History and Background of the Melbourne Life Chain ​

Melbourne Life Chain Timeline: The Melbourne, Florida, Life Chain began in the early 1990s. During these years, we lined up along the Melbourne Causeway. In 1993 the organizer took a new direction when the Lord led him to do missionary work outside the United States. Unfortunately, that meant the Life Chain went dormant for a few years. It was re-started in 1999 with a new team of organizers (and most of the old signs too!) and has been going strong ever since. We decided that the most passers-by could be reached by holding the Life Chain in front of the Melbourne Square Mall on West New Haven Avenue (U.S. 192). The 1999 Life Chain saw about 100 people gathering in front of the Mall. In 2007, we expanded the Life Chain eastward and westward by letting churches with high attendance "adopt" their own sections of the Life Chain. Now we have one of the longest Life Chains in Florida, and possibly the nation, with about 6 miles of dedicated people lining up in support of the protection of human life.

Congratulations to the Top 10 Churches at the 2021 Melbourne Life Chain

Based on sign-in sheets, photos, and on-site reports

Place	Church	Count
1	Holy Name of Jesus	98
2	St. Joseph	60
3	Suntree Grace	36
4	Calvary Chapel Surfside *	34
5	Iglesia Bautista Calvario *	26
6 (tie)	Ascension	23
6 (tie)	Holy Family *	23
8	Community Bible	22
9	Church on the Rock	21
10 (tie)	The House *	20
10 (tie)	The Mission *	20
10 (tie)	St. John the Evangelist	20

* = Church with relatively small congregation and an exceptionally large turnout by percentage