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Woman’s World Conference

February 23, 2024 @ 2:00 PM - February 24, 2024 @ 3:00 PM

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47th Annual Woman’s World Conference
February 23-24, 2024

Acts 2:42
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

Manhattan Christian College started the Woman’s World Conference in 1978 to bring women together and help them grow in their Christian faith.  The annual program includes practical seminars, a dynamic keynote speaker, buffet meals, times of worship, and other surprises all centered around a theme.

The 2024 theme, “Devoted” will focus on the importance of being committed to knowing God’s Word, to prayer, and to fellowship.  As believers, we all have Christ in common, and we are all being transformed by the same Spirit to be more like Christ.

Register Here

Keynote Speaker
Ellie Lofaro

Ellie Lofaro, WW Speaker 2024Ellie Lofaro is a respected Bible teacher, inspirational speaker and humorist. She has authored five books and her articles have been published in numerous magazines in the US and abroad. She has addressed audiences on five continents and has also taught in both men’s and women’s prisons across the globe. On three occasions, she was honored by Focus on the Family as being “The Best of the Best.” Ellie’s message is a wonderful blend of plainspoken truth, common sense practicality and disarming humor. Drawing from the context of real life, she deftly handles the Word of God and steadily directs her audiences to consider what concerns them in light of God’s timeless truths. With her trademark quick wit and convincing demeanor, she pairs biblical principles with life’s deeper questions. The result? An audience who willingly joins Ellie in the journey toward better understanding and applying God’s grace and truth to their lives.

Equally comfortable sharing the “Great News” alongside acclaimed teachers at national conferences, on a television broadcast, or roaming the halls during a midnight search for chocolate at a women’s retreat, Ellie effuses a natural ease and engaging warmth. As her friend Patsy Clairmont once said about meeting Ellie for the first time; “she is the kind of person you immediately hope will always be your friend.”

Ellie is a first generation American and the second of five children in a “very Italian” family. A native New Yorker, she speaks of being brought up “with the awareness of God, but not the experience of God.” However, when she encountered a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, she realized her new identity as a “Capital C Christian;”

 

“…highly flawed, fully forgiven and greatly favored.”
 

Completely convinced of God’s love and His mandate to “go and tell,” Ellie has committed her life to using her time and talent to inspire others with His goodness and grace.

Schedule of Events

All conference events are held at the Kansas State University Student Union in Manhattan, KS. Indicate your choice of Early Dining (Group B) or Late Dining (Group A) when registering.

Friday, February 23, 2024

2:00-5:00 p.m.                     Conference Check-In/Registration
                                             Non-Perishable Food Donations Collected
 (Benefitting Flint Hills Breadbasket)

3:00-4:00                             Early-Bird Seminar (3 topics offered)

4:00-5:00                              Opening Session—Kevin Ingram, MCC President (Ballroom)

5:15-6:15                              Choice of Seminar Group A (6 topics offered)
                                              Early Dinner Group B (Food Court)

6:30-7:30                              Choice of Seminar (Repeated Titles from 5:15) Group B
                                              Late Dinner Group A (Food Court)

7:45-9:00                              Keynote Session—Ellie Lofaro (Ballroom)
Worship Leader/Team–Laurin Hill, Lincoln Christian Church, Lincoln, IL
Communion Service

Saturday, February 24, 2024

8:30-9:30                             Choice of Seminar (2-3 topics offered)
Self-Serve Coffee Available 7:30-9:30

9:45-11:00                           Keynote Session—Ellie Lofaro (Ballroom)
Worship Leader/Team–Laurin Hill, Lincoln Christian Church, Lincoln, IL

11:15-12:15                         Choice of Seminar Group A (6 topics offered)
                                             Early Lunch Group B (Food Court)

12:30-1:30                            Choice of Seminar (Repeated Titles from 11:15) Group B
                                              Late Lunch Group A (Food Court)

1:45-3:00                             Keynote Session—Ellie Lofaro (Ballroom)
Worship Leader/Team–Laurin Hill, Lincoln Christian Church, Lincoln, IL
Scholarship Offering

It’s Easy to Make a Gift Today to the Scholarship Offering:  Click Here 

Lodging

Hotel Options:  All conferees are responsible for making their lodging arrangements.  Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the hotels listed below.  To reserve a room:

  • Call the hotel of your choice.
    • Identify yourself as a participant of MCC Woman’s World
    • Guarantee the room with a credit card as requested.
    • Deadline for making a reservation is January 23, 2024.
    • All rooms are quoted at a flat rate for up to four people in a room.
    • Rooms will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis as they are cleaned and made available.

Bluemont Hotel, $149 + tax
1212 Bluemont Avenue, (785) 473-7091
Breakfast Buffet, Indoor Pool, Hot Tub

Fairfield by Marriott, $119 + tax
300 Colorado St, (785) 539-2400
Hot Breakfast Buffet, Indoor Pool and Hot Tub

Holiday Inn at the Campus, $119 + tax
1641 Anderson Ave, (785) 539-7531
Across the street from the Kansas State University Union
Hot Breakfast Bar, Free Conference Parking

Parkwood Inn and Suites, $109 + tax
505 S. 17th Street, (785) 320-5440
Hot Breakfast Bar, Memory Foam Beds

Scholarship Offering

A free will offering, collected during the final keynote session Saturday is an integral part of the Woman’s World tradition.  Since 1984, this offering has been awarded the following year as scholarships to deserving female students for their next academic year.  These awards can only be used at Manhattan Christian College for educational purposes.

Your contribution supports higher Christian education and directly impacts the future of the church as well as the future ministries of the leaders being trained at MCC.  Thank you for your consideration.

Miscellaneous

What to Bring:  Comfortable clothes, Bible, note pad, open heart, spirit of fun and laughter, and a desire to worship and grow in Christ.

Special Services:  Interpreters for the deaf will be available upon request prior to the conference.

No provision has been made for child care at the conference.

Details

Start:
February 23, 2024 @ 2:00 PM
End:
February 24, 2024 @ 3:00 PM
Website:
https://mccks.edu/about-mcc/events/womans-world/

Organizer

Manhattan Christian College
Phone
785-539-3571

Venue

Kansas State University Student Union
17th and Anderson Ave
Manhattan, KS 66502 United States
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Phone
785-539-3571

47th Annual Woman’s World Conference
February 23-24, 2024

Acts 2:42
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

Manhattan Christian College started the Woman’s World Conference in 1978 to bring women together and help them grow in their Christian faith.  The annual program includes practical seminars, a dynamic keynote speaker, buffet meals, times of worship, and other surprises all centered around a theme.

The 2024 theme, “Devoted” will focus on the importance of being committed to knowing God’s Word, to prayer, and to fellowship.  As believers, we all have Christ in common, and we are all being transformed by the same Spirit to be more like Christ.

Register Here

Keynote Speaker
Ellie Lofaro

Ellie Lofaro, WW Speaker 2024Ellie Lofaro is a respected Bible teacher, inspirational speaker and humorist. She has authored five books and her articles have been published in numerous magazines in the US and abroad. She has addressed audiences on five continents and has also taught in both men’s and women’s prisons across the globe. On three occasions, she was honored by Focus on the Family as being “The Best of the Best.” Ellie’s message is a wonderful blend of plainspoken truth, common sense practicality and disarming humor. Drawing from the context of real life, she deftly handles the Word of God and steadily directs her audiences to consider what concerns them in light of God’s timeless truths. With her trademark quick wit and convincing demeanor, she pairs biblical principles with life’s deeper questions. The result? An audience who willingly joins Ellie in the journey toward better understanding and applying God’s grace and truth to their lives.

Equally comfortable sharing the “Great News” alongside acclaimed teachers at national conferences, on a television broadcast, or roaming the halls during a midnight search for chocolate at a women’s retreat, Ellie effuses a natural ease and engaging warmth. As her friend Patsy Clairmont once said about meeting Ellie for the first time; “she is the kind of person you immediately hope will always be your friend.”

Ellie is a first generation American and the second of five children in a “very Italian” family. A native New Yorker, she speaks of being brought up “with the awareness of God, but not the experience of God.” However, when she encountered a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, she realized her new identity as a “Capital C Christian;”

 

“…highly flawed, fully forgiven and greatly favored.”
 

Completely convinced of God’s love and His mandate to “go and tell,” Ellie has committed her life to using her time and talent to inspire others with His goodness and grace.

Schedule of Events

All conference events are held at the Kansas State University Student Union in Manhattan, KS. Indicate your choice of Early Dining (Group B) or Late Dining (Group A) when registering.

Friday, February 23, 2024

2:00-5:00 p.m.                     Conference Check-In/Registration
                                             Non-Perishable Food Donations Collected
 (Benefitting Flint Hills Breadbasket)

3:00-4:00                             Early-Bird Seminar (3 topics offered)

4:00-5:00                              Opening Session—Kevin Ingram, MCC President (Ballroom)

5:15-6:15                              Choice of Seminar Group A (6 topics offered)
                                              Early Dinner Group B (Food Court)

6:30-7:30                              Choice of Seminar (Repeated Titles from 5:15) Group B
                                              Late Dinner Group A (Food Court)

7:45-9:00                              Keynote Session—Ellie Lofaro (Ballroom)
Worship Leader/Team–Laurin Hill, Lincoln Christian Church, Lincoln, IL
Communion Service

Saturday, February 24, 2024

8:30-9:30                             Choice of Seminar (2-3 topics offered)
Self-Serve Coffee Available 7:30-9:30

9:45-11:00                           Keynote Session—Ellie Lofaro (Ballroom)
Worship Leader/Team–Laurin Hill, Lincoln Christian Church, Lincoln, IL

11:15-12:15                         Choice of Seminar Group A (6 topics offered)
                                             Early Lunch Group B (Food Court)

12:30-1:30                            Choice of Seminar (Repeated Titles from 11:15) Group B
                                              Late Lunch Group A (Food Court)

1:45-3:00                             Keynote Session—Ellie Lofaro (Ballroom)
Worship Leader/Team–Laurin Hill, Lincoln Christian Church, Lincoln, IL
Scholarship Offering

It’s Easy to Make a Gift Today to the Scholarship Offering:  Click Here 

Lodging

Hotel Options:  All conferees are responsible for making their lodging arrangements.  Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the hotels listed below.  To reserve a room:

  • Call the hotel of your choice.
    • Identify yourself as a participant of MCC Woman’s World
    • Guarantee the room with a credit card as requested.
    • Deadline for making a reservation is January 23, 2024.
    • All rooms are quoted at a flat rate for up to four people in a room.
    • Rooms will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis as they are cleaned and made available.

Bluemont Hotel, $149 + tax
1212 Bluemont Avenue, (785) 473-7091
Breakfast Buffet, Indoor Pool, Hot Tub

Fairfield by Marriott, $119 + tax
300 Colorado St, (785) 539-2400
Hot Breakfast Buffet, Indoor Pool and Hot Tub

Holiday Inn at the Campus, $119 + tax
1641 Anderson Ave, (785) 539-7531
Across the street from the Kansas State University Union
Hot Breakfast Bar, Free Conference Parking

Parkwood Inn and Suites, $109 + tax
505 S. 17th Street, (785) 320-5440
Hot Breakfast Bar, Memory Foam Beds

Scholarship Offering

A free will offering, collected during the final keynote session Saturday is an integral part of the Woman’s World tradition.  Since 1984, this offering has been awarded the following year as scholarships to deserving female students for their next academic year.  These awards can only be used at Manhattan Christian College for educational purposes.

Your contribution supports higher Christian education and directly impacts the future of the church as well as the future ministries of the leaders being trained at MCC.  Thank you for your consideration.

Miscellaneous

What to Bring:  Comfortable clothes, Bible, note pad, open heart, spirit of fun and laughter, and a desire to worship and grow in Christ.

Special Services:  Interpreters for the deaf will be available upon request prior to the conference.

No provision has been made for child care at the conference.