Saturday, April 13, 2024 | Gravel Hill Baptist Church
2600 Gravel Hill Road, Richmond, VA 23225
Tentative Schedule
8:30 – 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am – 9:30 am Meet & Greet with Continental Breakfast
9:30 am – 9:40 am Welcome
Jenee’ Shearin, WMUV Mission Strategist Adult
Dr. Valerie Carter Smith, WMUV Executive Director & Treasurer
9:40– 10:10 am Morning Worship
Gina Stukes , Praise and Worship
Camille Preston, Liturgical Dance
10:10 – 10:30 am Keynote Speaker
Minister Katrina Harrison, International Missionary and CEO of The Last Dons, LLC
10:30 – 10:40 am SWC Video, Mission Project Spotlight, & Tiny House Offering
10:40 – 11:30 am Shared Session I with Q & A – “Loving & Caring for Those with Chronic Mental Illness”
11:30 – 11:50 am Activity & Blessing
12 – 12:50 pm Lunch & Entertainment
1 – 1:30 pm Testimony, Table Talk
1:40 – 2:30 pm Shared Session II with Q & A – “Domestic Violence Awareness and the Missional Response”
2:40– 3:15 pm Afternoon Worship & Keynote Speaker
Gina Stukes
Camille Preston
Minister Katrina Harrison
3:15 – 3:30 pm Closing/Sending Activity
Registration: $30 | Breakfast and Lunch Served
Shared Sessions for Mind, Body & Spirit
Mission Project
This year our mission focus is an international one, since we recognize God’s kingdom includes our brothers and sisters all over the world. Our keynote speaker, Katrina Harrison’s, God-led passion is supplying tiny houses to those in need in the country of South Africa. We will take up an offering on the day of the conference benefiting the building of at least one tiny house at the cost of $800. Read more about Katrina’s Ministry.
Optional Sisters Who Care T-shirts Available for $15
Order on registration form below
Tshirts ordered after March 25, 2024 will arrive after the conference.
Conference Faculty
Katrina Harrison
Keynote Speaker, Regional & Global Minister & Missionary
Minister Katrina Harrison is a Reidsville, North Carolina native and a graduate from Reidsville Senior High School. After graduation, she received a degree in Graphic Design from Kings College in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was united in marriage to the love of her life in July 2006, to the late Jesse Donnell Harrison. In November 2009, Katrina was licensed as Associate Minister at Sharon Missionary Baptist Church, under the leadership of Pastor, Dr. Kenneth N. Moore. In May, 2011, Katrina received her Doctorate in Theology at Living Epistle Bible College. On November 15, 2022, Katrina was licensed and ordained as a Chaplain, through Chaplains International, where she is assigned to Christians in The Marketplace, located in Greensboro,North Carolina. At this time Katrina is attending Community Care Chaplains, where she is pursuing her credentialing in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) unit. She is currently employed with Educational Data System Incorporated, where she is a Business Service Recruiter and Youth Advocate. She is also an active member on the Board of Directors with Living Epistle Bible College, 2.0.
To honor the legacy of her late husband, Jesse Donnell Harrison, The Last Dons, LLC. 501c3 nonprofit organization was established. It consists of a group of individuals who share the memories and responsibility of honoring Jesse’s legacy and is built on the idea of being a blessing to others. With this principle in mind, "They Ride for a Reason" to present The Last Dons Second Chance Scholarship which awards a non-traditional student with an opportunity to further their education. In the past eleven years, The Last Dons have left their footprint of blessings throughout the surrounding Reidsville, Greensboro, Danville, and Caswell County areas. In 2021 they distributed 2,300 filled backpacks to the children in Rockingham County, served 250 full-course meals to families located in the city of Eden, presented the Make A Child’s Dream Come True Fund to Two Families. The organization is always looking for ways to partner with local organizations to make this world a better place.
In addition to servicing the physical needs of the community, Chaplain Katrina is the founder of Iron Sharpens Iron Bible Study group, which was birthed under the umbrella of her Women at The Cross (W.A.T.C.H) Ministries where her desire is to empower women, strengthen the family, and support the needs of their children as they all grow closer to God.
Katrina received God’s commission to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, and she strives to carry the good news upon the mountains as instructed in Isaiah 52:7. In 202, her life and Ministry excelled to the international mission’s field with the Dr. Patricia Bailey Ministries where her nonprofit aimed to build The Last Dons Health & Resource Center, 37 tiny houses, and 6 security gates in South Africa. Being the open arms and extended hands of God is what Katrina desires to be.
Gina Stukes
Praise & Worship Leader
Gina Bullock Stukes, M. MEd is currently the CEO/Owner of Crescendo Muzic Group, LLC. Chesapeake, VA. She retired from the Chesapeake Public School System after 25 years of service. Gina loves educating others and through her business, she educates the vulnerable and marginalized populations.
She holds a B.A. from Norfolk State University, in Norfolk, VA in Mass Communications and is a Certified Educator with the Commonwealth of Virginia with endorsements in Elementary Education, Gifted Education, Music K-12, and Balanced Literacy. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Music Education.
Gina is a born-again Christian. She is married to Pastor Gerod Stukes, and they have six children. She has served as a ministry of Music and Praise and Worship leader in the Hampton Roads area for over 20 years. She loves the Lord and loves serving in ministry and in her community.
I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness
And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High. Psalm 7:17
Camille Preston
Liturgical Dancer
Hailing from Richmond, Virginia , Camille E. Preston is a two-time graduate of the SamueDeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University where she earned a Master of Divinity (2017) and a Master of Arts in Christian Education (2018). She is also a graduate of Morgan State University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast & Integrated Media Productions with a concentration in Television Production (2014). She has been blessed to travel to 18 countries, but that doesn’t scratch the surface to how many she will experience.
Camille serves and wears many hats in ministry as a producer, floor director, tour coordinator, teacher, and preacher, but above all else, Camille’s primary passion is liturgical dance. Her love for travel and her ministry of dance have led her to be able to minister internationally in Accra, Ghana and Sao Paulo & Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Many other things can be said about her, but most of all she is a holy woman of God whose desire is to live a life that honors God and points others to Jesus.