About
Therefore, encourage and comfort one another and build up one another, just as you are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
"I felt safe here." That is how most women have described our times together.
What we do is not complicated, but it is rare. Our goal is to be authentically present with one another. We are unashamedly Christ-centered in our retreats and gatherings that provide space for heart-to-heart talks, laughter, tears, quiet times, and joy. With devotions and teachings, the emphasis is on simply being together in the presence of the Lord.
We are one body with one Lord, Jesus, striving together for the unity of the faith.
Our Beginnings:
The dream was simple. We would facilitate retreats and small gatherings with women from different Christ-centered churches in the St. Louis area. The primary vehicle of healing in our ministry would be connection.
Our first retreat was October 2019 with twenty ladies from twelve churches. It was incredible and holy. We had one guitar, an old-school overhead projector, and no idea how to run a retreat. However, there was one thing we did know. We would gather at the Cross and trust God to help. The beauty and simplicity of this time made it special to the core. We seek to maintain this same sense of simplicity in our gatherings.
We are not a church and have no desire to be one. On the contrary, we hope to build bridges between churches and different walks of life. We major on the majors and minor on the minors. We love God. We love people.
We encourage you to prayerfully consider taking part in our events.
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Mary Meirink
Founder and President
Linda Proctor
Vice-President
Diana King
Secretary
Pam Caldwell
Treasurer
Burt and Linda Campbell
Spiritual Advisors