Spring Refresh - "His Masterpiece"

"Imagine, you're a masterpiece! "We are fearfully and wonderfully made! My soul knows it very well!" except... we know the words, we just don't really believe them most (or all) of the time. What stands in the way, what is true about us, how do we live into that beautiful Imago-Dei? What difference does it make, anyway? What if it makes...a world of difference? And a different world?

We are thrilled to announce that our keynote speaker this year is nationally known speaker and author, Jane Rubietta. Jane is the author of 22 books, including her just-released novel, The Commuter. She will have copies of some of the titles available at our retreat. More info can be found at www.janerubietta.com.

We will also include some breakout sessions focusing on missions’ engagement in our churches. There will also be a breakout session for any teen girls in attendance and that will be led by Gabby Swartz, Youth and Children’s Director at Maranatha Bible Chapel.

This year’s conference will take place on April 24-25, 2026, at Auburn Alliance Church in Auburn, NY. We appreciate the hospitality of Auburn Alliance Church and they are always gracious hosts. The conference will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon and ends at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

The cost for the conference is $45 which includes a registration fee, Friday night snack and Saturday breakfast and lunch. Teen girls are $5 less at $40. Please note that registration is online only this year. If you run into trouble while registering, please contact our registrar, Soni Murphy, for assistance. You can contact Soni at c3JtbXVycGh5NjEgfCBnbWFpbCAhIGNvbQ==.

HOLIDAY INN RESERVATIONS— We have a block of 75 rooms reserved at the Holiday Inn Finger Lakes for a guaranteed room price of $152.22 (includes tax). The deadline to get this guaranteed price is March 24th — registrations are being taken now – CALL ASAP at 315-253-4531 and let them know you are with the NED Alliance Women Refresh Conference.

· You may also use this link to book the hotel room: https://www.ihg.com/redirect?path=rates&brandCode=HI&localeCode=en&regionCode=1&hotelCode=SYRAU&checkInDate=24&checkInMonthYear=032026&checkOutDate=25&checkOutMonthYear=032026&_PMID=99801505&GPC=NDA&cn=no&adjustMonth=false&showApp=true&monthIndex=00

You can also try a different hotel in the area. You can take advantage of special deals through Priceline, etc. Some other local hotels include the following:

Hilton Garden Inn, 74 State Street, Auburn, NY,

315-252-5511, Hilton.com

Inn at the Finger Lakes, 15 John Street, Auburn, NY

315-253-5000, innatthefingerlakes.com

There will be an opportunity to shop from Generous Roasting Company, a ministry of Delta Lake Bible Conference center will have bags of coffee for sale. There will also be authors there with books for sale. We will be taking up two separate offerings at the event.

Serving Him with You,

Terri Groh,

Northeastern District Alliance Women's Director

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