Our Mission
We encourage, educate, and empower women and men to make life-giving decisions for themselves and their unborn children.
We do this by being the first point of contact through gentle, compassionate counseling, practical support, and walking with our clients every step of the way.
Our History
Centro Tepeyac was founded under the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe, who appeared to Mexican peasant Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill near Mexico City in 1531. This apparition coincided with the Aztecs’ end of human sacrifice, making Our Lady a champion for the right to life.
In 1990, a group of local citizens became aware that the abortion industry was targeting the Hispanic population in the Washington, Maryland, and Virginia areas. Abortion clinics had begun an intensive campaign to promote their practices through Spanish radio and newspaper ads, seeking to exploit for financial gain the desperation that poverty-stricken immigrants can feel when faced with an unexpected pregnancy. Someone needed to fight for the forgotten, as Our Lady did with Juan Diego in 1531. Centro Tepeyac is that warrior, for not only the unborn, but for expectant and current mothers as well.
Located in Silver Spring, Maryland, our center provides aid across the entire DMV. From pregnancy tests, to counseling, to diapers, our workers are here for women in need, every step of the way.
Meet some of the mothers we've helped.
Meet Our Team
Diosmary Reynoso
Director of Operations & Life Affirming Specialist
Julie Kilmer
Executive Director
Miriam Bethencourt
Interm Director
Maria Marcolin
Marketing & Communications Outreach Director
Lindamarys Vazquez
Counselor
Our Board of Directors
Laurance Alvarado
Dr. Sandra Cremers
Joy Ruiz
Alejandra Pazzi Linz
Anthony Falcone
Gerald Sharpe
Emma Wilenta
Mariano Diaz Bonilla
Angela Castano
Robert Linz
Visit our Office
Centro Tepeyac Women’s Center
12247 Georgia Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20902
Monday: 10 am – 3 pm
Tuesday: 10 am – 3 pm
Wednesday: 10 am – 3 pm
Thursday: 10 am – 3 pm
Friday: 10 am – 3 pm
Other special times through appointment. Walk-ins welcome!
Even when the center is closed, you can call our ‘Off-Hour Assistance’:
1(800)395-4357
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