Arizona: Leeta Mackey and Stan Jones led a retreat for church leaders of the Wickenburg Presbyterian Church. The design involved personal sharing, the story of Jesus’ invitation to Peter to step out of the boat, and visioning for the church’s future.
New York City: Doug Wysockey-Johnson and Mark Nilson led a Men’s Event for Marble Collegiate Church. Using different pieces of David’s story, twenty five men participated around the theme of Men’s Friendship.
Seattle, WA: Marjory Bankson, Mary Crow, Carolyn Hahne and Shirley Wilkinson led a Women’s event in Seattle entitled ‘Women’s Wealth’. 28 women gathered using the story of the Anointing Woman in John 12 to explore myths around the issue of money.
Santa Barbara, CA: Wini White, Karen Steward, Lucy Johnson and Petra Malleis
-Sternberg led 30 women in a ‘Seasons of Friendship’ retreat for First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara.Lincoln, NE: Laurel Van Ham and Tom Pappas hosted an afternoon gathering for F@W national staff, local team members and friends.
Saco, ME: The Maine Women’s Event theme was Healing and Freedom: The Bentover Woman. The retreat was led by Sally Calhoun, Audrey Tanner, Beth Rogers and Beth Bussiere
-Nichols, and gathered 29 women from Maine & beyond.