Fall Friendship Dinner September 4, 6-8:30pm Crosswalk Conference Center

Fall Friendship Dinner is our highlight event of the year, and we are planning for 100 women! This is a great opportunity for you to connect with other women and also invite women from your community to come. You will enjoy a delicious dinner (served by our Deacons, staff guys, and connect group men), and an inspiring message!

Our tables are decorated with items to bless local ministries. We hope you will join in and get creative with your “gifts”.

Tickets cost $20 and will go up to $25 after August 21.

MEN Register to serve

Each year the men in our church serve dinner to the women at Fall Friendship Dinner. Please contact Taylor Gibson at taylorg@gabc.org with any questions!

Debbie Stuart
Debbie Stuart

This year our Fall Friendship Dinner speaker is Debbie Stuart. Here is a little more about her:

Debbie Stuart serves as the Green Acres Women’s Minister. She has served in women’s ministry for 32 years. She previously served as Lifeway Christian Resources National Women’s Ministry Trainer, Vice President of Hope for the Heart with June Hunt, Director of Church and Leadership Development for Women of Faith, Director of Women’s Ministry at Prestonwood Baptist Church and Director of Women’s Ministry for Willow Point Baptist Church.

Debbie has multiple publications under her name, including two books: 20 Minutes a Day for the Rest of Your Life and 20 Lessons Learned from 20 Minutes a Day. 

Debbie is married to John Mark Stuart.

Register

We are praying for 100 women this year and want YOU to be part of that! Register today to save your seat! We are making room for you!

Please note: Ticket price increases to $25 after August 21.

Registration ends 9/3/25. After that date, you may call Mimi 903.525.1141 to get on a wait list.

Childcare
Childcare

Our children’s ministry does a great job of caring for your young ones during women’s ministry events. We will be offering childcare for $5/child, with a max of $20 per family for Fall Friendship Dinner. You can register your child(ren) when you register yourself!

Please note: Childcare closes August 28.

Table Hostess

This year we are praying for 160 Fall Friendship Dinner hostesses! Will you consider hosting a table of your friends or women soon to become your friends? If you’re interested, you can watch the video below for more information!

To register as a Fall Friendship Dinner Hostess, please email Mimi Youngblood at mimiy@gabc.org.

Local Mission Partners

This year we have partnered with 8 local mission organizations! Each mission partner has sent a list of their most needed items. Each table host chooses a mission partner for their table, then the host and women at that table decorate the table with items for their mission partner.

Prison Ministry
Prison Ministry
  • Eyeglasses – all magnification
  • Toothpaste – full size tube
  • Soap – full size bar (no liquid)
  • Deodorant – solid, no spray, men or women
  • Gallon size ziplock bags

 

Embrace Grace
Embrace Grace
  • Infant Carrier Car Seat
  • Bouncer Seat
  • Diapers
  • Baby toys
  • Outfits for baby
  • Diaper bag
  • Wipes
  • Blankets
  • Burp Cloths/Bibs
  • Toiletries for baby (bath, oil, shampoo, clippers)
  • Meds (gas drops, infant pain reliever, teething, diaper rash cream)
  • Devotional Bible for mom
Fostering Collective
Fostering Collective
  • Diapers sizes 4 and above only
  • Pull- ups for boys and girls sizes 3t – 5t
  • Underwear for boys and girls sizes 4t – adult sizes (for teens)
  • Hygiene products for boys and girls, babies through teens: deodorant, body wash, shampoo, etc.
  • Pajamas for boys and girls in infant sizes through upper elementary sizes.
Celebrate Recovery
Celebrate Recovery
  • Giftcards ($5, $10 or $20) to Walmart, gas station, fast food, Hangers of Hope (no Amazon or Visa cards please)
Wiseman Lighthouse
Wiseman Lighthouse

Children’s Supplies

  • Children’s Diapers Sizes 3/6
  • Children’s Pull-Ups Sizes 3/5t
  • Children’s Learning Material
  • Children’s Shampoo & Body Wash
  • Boudreaux’s Butt Paste
  • Children’s Wipes

Women’s Supplies

  • Women’s Hygiene
  • Household Cleaning Supplies & Disinfectants
  • Socks
  • Panties Small-XXL
  • Women’s Tennis Shoes Sizes 6-10
  • Basketball Shorts Sizes Medium-XXL
  • Neon Yellow Shirts Sizes Medium-XXL
Families Count
  • Giftcards ($5, $10 or $20) to Walmart, gas station, fast food, Hangers of Hope (no Amazon or Visa cards please)
East Texas Food Bank
East Texas Food Bank
  • Tuna

  • Canned chicken

  • Peanut Butter – plastic jars

  • Canned soup

  • Mac n Cheese boxes

  • Bags of Rice and beans

  • Non-perishable food items can be used

School Outreach
School Outreach
  • Hygiene items for girls, such as menstrual pads
  • Underwear for girls and boys in sizes 4-7
  • Socks for girls and boys
  • Deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes
  • Wet wipes
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