Beltway Women

In short, I grew up in a polytheistic home that didn’t value children or men. I got pregnant when I was 16, and upon finding out my mom quickly scheduled my abortion and organized payment with my boyfriend. I reluctantly aborted 3 days before my 17th birthday. My baby was 10 weeks in the womb.  I gave my life to Christ 3 years later after joining the Air Force. Fast forward 10 years and two children later, I began volunteering at the pregnancy care center in Ogden, Utah. Here, God revealed to me the spiritual bondage I was living in and the unforgiveness I was harboring against my mother. After completing the post abortive counseling and education class (PACE), I experienced freedom for the first time! During this past Released Retreat, to be honest, I had no expectations going in and wasn’t sure until the last night of the retreat why God had me there. When Sherrie taught on “mantles,” I finally understood why I had clung to certain women throughout my adult life, why I h

Worship + Workout Instructors Left to right:  Lori Prickett, Leah Hammett, Lisa Tickner, and Kim Roberston The word the Lord gave to our ministry at the start of 2018 was "more."   Ephesians 3:20-21 "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!  Amen."   The first big "more" of the year asked of us by the Lord was stepping out in faith into our own ministry name of Worship + Workout (previously under the company of REFIT®).  This act of obedience has allowed us more freedom to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, specific to our ministry.   The second big "more" was expanding Worship + Workout to Midland after the co-founder Leah Hammett's move there.  Since January Leah has been establishing community with the women of Mid-Cities Church through Worship +