Women Abide Invites You
2026 Spring Conference
Carry His Heart
Love on the Frontlines

From the Secret Place
To the Harvest Fields 

March 19-21
Thursday through Saturday
Charlottesville, Va

All who are Hungry, come and feast on Jesus.
All who Thirst, come and drink from the River of the Water of Life.

Schedule, Location, and More Speakers Coming Soon.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:

Heidi Baker
Co-Founder of Iris Global

Dr. Heidi Baker founded Iris Global with her husband, Rolland. Together they live in Northern Mozambique. They served as missionaries in Indonesia, Hong Kong, and the streets of London before following God’s calling in 1995 to Mozambique.

Having faced overwhelming need, the Bakers watch God
provide miraculously for thousands of children and Internally Displaced Persons. Heidi is called “Mama Heidi” to countless children and oversees a broad holistic ministry that includes Bible schools, medical clinics, church-based homes and care for abandoned children, well drilling, primary schools, evangelistic and healing outreaches in remote villages and a network of thousands of churches. She and the Iris team saw the incredible birthing of Iris University in 2025, and they continue to build and expand as one thousand students enter the second year. She has BA, MA and PhD degrees and travels the world as a conference speaker. Heidi is the author of God’s Got This, Compelled by Love, Birthing the Miraculous, and coauthor with her husband of Always Enough and Expecting Miracles.

We are deeply grateful for Mama Heidi to fly in from Africa to open this conference Thursday March 19 with an incredible night of worship, ministry, and commissioning. We have had the honor to take multiple teams to Mozambique, even as war escalated. And most recently, to see the birthing of Iris University. Heidi is a dear friend and mentor, and we are blessed to have her pressing into the heart of the Lord with us. All who are hungry, come. All who are thirsty come to the waters.

AND MORE…
WE WILL ADD MORE SPEAKERS VERY SOON. 

Joan Hutter, Host and Speaker
Founder of Women Abide and the Presence Academy

Joan Hutter launched Women Abide in 2012 and the Presence Academy online mentorship in 2020. She joyfully directs Women Abide, equipping, discipling and calling women deeper through presence, worship, prayer, Bible studies, conferences, retreats, intensives, weekly gatherings, and life-changing mission trips. She loves to ignite, inspire, and spur women in their destinies and pour into other gatherings, raising up love leaders of all ages. She loves seeing Jesus set His glorious seal on hearts—for such a time as this. This ministry is about releasing oil and the fire of His love to see hearts burning for Jesus. Come into His glorious Presence.

Married 34 years, Joan and husband Chauncey live in Charlottesville, Va; they have five amazing young adult children (a daughter, three sons, and a daughter-in-love) and two grandchildren.

Jessika Tate 
Founder of Yielded Ministries and Apostello

Jessika Tate is an international speaker, missionary, author, and coffee lover who has been traveling the world preaching the Gospel and doing aide projects for over fifteen years in some of the darkest places on earth. She is passionate about inspiring people to fall in love with Jesus, equipping the church to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit and raising up the next generation of anointed, uncompromising leaders. Jessika is the founder of Yielded Ministries, a nonprofit organization that focuses on ministering to vulnerable communities and raising up missionaries to reach the nations. She is also the founder and president of Apostello, a ministry devoted to equipping and empowering young women ministers and leaders. 

Charity Cook
Associate Evangelist, Global Awakening

Charity Cook is an Associate Evangelist and an Executive Assistant with Global Awakening. She is known to deliver timely, accurate prophetic words and to minister with a deep well of practical equipping. In addition, she enjoys the impact of expository preaching & discovering the truths of Scripture. Charity is a graduate of the Global School of Supernatural Ministry’s inaugural class and has been serving on the Global Awakening staff since 2006. She holds a Th.D. in Renewal Theology from Global Awakening Theological Seminary.

Schedule

Thursday
6pm Doors Open
Pre-Worship 
7pm Session One

Friday
9am Pre-Worship 
9:30am Session Two
12:30 Lunch
2pm Session Three
6:30pm Pre-Worship
7pm Session Four

Saturday
9am Pre-Worship
9:30am Session Five
12:30 Lunch
2pm Session Six
6:30pm Pre-Worship
7pm Session Seven

Charlottesville, Va

YOU are Invited!
Join us 
March 19-21
Thursday through Saturday
Charlottesville, Va
Carry His Heart
Love on the Frontlines
Hotels:

There’s no official room block, but these hotels are near the venue.

Doubletree by Hilton
990 Hilton Heights Rd
Charlottsville, Va
434-973-2121

Courtyard by Marriott 
638 Hillsdale Dr
Charlottesville, Va
(434) 973-7100

Hampton Inn by Hilton
2035 India Rd
Charlottesville, Va 22901


Questions? Please email: womenabide@gmail.com

Registration:

Each person you bring needs to register separately.

You also can choose to add a donation to help cover costs—Thank You!

Price: $35

Add Lunch: $15 Daily

Frequently Asked Questions:

May I bring a friend? 
Yes, just send them the registration link, or if you want to cover their cost, go ahead and sign them up.

What if our whole women’s ministry wants to come? 
That’s great—bring them. Have each woman sign up individually.

What airport do I fly into? 
Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Airport (CHO)

Where should I stay? 
Above are listed three hotels that are near the venue. The town is small and there are other hotels—everything is close. Also you can try Airbnb. There’s no official room block.

Are there scholarships? 
Yes, please email with your need. We want to make this available to everyone.
 
May I bring my daughter or young people?
Youth are FREE. Please bring your young adults and teens along. 
Email womenabide@gmail.com for a youth link.

How may I become a sponsor? 
Email womenabide@gmail.com for information about sponsoring this event.

Sow into the Conference and Scholarship Fund: 

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Charlottesville, VA 22902