Birmingham Advisory Board
Meet our Birmingham Advisory Board Members:
Pictured: Kristin Rushin (2nd from left) & family.
Kristin Crowe Rushin
Kristin is a lifelong resident of Birmingham. She became involved in the pro-life movement in 2001 shortly after she and her husband, Carlton, became foster parents. She volunteered at CEC for Life with longtime Birmingham pro-life advocate, Fr. Terry Gensemer and has participated in several prolife activities. Kristin and Carlton cared for numerous foster children eventually adopted their children, Caleb and Grace. With Carlton being one of our drivers, Grace volunteering as a Client Advocate, and Caleb helping out with the yearly fundraiser, the whole family is involved in Life On Wheels Alabama. The family attends St. Peter’s Anglican Church which is a strong prolife supporter through Anglicans for Life. Life On Wheels is the most powerful tool there is to give women that first glimpse of the precious life growing within them, love on them with encouragement and prayer, and provide support for a healthy pregnancy.
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Natalie Brumfield
Natalie Brumfield is an adoptive mom & foster parent advocate in Birmingham, Alabama that has a passion for empowering families to make a difference by serving children and families in crisis. She is a pro-life initiatives writer who has written for Charisma Magazine, Charisma News, Life Site News, Live Action & The Christian Post. In 2020, she published her first children’s book “The House that Love Built” that shares God’s language of adoption from her own family’s story. Since 2008, Natalie has led Bound4LIFE Birmingham, a grassroots prayer movement for the ending of abortion, increase of adoption & revival in government. Natalie has served her local crisis pregnancy center as volunteer counselor & as one of the donation drive coordinators for the last 14 years. Natalie is involved in her church’s foster care outreach ministries and serving in Pink Incense women’s ministry. She is married to one of the kindest men on earth, Matthew Brumfield, who serves on staff with Highlands College. Together, the Lord has blessed them as an interracial family with seven beautiful children. They are both passionate about raising up the next generation of leaders for Jesus & seeing revival begin in the home.
John Martignoni
Director; Office of Evangelization/Pro-Life Office; Diocese of Birmingham (2009 - Present)
Founder/President; Bible Christian Society; an apologetics and evangelization apostolate that teaches people all over the world about the truths of the Catholic Faith (2000 - Present)
Host; Open Line Monday, EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network; a weekly call-in radio program answering questions about the Catholic Faith on over 300 stations around the country (2003 - 2020)
Founder/President; Queen of Heaven Catholic Radio; brought Catholic radio to Birmingham, AL (2005-2018)
Author; Blue Collar Apologetics: How to Explain and Defend Catholic Teaching Using Common Sense, Simple Logic, and the Bible (Sophia Institute Press)
Married 28 yrs. to Janel; three sons and one daughter.
“John is one of the most effective pro-life, evangelistic Catholic apologists in the world!” - Scott Hahn
David Cost
David and his wife, Dianne, were born and raised in Mississippi. They moved to Birmingham in 1983 on a job transfer
and have lived in the area since then. They have 2 children and 6 grandchildren. David attained a degree in Industrial Engineering from Mississippi State University. His work experience included Wurlitzer Piano Co., Cornwall Corporation, and he retired from United Parcel Service after 29 years.
They have attended Shades Mountain Baptist Church since moving to Birmingham. He teaches aSenior Adult Sunday School class and heads up the carpentry section of the Shades Handy Man ministry.He has served on a Pastor Search prayer committee and Senior Adult Counsel. After driving the churchvan for many years, he drove the Life On Wheels unit in Birmingham for 3 years. David loves the Lordand believes that all life is a gift from God from the very moment of conception and is to be protected.Abortion should only be considered when the life of the mom is in jeopardy. To David, to be involved insaving babies and sharing the Gospel is a great honor and privilege.
Rhett Howell