Restoration Ministries Information

Our story began in 1972 with Jimmy and Anne Pierson in their private home in Washington D.C. Called by the Lord to minister to and care for unmarried, pregnant young women. 1973 - Jimmy and Anne purchased a property in Coatesville, Pa and moved their family in. It was purchased as an apartment building with six apartments. As the tenants moved out, they removed the apartments gradually to make it a single-family home. During this process, Jimmy and Anne continued to house more and more young women, reaching a maximum of 17. Even at this point, calls came in from clients needing housing. This was the first Maternity Home in the nation to use a family model (with Houseparents rather than rotating staff). 1977 - House of His Creation, Inc. purchased a home in Lititz, Pa and opened it as a Maternity Home for six pregnant young women. 1978 - The first State inspection was conducted at the Coatesville House and changes needed to be made reducing clients to 12. 1979 - A fire at the Coatesville House almost destroyed the lives of all who lived there. However, by God's grace and providence, the local community reached out in amazing ways to care for the house family and restore the Home. This event brought intense community awareness as numerous churches became involved and the Home was featured in the local newspapers. 1981 - With a large percentage of women placing their children with adoptive families, there began a need to open another home for after-care purposes. A third Home was built on the Coatesville property for this purpose. 1983 - President Ronald Reagan mentioned House of His Creation in a speech. He also mentioned HOHC in his book "Abortion and a Conscience of a Nation". These events put HOHC on the national map. 1996 - Because of the growing number of teens choosing to parent their babies, the Lititz House was changed to become a Mother/Child Home. 2000 - Because of our State license and contracts with social services agencies, HOHC was required to choose between serving either minors (ages 12 -17) or ...