13th Annual Midwest Women's Conference of the Churches of Christ Program Book

Can you believe that the last time we came together, physically, for our Conference was September 19, 2019, in Columbus, OH? That was three years ago. Since then, we have been blessed to host two virtual Conferences with the dynamic assistance of Vanguard Solutions with Roxy Hall and Camille Wilson. What a blessing it was to still be able to connect and share God’s Word with our sisters… virtually. But glory to God we are elated to be able to say WELCOME to our 13th MWCCC conference taking place here in Pontiac, MI. We are exceptionally elated for our sisters to be able to come together again. COVID has changed most of our lives in many ways. Thank you for hanging in there with us as we have made changes. We do not take your commitment to our Conference for granted. We greatly appreciate you — without YOU there would not be a MWCCC. Sisters, this year we are coming together in a powerful way as we are LIFTED ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH POWER! Are you ready to get lifted?

This is going to be a powerful weekend… filled with powerful speakers, powerful praise and a powerful Word! Take time to get immersed in every moment of the power!

Sisters, let’s continue to praise God and give Him the glory, honor and praise as our Lord continues to help us remain steadfast in His Word, and we continue to trust Him to direct our paths. After all, this is not about us. It is all about Him as we are LIFTED ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH POWER!

Terrie Miller

Brenda Gilbert

This year’s theme is relevant and pregnant with hope for believers. This conference hasn’t been able to assemble in person for three years. The last three years have been difficult for many of us. The fallen world has brought death, disease and distance.

This stress brought to the surface for some of us our human frailties.

Mental health, economic challenges, family routines and other issues could have easily put us in what I want to call ‘THE BELOW’ which Paul calls “a thorn in the flesh.” 2 Cor. 12:7.

Someone once said to me, “where there is a thorn God brings triumph.”

The victory is being (a present indicative active) lifted above and beyond over and over again. The foundation of this experience is found in the word ‘power.’ It is so significant that in the NIV it’s translated ‘power’ three times in Eph 3:16-21. The Greek word is dunamis. The primary idea of the word is that by His very nature He gives you sisters the ability in the inner person to be lifted above and beyond the control of earthly affairs.

Finally, “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work in us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.”

Midwest Women’s Conference of the churches Of Christ Lifted Above and Beyond with Power...Eph. 3:14-21 *Registration Opens At 3:00 P.M. – Oakland Ballroom* For the safety and health of yourself and others, please wear your mask during all conference sessions. We also ask that you always wear your name badge. .

Thursday Night – September 15, 2022 Cancer Survivors (Thrivers) (and those awaiting diagnosis) – Please sign up at Registration for our celebration to honor you!

Speaker’s Dinner Meeting – 3:00 P.M.

General Session – 7:00 P.M. – Oakland Ballroom Program Facilitator ……………………………..…..……..… Camille Wilson – Light of the World, Dallas, TX Opening Songs of Praise ……………………………………..……….… Michele Glass and Terri Jackson Miller and the MWCCC Praise Team Welcome to Pontiac, MI ……………………………….……………….. Arita Batchelor – Eastside, Pontiac, MI Opening Prayer ………………………………………..……..…. Donna Huey-Thomas – Glass City, Toledo, OH Songs of Praise ……………………………………………..………. Michele, Terri and the MWCCC Praise Team Congregational Shout-Outs ………………………………..……………..……Roxy Hall – VSC Online Ministries Announcements ……………………….………………….…………..…….. April Frazier – Jackson St., Chicago, IL Dismissal Prayer …………………………………………………..………….. Marva Jones – Glass City, Toledo, OH

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All program participants, please call or text Tiffany Tunsil at 813-453-1942 to confirm your attendance at your assigned session.

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Friday Morning - September 16, 2022 Breakfast: 7:30 A.M. – 9:45 A.M. Ottawa Ballroom, M1, Centerpoint Room

General Session – 10:00 A.M. - Oakland Ballroom Songs of Praise …………………………………….…….…………………Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Program Facilitator ………………………………….………………. Tamica Flowers – Gray Rd., Cincinnati, OH Prayer …………………………………………………………..…. Reba Hood Brown – Wyoming Ave., Detroit, MI Welcome ……………………………………………….………………………… Terrie Miller – Glass City, Toledo, OH

Introduction of the MWCCC Executive Steering Committee Songs of Praise …………………………………………………….……… Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Community Outreach Project ……………………….……………..….…. Winda Birt – Glass City, Toledo, OH Scripture Reading….…………………………………………... K. Michelle Trigg – Bold Believers, Dayton, OH Ps. 19:1; Eph. 1:7-10 Song of Praise ……………………………………………………………… Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Introduction of Speaker ……………………..............…………………. Anika Echols – Eastside, Pontiac, MI Karen Brewington ………………..…………….So Will I……………………………………..… Eastside, Pontiac, MI Song of Praise ………………………….…………………………………. Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Introduction of Speaker ……………………….………………. Patricia Ruffin – E. Parrish St., Sandusky, OH Leontine Synor ……………………… The Power of Redemption …………………. Westside, Cleveland, OH

Introduction of Friday Afternoon Breakouts Terrie Miller, Rosalind Williams, Dorothy Dye, Tonya Pointer, Michele Glass, Terri Jackson Miller Announcements …………………………….……………….… Ashley Russell – West Broadway, Louisville, KY Dismissal Song …………………………………………………………….. Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Dismissal Prayer ………………………….…………………………. Anna Moore – Farmington, Farmington, MI Midwest Women’s Conference of the churches of Christ – Sept. 15-18, 2022 2

Friday Afternoon & Evening Activities For the safety and health of yourself and others, please wear your mask during all conference sessions. We also ask that you always wear your name badge.

Workshop Sessions 1:30 p.m. – 2:20 P.M. - Terrie Miller and Rosalind Williams – SALONS C, D, E The Learning to Lean on Each Other Prison Ministry Outreach Support Group 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 P.M. - Dr. Dorothy Dye – SALONS C, D, E Good Grief, Workshop Monitor: LaVenta Atwater – Gray Rd., Cincinnati, OH 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 P.M. - Tonya Pointer – SALONS A, B Put Your Foot Down, Workshop Monitor: Nicole Williams – Glass City, Toledo, OH 3:40 p.m. – 4:40 P.M. – Terri Jackson Miller and Michele Glass – SALONS C, D, E The War Room - #Powerup! #Recharge! #Activate!

Evening Activities Board of Director’s Dinner Meeting - 5:30 P.M. – 6:45 P.M. - Boardroom Conference Dinner - 5:30 P.M. – 6:45 P.M. Ottawa Ballroom, M1, Centerpoint Room

General Session – 7.00 P.M. - Oakland Ballroom Songs of Praise ………………….………………………………………… Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Program Facilitator …………………………………………………………Tiffany Tunsil – 5th Ave., Petersburg, FL Prayer ……………………………………………………….………… Leslye Colbert-Jones – Glass City, Toledo, OH Songs of Praise ……………………………………………………………. Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team All program participants, please call or text Tiffany Tunsil at 813-453-1942 to confirm your attendance at your assigned session.

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Friday Night General Session Continued A Celebration Of Cancer Survivors (Thrivers) ….……………….…. Winda Birt – Glass City, Toledo, OH Song of Praise ……………………………………………………………… Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Scripture Reading ……………2 Chronicles 20:1-15 ……..…. Teresa Gilbert – Sheldon Hts., Chicago, IL Introduction of Speaker …………….……………………… Sara Brown – Woodland Park, Birmingham, AL Katrina Brown-Graham…The Battle Is Not Yours! It’s the Lord’s…Woodland Park, Birmingham, AL Song of Praise ……………………………………….…………………….. Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Introduction of Speaker …………….…………………………………………. Roxy Hall – VSC Online Ministries Merlyna Valentine ……….. More Than a Conqueror ………. St. John The Baptist Church, Edgard, LA Call for Prayer …………………………….…………………………………. Tiffany Tunsil – 5th Ave., Petersburg, FL (Prayer Requests will be collected) Prayer led by ………………………………………………..…….. Brenda Gilbert – Sheldon Heights, Chicago, IL Laura Hubbard – Kingsley Terrace, Indianapolis, IN Introductions of Youth Program and Friday Night Activities by Winda Birt, Octavia Wright, Amanda Macon, Anika Echols Announcements ……….………………………………………….. Ashley Russell – W. Broadway, Louisville, KY Dismissal Song ……………………………….….………………………… Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Dismissal Prayer ………………………………………………….………… Cynthia Sims – Liberty City, Detroit, MI

Late Night Activities – 10.00 P.M. - Oakland Ballroom ZUMBA: Amanda Macon Room: M1 YOUNG ADULTS MEETING: Anika Echols Room: Centerpoint

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Saturday – September 17, 2022 Breakfast: 7:15 A.M. – 8:45 A.M. Ottawa Ballroom, M1, Centerpoint Room

Youth Program – 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. – Room M1 Winda Birt and Octavia Wright: Being Authentically Me!

General Session – 9:00 A.M. - Oakland Ballroom Songs of Praise ………………………….……………………………….. Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Program Facilitator ……………………………………………….. Lorna Macon – W. Broadway, Louisville, KY Prayer …………………………………………………..……………….. Renee West – Denbigh, Newport News, VA Songs of Praise ……………………………………..…………………….. Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team

Special Appeal for Southwestern Christian College Dr. Reba Rollinson …………………………………………………….……….. SwCC Board of Trustees, Terrell, TX Song of Praise ……………………………………………………….…….. Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Scripture Readings …. John 20:24-25, Eph. 3:14-21 ..… Melanie Edwards – Glass City, Toledo, OH Introduction of Speaker ……………………………………….… Gloria Morgan – Highland Park, Detroit, MI Tonya Pointer ……………..………… The Scars in My Hands ……….…….. Southern Hills – Charlotte, NC Song of Praise ………………………………………………………………Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Introduction of Speaker ………………………………………….……….. Lisa Rene’ Norris – Grand Rapids, MI Dr. Dorothy Dye ……………………………….. Now Unto Him ………………...…. Newsome St. – Hahira, GA Panel Discussion ………….………………. Moderator: Camille Wilson – Light of the World, Dallas, TX Winda Birt, Dr. Dorothy Dye, Dr. Reba Rollinson, Andrea Davis, Katrina Brown-Graham, Esq.

Please contact or text Tiffany Tunsil at 813-453-1942 to confirm your attendance if you are a program participant. Thank you.

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Introductions of Saturday Afternoon Workshops Merlyna Valentine, Katrina Brown-Graham, Michele Glass, Terri V. Miller Announcements …………………………………….…….…………… Joyce Henderson – Glass City, Toledo, OH Dismissal Song ……………………………………………….……………. Terri, Michele and MWCCC Praise Team Dismissal Prayer …………………………………………….…… Chara Christopher – High Point, McKinney, TX

Afternoon Workshops 1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. – Merlyna Valentine – Salons A, B In the Midst of Being Cared For (Caregivers), Workshop Monitor: Lucille Hutton – Glass City, Toledo, OH 1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. – Katrina Brown-Graham, Esq. – Salons C, D, E When the Battle Chooses You! Workshop Monitor: Laticia Seay – Greenville Ave., Richardson, TX 2:45 P.M. – 3:45 P.M. – Michele Glass and Terri Jackson Miller – Salons C, D, E War Room – Part 2

Saturday Evening Banquet – 7:00 P.M. - Oakland Ballroom Banquet hosted by congregations in Michigan coordinated by Karen Brewington 9:30 p.m. – Zumba – Amanda Macon – Room M1

Sunday Morning – September 18, 2022 BREAKFAST – 7:30 A.M. – 8:45 A.M. WORSHIP: 9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. OAKLAND BALLROOM Dr. Robert G. Birt, Jr.

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For A Women's Spiritual Empowerment Experience

Dr. Robert G. Birt, Jr., Terrie Miller, Jerry Macon, Joyce Henderson, Winda Birt, Dr. Dorothy Dye, Leonardo Gilbert, Stanley Hubbard

Terrie Miller, Joyce Henderson, Winda Birt, Brenda Gilbert, Laura Hubbard, Tamica Flowers, Karen Brewington, Lorna Macon, Frances Harrison, Michele Glass, Sangeya Wiggins, Emeritus: Delores Ghant, Brenda Penn