If Harriet Miers is confirmed, evangelicals can finally claim one of their own on the U.S. Supreme Court. Yet the spiritual journey that led her to be born again and spend 25 years affiliated with a conservative church has not eased concerns among Christians about her views on abortion, gay rights and other key social issues.

"Our lack of knowledge about Harriet Miers, and the absence of a record on the bench, give us insufficient information," said Tony Perkins, of the conservative Family Research Council.

But members of her longtime congregation, Valley View Christian Church in Dallas, say the White House counsel's strong faith is clear from her dedication to their community.

Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht, Miers' friend for 30 years, said he brought her to the church, which he attended, when she expressed interest in "a deeper commitment to faith."

"She was just doing some soul searching," Hecht said.

"She was just thinking about life. There wasn't any trauma or anything."

After a childhood attending both Roman Catholic and Protestant churches, she underwent a full-immersion baptism at Valley View in 1979, and later taught Sunday school classes.

Hecht said Miers has given the church more than the 10 percent tithe asked of congregants.

She also served on the missions committee and took a deep interest in its programs in central India, according to minister Barry McCarty, inviting him and an Indian mission director to lunch at the White House last March.

Miers also served on the board of Pioneer Bible Translators, which has missions worldwide, according to Jack Straus, general counsel for the group and chairman of the Valley View church council.

When in Washington, Miers attends St. John's Episcopal Church near the White House, which President Bush also attends.

She most recently attended services with Valley View about a month ago.

"Even after moving away to Washington, she was always very faithful in coming back," McCarty said.

But church involvement alone has not been enough to assuage Christian conservatives.

John Green, an expert on religion and politics at the University of Akron, said evangelicals are acutely aware of the diverse beliefs within their own movement; someone who shares their faith may not necessarily hold the same political outlook.

"Does she connect her beliefs up to politics in the way that they would like? I think the answer is they just don't know," Green said.

Valley View's mission statement says the church believes the Bible is the infallible word of God and salvation can be found only through Jesus.

But, reflecting the movement's historic rejection of creeds, it states "we try not to be dogmatic about matters on which believers hold divergent views."

Doug Foster, an Abilene Christian University historian who specializes in the independent Christian church movement, said it would be "highly unlikely" for a member of a congregation like Valley View to support abortion rights.

"The overall sentiment is that this is not something that a true Christian can support," Foster said.

"Yet, there are people who sit in the congregation and think, 'I don't buy that.' I know that for a fact."

None of the Valley View leaders interviewed for this story said they had spoken with Miers about her views on abortion, but Hecht insisted "she is pro-life."