Woman delivers baby in church

by Kim Voynar (Subscribe to Kim Voynar's posts)
Jul 20th 2005 6:16PM

Stephanie Williams had planned to give birth to her baby at Nash General Hospital. When she went to the hospital on Wednesday, having labor pains, she was sent home dilated to two centimeters, and told it would be a couple days before the baby would come. Gabrielle Victoria Williams didn't want to wait, and later that day Williams gave birth at her church, with her pastor, Gabriele DeBrow, playing midwife.

When Williams showed up at church in labor, DeBrow was going to take her to the hospital; before they could get out the door, the baby started coming. DeBrow�s son, Marcus, helped her get Williams on a couch and called 911. DeBrow said she just prayed for God to guide her, to help Williams and her baby. Now there�s a story that�s going to be told and retold at church socials in years to come:

�Who brought the deviled eggs?�

�Oh, that Stephanie Williams brought those. Look how big her daughter is getting. Lord, will you ever forget the day she had that baby at church?�

Williams named the baby after DeBrow, and mother and baby - and pastor - are both doing fine.