Mission Statement
Women of Encouragement is a Christ-centered sisterhood of women called together weekly to seek the heart of God through prayer, testimonies, praise reports, worship, and faith-filled encouragement. We are committed to leading women into a deeper relationship with Abba Father, believing with unwavering trust and confidence that God hears and answers prayer.
Our mission is to create a safe, loving, and spiritually empowering community where women can experience healing, deliverance, restoration, and renewed purpose through the power of Jesus Christ. We stand together in prayer through life’s challenges, strengthening one another in faith, hope, and the truth of God’s Word.
Women from around the globe are invited to gather with us weekly through Zoom, uniting in prayer, fellowship, encouragement, and the shared call to grow deeper in God’s presence and purpose. We are also called to establish a Christ-centered mission home and gathering place that will serve women in transition and veterans by providing spiritual support, encouragement, discipleship, and a pathway toward stability and wholeness. This home will be a refuge of love, prayer, healing, and transformation where women can rebuild their lives while growing closer to God.
Women of Encouragement exists to fulfill the call of God by empowering women everywhere to walk in faih, freedom, healing, and purpose while advancing His kingdom through prayer, compassion, and the love of Jesus.
Prayer
We gather in dependent, faith-filled prayer, trusting God hears His people and fulfills His will.
The Word
We anchor our encouragement, discipleship, and understanding of God in Scripture, allowing His Word—not feelings or experiences—to shape what we believe and how we live.
Sisterhood
We cultivate Christ-centered community where women pray for one another, share testimonies, bear burdens, encourage one another, and pursue healing, freedom, and purpose in Christ.
Meet Us
Gloria Hames is the founder and president of Women of Encouragement, a ministry born from her desire to see women strengthened in their faith and drawn into a deeper relationship with Christ. Her heart is to create a community where women can seek God together through prayer, testimony, worship, and shared experiences.
Throughout her spiritual journey, Gloria has developed a deep passion for encouraging women to pursue the presence of God and walk boldly in His purpose for their lives. She is also the author of There Has to Be More, a book encouraging believers to move beyond spiritual complacency and go deeper with God.Gloria has been happily married for 55 years and is a proud mother of two daughters and grandmother of four.
Through Women of Encouragement, she desires to see women encouraged, strengthened, and continually growing in Christ.
Renee Jordan is a retired seasoned saint as of December 2023 who loves God and His people. She accepted Jesus Christ at age seventeen and continues to trust in His faithfulness.
Renee is a member of Greater True Vine Church in DeSoto, Texas, where she serves in prayer, care, and building ministries. She also serves as a captain in the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Silver Stars Ministry.
Always ready to share God’s love, grace, and mercy, Renee lives by her favorite scripture, Romans 8:28, trusting that God is in control of all things. What an assurance!
Pat Casteel
Prayer Team Coordinator
Charmelle Dines
Worship Leader
Sheri Moore
Worship Leader
Michelle Stoudt-Wright
Prayer Team Coordinator
