By Marilyn Miller
Registration is underway for the Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 FBC Minden Women’s Ministry “Grace Conference.” The deadline to register is Sept. 12.
Sign-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the inaugural event, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A $30 fee will include coffee & donuts, lunch by On the Geaux Catering, a t-shirt, and a swag bag.
The main speaker for the occasion will be Christine Gregg Gill, who is currently serving as the Women’s Missions and Ministry Strategist for Louisiana Baptists. The conference will include worship, General Sessions led by Mrs. Gill, Breakout Sessions, and shopping with local vendors.
Breakout Sessions will be as follows:
Seeds Women’s Center — Seeds is a pro-life medical clinic which provides free and confidential services such as free pregnancy testing, free ultrasounds, free nurse consultation, physician referrals, and “learn to earn” parenting classes, as well as Navigating Fatherhood classes. Amber Bradford will lead.
Embrace Grace — In this session, attendees will learn about Embrace Grace (EG). EG is a support group for single, young women with an unplanned pregnancy. It provides emotional, practical, and spiritual support along with helping her be brave and feel empowered to choose life for her baby. Pam Morrow will lead.
House of Grace NWLA — The House of Grace is a local non-profit whose mission is to prove a Christ-Centered home to young women ages 18-24 who are facing homelessness due to trauma, poverty, or aging out of foster care. Young women are provided life skills, mentors, counseling, furthering of education and obtaining jobs. Leader is Amy Barton.
Growing in Grace — Being a teen girl today comes with unique challenges—-but God’s grace is more than enough to meet you right where you are. In this session, we’ll dive into what it means to grow in God’s grace through everyday life, friendships, struggles, and faith. Jodi Tuttle will lead.
Grace-Filled Motherhood –- Motherhood is a beautiful calling—but it’s also one of the most stretching journeys a woman can walk. In this session, we’ll explore how God’s grace meets us in the everyday moments of parenting: the joys, the messes, the doubts, and the deep love. Led by Robin Tucker
Grace In the Waiting — Waiting is never easy—whether it’s for answered prayers, healing, direction, or breakthrough. But in the waiting, God is working. This session will encourage women to lean into God’s grace during seasons of delay and uncertainty. Led by Becca Wilder, Lindsey Starkey, Breayn Hardy
Grace In Grief — A broken spirit and a broken heart come in many forms. I can still hear the words of my Daddy, “You are worthless. You can’t do anything right. You will never amount to anything.” And he left. I can still hear the amazing words of my husband in the early years of our marriage, “Roberta, if you will just give me 10 years, I will prove to you I will never leave you.” After a blessed process of my healing in a 62-year marriage, he died from a five-year lingering bout with leukemia and all its accompanying complications. How do you cope? Let me share with you the words of our Savior… Roberta Kitchens will lead.
Main speaker, Christine Gregg Gill, grew up in Mansfield, Louisiana, and attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and history. Following her time at Baylor, she was commissioned by the International Mission Board and served as a Journeyman missionary from 2003 to 2005 in Francistown, Botswana. Christine dedicated her time in Africa to sharing the love of Christ with young people while educating them about HIV/AIDS prevention.
Once she returned from overseas, Christine enrolled at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary to pursue a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling. She completed her master’s degree from NOBTS in 2009 and fulfilled the requirements to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana in 2012. Since then, Christine has worked in the mental health field in a variety of settings.
Christine is married to Brad Gill, the Baptist Collegiate Ministries Director at Louisiana Christian University. They have two adult children, Rylie (Jacob) and Maxwell (Angel), and two brand-new granddaughters, Ivy and Ruthie.
Register at the following link: https://onrealm.org/firstminden/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=ZGZkMTcyODctNmExZS00NWVhLWI3ZjItYjMyNTAwZWZjNTdm