Join Us for the 2024 Ladies' Refresher:
At His Feet
May 3rd and 4th
Friday Night Speaker
Savannah Wood
Savanna lives in Boone, N.C., home to Appalachian State University. She graduated from Appalachian with a degree in exercise science and was a member of the women's golf team. Savanna now serves as a college missionary and mobilizer for Perkinsville Church. God saved her and changed the trajectory of her entire life in college and now her passion is to see Him do the same in the lives of others!
SATURDAY SPEAKERS
Molly Youngquist
Molly lives in the mountains of North Carolina with her husband of 14 years and her three children. She and her husband serve as Youth Directors at Unified City Church and love spending time with middle and high school students, empowering them to walk in truth as sons and daughters of God. She is a writer and a speaker with a passion to use the refining fires she’s walked through to help others gain freedom in Christ and a deeper understanding of His love.
Michelle Taylor
Michelle Taylor is a mountain girl from West Jefferson, NC. She is a scientist and educator by trade. Michelle has spent her 25+ year career collecting research, teaching all grade levels of students, coaching teachers, and currently directing the Mountain Office of The Science House of NCSU. Michelle uses her day job as a way to serve others; it is her mission field. She is the mother of two amazing daughters and was married for 26 years. That marriage ended last year and has taught her even more about true love; the love that can only come from Jesus himself. But mostly Michelle drinks coffee, travels, loves Jesus, and loves on people (not necessarily in that order).
Real Girl Talk
As women in our community feel alone, unworthy, unloved, broken, depressed, anxious, and disappointed, the Ladies' Refresher team wanted to offer a refuge for women of all ages through personal storytelling, deep conversations, and authentic friendships. Join Danna Rizoti as she sits down with a few of our faith-centered Ladies' Refresher friends for fun and powerful conversations about relevant issues all women talk about. See who Christ has called us to be as real women dealing with real issues serving a real God.
PANEL SPEAKERS
Erin Southwell
Erin Southwell is from northern Michigan and has lived in Wilkesboro, NC for 11 years with her husband, a Wilkes County native, and their 3 children. She is a lawyer, photographer, ballet teacher, and homeschooling and foster mom. Erin loves God’s word, strong black coffee, worship nights and CrossFit.
Molly Youngquist
Molly lives in the mountains of North Carolina with her husband of 14 years and her three children. She and her husband serve as Youth Directors at Unified City Church and love spending time with middle and high school students, empowering them to walk in truth as sons and daughters of God. She is a writer and a speaker with a passion to use the refining fires she’s walked through to help others gain freedom in Christ and a deeper understanding of His love.
Danna Rizoti
Danna was born and raised in Wilkes County. She graduated from ASU with a degree in psychology. Danna has made a career in social work, helping disabled children and adults. She has been married to her husband Jeff for 29 years. Jeff was called into the ministry in 2020, adding the role of pastor’s wife to Danna’s responsibilities. They have an adult son, Seth, who resides in Florida. Danna’s greatest joy is being a wife and mother. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, working out, being outdoors (where she likes to spend time with the Lord the most), dancing and being involved in various ministries. Her absolute favorite thing to do is laugh so hard that her belly hurts.
Jeanie Decker
Jeanie Decker resides in Hickory, North Carolina. She is married and has four adult children. Her heart is for Godly marriages and she has served in a leadership capacity for marriage ministries since 2013. She enjoys reading, painting, time with family, and the great outdoors.
