Hope Starts with Us!

WABC women please join us in a very special cause. Today, there is more hope than ever for people facing breast cancer. However, there is much work to be done to find promising new treatments, increase awareness about the importance of mammograms, help all women get access to screenings and care, and connect those impacted by the disease with the information, day-to-day help, and emotional support they need to wage their battle against breast cancer.

I believe that hope for a world without breast cancer starts with me. That’s why I'm walking in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. Not only is this my opportunity to join my community to fight back against breast cancer, it is a way to inspire hope by raising funds and awareness to help those facing the disease and save more lives. And you can be a part of it, too. I have signed up to walk (this will be my second year. My grandmother died from breast cancer and a very special friend died a few years ago after a long battle with this illness) and hope you will join me in my effort by signing up to join my team or making a donation in support of my participation. Hope starts with us. If you are interested in joining us please sign up at our participant page located here.

Thank You

I would like to thank everyone for the birthday wishes, gifts, flowers and cards. Special thanks goes out to the ladies who attended my surprise luncheon at Ruby Tuesday's. Thank you Erica for setting up such a special surprise.

Workshop Registration

Registration for the Women's Ministry "Healing Hearts" Heart Spa Workshop has begun. If you are interested in participating you can register immediately following our Sunday service at the information table located in our fellowship hall. The cost of this event is $20.00 per person and includes your workshop bag, continental breakfast and lunch. You can also register by sending in a check for $20.00 for via the mail to Woodland Ave Baptist Church, 2736 Woodland Ave, Norfolk Virginia 23504. Please include your full name, address, phone number and email address. The registration deadline is May 1st.

God's Perfect Rose

Last night I spent time with some very special ladies (thank you ladies). As I looked around the restaurant I thought of all that God has in store for the women of WABC. I saw women from all walks of life, in various sizes, shapes and colors. Some young and others young at heart. Some of the ladies are like the open rose in the photo above...open to all of life's possibilities, while others are just beginning to travel down this road we call life (represented in the form of the rosebud). The one thing we all had in common was that we were created by God! How awesome is that? One of my favorite scriptures comes from Psalms 139:13-14 13"For you created my inmost being;you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;your works are wonderful, I know that full well. " I love knowing that God knew about me even before I was formed in my mother's womb. Ladies we are not here by accident! Each one of us were created by God for a special purpose. What is your purpose? What gift has God bestowed upon you that you can use to be of service to WABC and to the community in which we live?

Women of Faith Conference

If you or your friends are interested in joining the Women's Ministry team to Washington DC (July 30th - August 1st) for the Women of Faith Conference please see Cyndi Jennings, or June James after our Sunday morning services for more info. We are looking for ten or more women to travel with us that weekend to the conference.

WABC Women's Ministry Workshop

WABC Women's Ministry will be hosting a Women's Weekend Event in May called "Healing Hearts". Wednesday May 20th at 7 PM (following our weekly prayer, praise and food) we will hold a Women's Bible Study intitled "Finding Rest In Jesus". Friday May 22nd we will host a special "Girl's Night Out" event for our young ladies between the age of 12 and 26.

On Saturday May 23rd we will hold a "HeartSpa" workshop from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The cost of this event is $20.00 per person and includes your workshop supplies, continental breakfast and lunch. Invite a friend and spend the day being refreshed through worship, fellowship and special spa treatments.

We will round off the weekend with our Annual Woman's Day Celebration on Sunday May 24th at 11:30 AM. Our guest speaker will be Rev. Dr. Pamela Chandler Lee of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Chase City, Virginia.

Additional info will become available in the next few weeks.

WABC Women's Ministry "Girls Night Out"

The Women's Ministry of WABC invites you to our first "Girl's Night Out" event. It will be held on March 27th at 6 PM at Carrabba's Italian Grill in Virginia Beach VA. Please check the restaurants website for menu and cost for the meals.