A surprisingly sizeable crowd had gathered at 1500 S Main on Thursday morning. Maybe a hundred people or more—most of them looking like they had just stepped out of church—had gathered to hear from speakers like Mark McCullough, Jon Echols, and Jonathan and Tamara Brock as they prepared to cut the ribbon on Creek County’s first—and so far only—pregnancy resource center.
Former State Representative McCullough introduced Jon Echols, another former lawmaker who is now running for State Attorney General. As Echols took the microphone, he said he wasn’t here to make a political campaign speech, but did tell the crowd that the purpose behind Macy’s Clinic was part of why he became a politician in the first place. “The pro-life movement is what got me started in politics,” he said.
He also mentioned a former abortion clinic in Oklahoma City that had since been turned into “a longevity clinic,” providing services similar to those found at Macy’s Cradle.
According to its website, Macy’s Cradle is a pregnancy crisis center that “provides care and support to expecting mothers who are facing unplanned pregnancies or difficult situations.”
Macy’s Cradle opened a year ago and was located in the rear of the First Christian Church in Sapulpa. Co-Founder and Board Member Jonathan Brock said the dream was there, but the clinic didn’t get a lot of visibility due to its location. “Out here, we’re able to get all this drive-by traffic (on South Main),” he said. “And it really worked out well for us. Even though it was a home, it was already zoned commercial. We didn’t have to do anything to be able to move in.”
In the clinic, staff provides a range of free services such as pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, abortion information and options, STD/STI referrals, abortion pill reversal, and counseling services. They also help introduce patients with adoption agencies, should they choose that route in the event of an unplanned pregnancy.
The ultrasound room has all the familiar equipment found at a regular ultrasound room at a doctor’s office. One of the volunteers giving tours called it the room “where the magic happens. It’s where they can hear their baby’s heartbeat for the first time and realize it’s not just a clump of cells.”
An unborn baby develops a heartbeat about four weeks after conception, and the tour guide said it can often make the difference in the decision for an expectant mother.
“Our very first client was abortion-minded, and had already had an abortion before,” they said. “She thought she was much earlier in her pregnancy, and when we gave her an ultrasound, she learned she was at 13 weeks. She decided, ‘well, there’s no way I can have an abortion now, I can clearly see this is a baby.’ And we were able to help her through that process.”
A non-profit clinic is part of the overall vision for Macy’s Cradle, but Brock says they hope to add more in the future. “We really want to have a larger building where we can see more patients,” he said. “We’d also like to add a home for mothers facing these situations.” He said the home would be called “Macy’s Cottage.”
The website says they’re also planning an additional clothing ministry called “Macy’s Closet.”
Macy’s Clinic is located at 1500 S Main in Sapulpa and is open every weekday starting at 8am. For more information on services and a list of hours, visit macyscradle.org
