More than 100 women gathered in Derbyshire over a week in early May to be encouraged and equipped at conferences for women involved in church ministry.
Thrive (for women in ministry) and the Ministry Wives Retreat (for women married to men in ministry) are organised by the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), held annually to enable women to connect with those in similar roles, situations, positions, and ministries in church life.
Some are needing encouragement to press on in their own walk with the Lord, whilst others are looking for ways in which to serve better and be reinvigorated. The conferences have grown significantly in the last few years, with 40 women in ministry and 65 ministry wives attending in 2024.
