groHER
Women's Conference
Growth can happen anywhere to anyone.
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groHER is more than a catchy conference name, it's the mission behind this movement. We want to create a space where women and young ladies from all backgrounds from marketplace to ministry can collaborate and connect in sisterhood, solitude and spirituality.
This will be a weekend to remember.
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Special guests are Angel Laketa Moore, Dr. April Webster, Pastor Jennifer Biard and many more.
Schedule
FridaY
3/24
Location: Immanuel Baptist Church
Armstrong Mill Rd.
What I Wish I Knew
Hosted by: That Chick Angel
(Girl Talk + PJ Party)
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7:00 PM
Saturday
3/25
Location: Growth Point Church
Empowerment Workshops
9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
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Dr. April Webster
Keynote Speaker
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Sunday
3/26
Location: Growth Point Church
Women in Worship
Pastor Jennifer Biard
Keynote Speaker
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1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Special Guests
Jennifer biard
Jennifer R. Biard is the Senior Pastor of Jackson Revival Center Church, a rapidly growing nondenominational, ethnically diverse congregation in Jackson, MS. She was ordained as a Minister of the Gospel in 1996, licensed in 1998, and has devoted the majority of her life to providing people with tools and resources that encourage and inspire them towards wholesome, transformational living.
Prior to her role as Senior Pastor, Jennifer served as Assistant Pastor to her father, Raymond O. Biard, the founding pastor of Jackson Revival Center. It was then that she honed her abilities as a manager and administrator, skillfully navigating multiple projects and learning the behind the scenes operation of the church.
Outside of the pulpit, Jennifer has spent her time philanthropically, developing multiple organizations that further accomplish the mission of transforming lives including Little Ambassadors Developmental Learning Center, a preschool for inner city children; Hearts of Compassion Independent Living for Seniors, inspired by the vision of her mother Dorothy L. Biard; and the Corporation for Global Community Development, a nonprofit organization designed to promote the growth and development of low to moderate income individuals and communities throughout the state of Mississippi.
Pastor Jennifer has served on a variety of boards and councils including the BancorpSouth Community Reinvestment Advisory Council and as chairman of the Mayor’s Faith-Based Advisory Council with the aim of finding common ground to achieve uncommon goals. Beyond the recognition and achievements, Jennifer is simply a woman driven to love God and to love people.
April Webster
April Webster Ministries is a ministry designed to empower, encourage, and embolden people to cultivate their God-given potential in every area of their lives. The ministry is a registered organization with the state of Tennessee.
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Dr. April Webster is a native of Hickman, Kentucky. She is a devoted wife, mother, and mentor. She is an author, community leader, entrepreneur, and ordained evangelist. She has a passion for serving others by helping them reach their highest potential in every aspect of their lives.
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Dr. April Webster’s first published book is titled Daddy’s Girl. The book explores the difficulties of the healing process following the loss of a loved one, the strong emotions and complicated feelings that arise during the healing process, and the importance of finding a purpose or calling to move forward. The book focuses on Dr. April Webster’s personal journey and finding her calling.
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Daddy’s Girl is a collection of 40 journal entries meant to inspire and instill hope in readers. Through personal anecdotes followed by supplications and affirmations, Dr. April Webster encourages readers to dig deep and get in touch with their spirituality, as the perfect start to achieving their heart’s desires. Let go and let God, and He will do the rest—that is what it means to be “daddy’s girl.”
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Dr. April Webster is devoted to higher education and academic achievement. She obtained her Ph.D in Christian Psychology Counseling from the International College of Ministry. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration specializing in Human Resources and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Kentucky State University.
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Dr. April Webster’s community involvement includes serving on several advisory boards for non-profit organization in her local community. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and serves on various committees. Dr. April Webster is known in the community as a leader that is always willing to lend a helping hand.
As an entrepreneur, Dr. April Webster is the co-owner of Loving Arms, LLC, a home care agency founded in 2012. The agency provides quality home care services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and to the elderly population.
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In 2022, after over 20 years in the health care and social services industry, Dr. April Webster ventured into the beauty world and founded A’Lashell. She credits the idea to her husband LaShawn Webster, who thought to combine Dr. April Webster’s first initial “A” and middle name “Lashell.” LaShawn always loved Dr. April Webster’s natural beauty and signature red lipstick. Dr. April Webster believes a light touch of make-up will enhance her natural beauty even more.
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As an Evangelist, Dr. April Webster is a positive influence and leader, known for her passion and enthusiastic deliverance of the word of God. She has an exceptional ability to reach people from various ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds.
Angel Laketa Moore
Angel Laketa Moore is actress, host, stand-up comedian, writer, mom, wife, and avid learner. She started her acting career on stage doing musicals at regional theaters throughout the United States as well as in the New York Fringe Festival. After finishing her bachelors of theatre degree at the University of Kentucky, she went on to receive her Masters of Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine.
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Directly out of graduate school she began work on television. Angel has been cast in guest star roles on shows like NBC's ER, Atypical on Netflix, TNT’s SouthLAnd, ABC's Black-ish, ShowTime's Shameless, and Disney’s Good Luck Charlie and films such as 23 Blast and Marlon Wayans' 50 Shades of Black. She also worked as a host on Cooking Network show Cupcake Cage Match and is currently the hosts for two Bravo shows, Bravo After Dark and Weekly Dish Happy Hour.
Angel also writes and produces online content for varies channels such as Awestruck, onewordnocaps, The Mom's View, and her own channel That Chick Angel TV. As a writer/producer, she recently won Best Short Short in the Broad Humor Film Festival in Los Angeles and was selected as a finalist in the Women in Comedy Film Festival in Boston & the Kansas International Film Festival for her short film The Button. As a standup comedian she has performed at the World Renowned Comedy Store and the Laugh Factory and on national television. Angel currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and 3 sons.