Cory and Stephanie Epps lead worship during the 2025 Arkansas Baptist Women Conference.
More than 1,000 Arkansas Baptist women gathered Saturday, Sept. 20, at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church in Little Rock for the 2025 Arkansas Baptist Women Conference.
The one-day event is designed to equip and encourage women of every generation to love God with their heart, soul, and mind as they surrender to the will and way of Jesus.
Along with multiple impactful connection groups, the conference featured powerful worship and biblical teaching. This year’s theme was “Surrender.”
The keynote speaker was Kandi Gallaty – a pastor’s wife, mother, speaker, and writer who is devoted to making disciples by cultivating a passion in women for God’s Word. Gallaty pulled from Ephesians 6:10-20 and Psalm 19. Worship was led by Cory and Stephanie Epps of Central Baptist Church in Jonesboro.
The conference also featured a panel discussion, where three Arkansas Baptist women shared how the Lord has been faithful to them during times of surrender.
Additionally, Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC) Children and Women’s Ministry Strategist Morgan Fulcher and Ministry Assistant to the Executive Team Rachel Wolfe shared about this year’s mission project.
“Every year at Conference we get the opportunity to partner with an organization and this year it’s Christmas in the Delta,” Fulcher said.
Christmas in the Delta is an ABSC initiative designed to mobilize college students to engage in missions, partner with local churches, and serve the communities in the Delta. Fulcher said, “It’s taking college students and sending them into parts of the Delta that are often forgotten and underserved, and they just get to be the hands and feet of Jesus that week.”
“This ministry is only possible because of your generosity and support across the state,” Wolfe said. For more information about Christmas in the Delta, contact the ABSC.
“Our main focus is to stir a heart of missions within our state,” she said.
Next year’s Arkansas Baptist Women Conference is already in the works. Check out the theme, personalities, and more details at absc.org/ABWC.