I fell in love with this ministry.  I love the ecumenical aspect of the ministry - this ministry is truly united in spirit and I love that.  

Tell us a bit about your education and professional background.  I graduated from Columbus East in 1991 and married a month later, and began a family.  I have worked all of my adult life, mostly in human resources and health insurance.  I have studied at University of Indianapolis and Louisville Bible College, and have a certificate in Human Resources Management from IUPUI.

Will you share a little bit about your family?  My husband and I are very happily married and will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary next May.  We are empty nesters.  I have one son and one stepson.

Do you have any hobbies outside of family and work?  I love God's Word!  I am currently leading 2 women's Bible studies at my church and teaching the adult ladies Sunday School class. I am a voracious reader, and try to walk a couple of miles a day whenever I can.  I have been involved in jail ministry to women in Bartholomew County Jail for several years now, although I've taken a break from it to really focus on my new responsibilities here at the Center.  I am a dean at Hilltop Christian Camp for Junior Girls week, and some of my team and I have begun an outreach called Campfire Night Girls in Paragon Indiana.

What is your favorite thing about living in Central Indiana? Fall!  There is no more beautiful place to me than Indiana in October!

Do you have a favorite TV show or Movie?   Duck Dynasty is really the only program I watch regularly.

Here's where we start to get to know the real Lisa. What is one thing that you are just absolutely no good at doing?  I am a terrible dancer - and hopeless at choreography!  The girls at camp think it's hilarious when I try to dance with them!

Do you a most embarrassing moment you would share with our readers?  Once I was on a business trip in Ohio with a colleague.  It was raining and we had a couple of hours to kill so she talked me into going to the gym.  She tried to teach me how to use a treadmill safely but there was no safety clip - I figured I'd be fine because I was only walking.  But while telling a story about my son falling off of a treadmill, I stopped walking and ending up falling down face first.  My shirt and hair got caught in the treadmill which wouldn't stop because there was no safety clip.  I was laughing so hard I couldn't get up and my poor friend panicked and unplugged the cord.  When I could finally get out of the machine and calmed down, I looked up at the window and saw several hotel guests looking in the window.  I had to present my material the next day with tread marks on my cheek.

What were the last 2 books you read?  Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, and Her Choice to Heal

If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life without getting sick of it, what would it be?  Potatoes

If you could hop on a plane today and fly anywhere in the world, where would you go?  Whiteriver, Arizona

Do you have a favorite quote to share with us?  Sin murdered Christ; will you be a friend to it? - Charles Spurgeon

Is there anything else we need to know about you?  Just that I am thrilled to be a part of this organization, and I want to thank all the members of this God-loving team for the amazing work you do and the difference you make in the lives of others!

Thanks Lisa for opening up and sharing a bit about yourself. We’re so happy to have you on the team and serving our amazing community alongside you.