BREATHE GATHERING EQUIPPERS
AISHA COX
Glory McDaniel
Laurie Larson
Aisha is a leader, mentor, and communicator. She is passionate about helping people grow in their relationship with God and develop rhythms to care well for their souls. She has made a commitment to trust where God leads her no matter how uncomfortable, inconvenient, or fearful it may be. She is the founder of the moment Authentically Arise which creates authentic spaces for women to arise into their God-given identity, purpose, and build community along the journey. Visit www.authenticallyarise.com for more information about Aisha and her ministry.
Laurie Larson
Glory McDaniel
Laurie Larson
Laurie Larson lives in Clay Center, Kansas with her husband, David, of 20 years and their four wonderful daughters. She is currently in her third year as the Worship Pastor at the Clay Center Covenant Church. Laurie has a degree in music education from Kansas State University, with an emphasis in voice and will be joining the Equip Program in the fall. Laurie loves to encourage others to live lives of worship that are grounded in the Word. She also loves to sing with the church, encouraging them to lift up their God-given instruments to the Lord.
Glory McDaniel
Glory McDaniel
Aishah Valenzuela
Glory is the founder Crisalida, a non-profit ministry in Colorado Springs, Colorado that engages recovery from violence and abuse. Glory has a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services with an emphasis in Domestic Violence Counseling and Addiction Counseling from Metropolitan State University and a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Program from Denver Seminary. Glory's ultimate goal is to establish a shelter for abused women and provide them with the necessary skills that will empower them to be self-sufficient and independent.
Aishah Valenzuela
Aishah Valenzuela
Aishah Valenzuela
Aishah is from the small town of Wakefield, Nebraska. She enjoys being active, drawing, and talking. Aishah is willing to talk to anyone about anything. She recently graduated High School and will be attending the University of Nebraska in Omaha this fall where she will major in psychology. Aishah's uses her passion for the Lord and her gift of words by leveraging her connections on social media with what the Lord is teaching her during her quiet times.
jessica Springer
Aishah Valenzuela
jessica Springer
Jessica has served as the Associate Pastor at Community Covenant (Lenexa) since 2013. She graduated from Nazarene Theological Seminary with a Master's in Divinity and Christian Education in 2008. She transferred her ordination to the Evangelical Covenant Church in 2019. For Jessica, there is nothing greater than building relationships with people, hearing their stories, and encouraging them as they take next steps in their faith to follow Jesus (Hebrews 10:24). Jessica met her husband, Steve, in North Carolina in 2002. They have three children, Grace, Faith, and Christian. As a family, they enjoy musicals, baking competitions, and family fun nights. Jessica is an avid Disney fan and is often dreaming of her next trip to "where dreams come true."
Tracy Hilts
Aishah Valenzuela
jessica Springer
Tracy Hilts is the interim pastor for Living Hope in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is a graduate of Biola University and Denver Seminary. She has been a hospital and hospice chaplain for 17 years in Colorado Springs, retiring in January of 2021. She is excited to join the ministry of Living Hope as they work to transition and search for a new permanent pastor. Tracy’s joy is being married to her husband, Peter, for 32 years. They have raised their six kids and are now rejoicing in the goodness of
grandparenting.
Tamara Hutsell
Jennifer deardorff
Jennifer deardorff
Tamara is passionate about the Lord, HIs church, and has a call on her life to serve the church. She attended Tabor College, studying Biblical and Religious Studies with an emphasis in Christian Leadership and Youth Ministry. She is currently in the Equip Program pursuing a Masters in Christian Formation. Tamara is open to whatever the Lord has for her and is pursuing a call to serve the local church vocationally. Tamara became the President of Women Ministries for the Midwest Conference in the fall of 2019 and has been working with an incredible group of women to discern what the Lord might be calling us to in a post-pandemic world. As a team they are excited for what God is bringing about for the women of the Midwest Conference. Tamara is passionate about the ministry of the church and cultivating a deep affection for the Lord through worship. Tamara and her husband, Bryce, have been married for 16 years and currently make Omaha, Nebraska their home.
Jennifer deardorff
Jennifer deardorff
Jennifer deardorff
Jennifer is passionate about connecting with people, and helping others radiate God’s love to the world around them. Jennifer graduated from Kansas State University in 1997 with a Bachelor’s in Human Development and Family Studies, and extensive studies in Music. Music is an integral part of Jen’s life. She is quite passionate about leading people into the presence of God through worship. Jen has led worship and workshops for several KC area churches, women’s events, and groups for 15 years. She currently serves as a worship leader through Artist Community Project which serves churches across the KC Metro. You can also catch her singing around town with her band, Chasing Grace. In her spare time Jennifer enjoys spending time with her husband Jeff, and their 4 children; Haley, Jackson, Claire and CJ and the family’s two dogs Murphy and Moose. Jennifer loves to travel, listen to music, spend time with friends and connect with people.
Breathe gathering schedule
friday - october 7
7:00P - Session 1 - Doors Open at 5:30p
saturday - october 8
9:00A - Session 2 - Doors Open at 8:00a
12:00P - Lunch Break
12:00P - WM Leaders & Clergy Lunch
2:00P - Session 3 - Doors open at 1:30p
5:00P - "Go and Be" - Sending of the Church
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
7:00P - Meet-Up @ Lenexa City Center Dinner, Shopping, Games, Socializing & More
Sunday - october 9
10:00A - Refugee Ministry Outreach in partnership with Engage South KC Covenant Church
Breathe Gathering on Mission
School supply drive
School supply drive
School supply drive
As a gathering of women, we believe that we are better together and that together we can go further in mission. With this in mind - we are collecting school supplies for Lee County, Virginia schools, an under resourced area in Appalachia near Covenant Mountain Mission Bible Camp. Your generous donations of school supplies help teachers resource students. This area is on our radar for a number of reasons, but largely because Women Ministries of the Midwest Conference is working to establish a Missionary Partnership with Covenant Mountain Mission Bible Camp in Jonesville, Virginia. This partnership aims to resource the camp with school supplies so that they can resource local schools so that as they connect and build a stronger relationship with teachers and the school district, they will also be able to connect more and more kids to the Gospel through the ministries of the camp. The MWC Women Ministries is in process of organizing a mission trip to Covenant Mountain Mission Bible Camp in May of 2023! Follow MWC Women Ministries on Facebook for more information about how you can be involved.
Supplies we are seeking:
Ziploc bags (Snack, Sandwich, Quart, Gallon Sized)
White Card Stock
Disinfecting Wipes
Baby Wipes
Page Protectors
Notebook Paper (Wide Ruled)
Colored Printer Paper
Lamination Sheets
Dry Erase Markers
Colored Pens (for Grading)
Kleenex
Ticonderoga Pencils
mission offering
School supply drive
School supply drive
For over 60 years, as women in the Midwest Conference have gathered together, one of the most powerful things that have come out of our gathering have been the impact we have had on multiple mission projects including investing in Covenant Kids Camp, Covenant Cedars, Twin Lakes Camp and Conference Center, Advocacy for Victims of Abuse, Break the Chains (now the FREE Initiative), Scholarships for Resonate and the Midwest Conference Seminary program EQUIP, and more. We continue that investment - being better together and believing that together we can do far more together than we can ever do apart. This year's mission offering will go to support Crisalida a non-profit engaging in recovery from violence and abuse, Equip Scholarships for Women, and Covenant Camps. Thank you in advance for your gifts towards these projects!
We have your coffee covered!
Coffee & Invitation
“Fika” is a Swedish tradition of slowing down for coffee and a sweet treat, an invitation to appreciate the little moments and connect with those around us. Learn more about what owner Rachel Larson is doing with Fika Coffee KC below.
Our History
Our History
Our History
Women have been gathering at women's conferences and retreats in the Midwest Conference for well over 60 years! We continue the tradition of meeting together for worship, connection, and communion.
Breathe, it is the vessel in which God is breathing new life and we are joining Him on a new journey. While some elements of our former gatherings will be a part of Breathe, we believe that there are new things for new seasons, and this is our time to step into that.
Our Mission
Our History
Our History
Breathe was formed out of a deep desire to connect women, equip and encourage, and send out women back into our churches to make a Kingdom impact where God has placed them.
As Covenant people, we believe that we are better together. Breathe is no exception, what was once 3 separate Women Ministries "retreats" is now a combined weekend of worship, connection, and proclaiming the Word. It is no longer a retreat per say, but a gathering of women, who long to go deeper in relationship with Jesus. It's a place where movement begins and life extends.
Our impact
Our History
Our impact
One of the greatest opportunities we have as women gathered is to make a Kingdom impact through missional avenues! We are so excited to partner with the Midwest Conference Women Ministries to provide two mission projects at Breathe.
Details will be released soon, so check back to see how you can be involved in what God is doing in and through us in the Midwest Conference and beyond!