Our mission
Our Mission is to cultivate and encourage a diverse tapestry of Christian women, providing a platform for uplifting and encouraging each other according to 1 Thessalonians 5:11. We achieve this by seeking God's will first and through initiatives that connect, unite, equip and strengthen us.
The Vision
A diverse community of Christian women. Kingdom-minded women - the working woman, the businesswoman, the community-oriented woman, the churchgoer, and those balancing family and career, encouraging each other to develop spiritually through the transformative power of God’s Word, prayer, fellowship and in the spirit of unity and love.
Our Goal
Is to establish an atmosphere guided by God’s will, that equips women to return to their spheres of influence – their families, workplaces, churches, businesses, and communities as blessed and equipped women who encourage and support each other where they are planted.
Our Commitment
The Christian Women’s Unity Alliance exists not to pull women away from their existing obligations but rather to walk alongside them as a sisterhood, a supportive community, encouraging, connecting, praying and growing in faith. We are Kingdom Women Encouraging - HER and all in love.
Divinely Inspired
“So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Purposeful
“This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.”
Habakkuk 2:3
The Story
Behind our journey
To God be the Glory!
The Awakening
the Prayer
Our story began with an awakening — a moment of realization that unity, love, colloboration, forgiveness and encouragement among Christian women was not always and is not always reflected in our words and actions. It bothered me within my spirit so much that I made it a point to take a self-reflection and evaluation, as I did not want to be among those who fostered division, gossip, hate, and discord, but rather someone who would embrace and exemplify unity, prayer, encouragement and the love of Christ in every interaction.
Talking to God daily about what I was observing among Christian women became such a passion that the word of God began reminding me to not be anxious about it, but to pray and petition, with thanksgiving, presenting my request knowing that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, would guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:6-7).—Reminding me of His commandment to love one another as He has loved us (John 15:12). It was in these moments of prayer that I was drawn to 1 Thessalonians 5:11, which became our mission: to encourage one another and build each other up, just as you are doing. This scripture also affirmed the gift of Exhortation (Encouragement) that God had revealed to me years earlier.
The Leap of Faith
In the fall of 2014, armed with a small mustard seed of faith and in obedience to God, I began the journey of creating a space for a diverse community of Christian women. This space was and is meant to to encourage and walk alongside each other in unity and love. Through God’s grace and His guidance, the Christian Women’s Unity Alliance was established. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 serves as a daily reminder of our mission to encourage and uplift each other—which is the essence of EncourageHER.
Anessa Leydig
President and founder
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Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ Jesus.
(Colossians 3:23-24)
Alliance team contributors
EncourageHer Publication
Editorial Contributor
Anita Dayal
Winsome Douglas
EncourageHer Publication
Question Curator
Dr. Rosalynd Divinity
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Contributing Writer
Gwen Burks
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board of directors
Verletz Anderson
Gwen Burks
Vice - Chair
Secretary
Linda Collins
Treasurer
Anessa Leydig
Chair
Pastoral
advisory council
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Charles Bostick
Lawrence Chisom
Second Missionary Baptist Church
St. Matthew Baptist Church
Melvin Collins
Faith Community Baptist Church
Johnny Mendez
Crosspoint Church
Sammy Neely
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
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The Christian Women's Unity Alliance is a recognized faith based 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to uplifting and encouraging women through faith, unity, prayer, service and love.