Every year, we invite speakers to inform and inspire us as we stand up for the lives of unborn children and their families. Below is a short bio for the speakers we have lined up for 2027:

Anne Farrens

Anne Farrens grew up in a loving family, never questioning if she belonged, until one day everything changed. When she was 12 years old, she learned her father was not her biological father, and that she had been conceived by a violent, serial rapist.

Nothing could silence the question that haunted her afterward: “Does the way I was conceived determine my worth? Am I bad?”

Today, she speaks nationally to audiences ranging from legislative and federal leaders to universities, churches, corporations, and nonprofit organizations, challenging one of the most destructive lies of our time: that a person’s value is determined by the circumstances of their conception, abilities, mistakes, or labels.

Dr. Pat Castle

Dr. Pat Castle is the founder of LIFE Runners, the world’s largest Pro-Life team with 25,500+ teammates who wear “REMEMBER The Unborn” jerseys as a public witness in 4,061 cities across 53 nations. He is a life-saving force through faith, activism, and education. He has delivered millions of life-affirming messages to help end abortion and has raised over $6 million for Pro-Life ministry. Pat is in the International Sports Faith Hall of Fame. He was part of the movie Unplanned. Pat directs the annual A-Cross America Relay, the world’s largest spanning Pro-Life event.

He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy. He earned a PhD in nano-analytical chemistry from the University of Illinois and is a board member at the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology.

Rev. Clenard Childress

 

Rev. Clenard Howard Childress, Jr. has spoken at almost every Walk West for Life Coast since its founding. A life- long resident of Montclair, New Jersey, he joined the New Calvary Baptist Church in September of 1974 under the pastorate of Dr. Shellie Sampson. He was ordained in 1988 by the North Jersey Shiloh Association and installed as Senior Pastor of New Calvary in April of 1989. The Reverend Childress is a tireless advocate for the Right to Life for all American, with a special emphasis on eliminating the scourge of abortion from the African-American community. He is one of the most respected leaders in the pro-life movement. His accomplishments and awards are too many to list here, but include his 1999 appointment as President of the Life Education And Resource Network (L.E.A.R.N) in Northeast Region; and the founder of BlackGenocide.org. Rev. Childress was extensively profiled in PBS’s Frontline documentary “Anti-Abortion Crusaders inside the African American Abortion Battle.”