Two Hearts Pregnancy Care Center Relocates to New Location

Two Hearts Pregnancy Center, which first opened in October 2012 in the former rectory of Sacred Heart Church, began a new chapter after the parish property was sold in 2023. While relocating had not been part of the plan: “Moving for us was not an option,” says Lynn Reynolds, former executive director of Two Hearts Pregnancy Center, the search led to a building that proved to be the right fit.

Purchased in March 2025 after what she described as a “futile search of many properties,” the site “needed some work, but the location was perfect.”

Following renovations, the center welcomed families into its new home in October 2025. Located along a well-traveled road in Torrington, the new site offers visibility that helps ensure women and families know support is available when they need it most.

“If you want to help women in need, they have to know you are there,” Reynolds explains. “This location helps us do that.”

Since 2012, Two Hearts, a nonprofit supported by the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, has served 1,059 mothers — and more than 1,000 children — through 21,805 visits for support and supplies, Reynolds notes.

“Supplies are better organized, volunteers can prepare items more efficiently, and the reception area is open and welcoming,” Reynolds says. “As they say, first impressions count.”

Meanwhile, Reynolds says the center’s mission itself has grown.

“I would like to stress that we do not just assist pregnant mothers trying to decide if they want to abort or keep their child,” she says. “Our original vision was just that.”

The center’s volunteers have met many women who had already chosen to carry their child despite difficult circumstances. “We also help those women and their children,” Reynolds adds. “We believe this is more reflective of Christ’s love.”

A key component of Two Hearts is its volunteers.

“Volunteers are critical to the life of the center,” Reynolds says. “Without volunteers, the center could not function.” As the only paid staff member, she oversees administration and meets with clients, while volunteers handle nearly everything else — maintaining the supply room, scheduling visits, preparing packages and cleaning.  When it came time to move, volunteers painted, handled electrical work and transported every item from the old building to the new one.

With the move complete, the center is entering a new chapter under newly hired executive director Jane Muir Sellery, who assumed her post April 20.

“Asking our volunteers, they said that when clients come to this location after having received services at the former location, they universally say it’s nice,” says Muir Sellery. “One advantage of the current space is that all operations, other than a small amount of storage, are located on one floor, as compared to two separate floors.”