Women volunteers become Elizabeth Ministers in the areas they have experienced. For example, a woman who has twins would visit and mentor a woman who is pregnant with twins. Continued support is given throughout the pregnancy and after the birth. This support comes in the form of visits, phone calls, cards, prayer, resources and other assistance. The areas of Elizabeth Ministry include, but are not limited to, pregnancy, birth, miscarriage, infant or child death, crisis or special needs, adoption, fertility and infertility.
Support is available for mothers, fathers, siblings and grandparents.
They are representatives of a faith community that become a link between the church of the home and the parish church. Elizabeth Ministers are not counselors. They offer mentoring and peer support only. No lengthy training is needed. They are women who are willing to share their presence, stories, and experience in the hope that these will encourage another woman and her family.