CBWC Fresno

Networking & Connecting Luncheon
2022-10-18 11:30 - 13:00 UTC | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
Networking & Tools for Professional & Personal Growth
Community? Connection, Tip or Testimony ?guest will be Liz Harrison
Whether retired, self employed, and employee, a volunteer, in ministry or stay at home. Join us to re-new connections and meet new people You will have an opportunity to introduce yourself to those in attendance.
Cost $20
Raffle Prize – $50 Gas Card
Door Prize – 2 Tickets to the next Monthly Event

Mentoring Series - Building an Inward Outward Impact™
2022-10-13 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
$20 Pays For All 4 Sessions
October 13th – November 3rd

Building an Inward Outward Impact™
A Christ-centered mentoring series that goes beyond the surface to draw out the deep treasures that lie within. It?s designed to ignite your insights into:

Who you are?
Whose you are?
Why you are here?

How to live into your unique potential in Christ!

Do you want to engage more intimately with God and His purpose and passion for your life?
Do you have a longing to connect with His dreams and heart for you?
Do you want to find your voice in this new era?

Well then, maybe ? just maybe, it?s time for a new adventure! Maybe it?s time to step out into living dangerous and fully awake in the power of the Holy Spirit as you build an inward outward impact filled with the mind of Jesus Christ.

Your Life has PURPOSE!
Your Story is IMPORTANT!
Your Dreams COUNT!
Your Voice MATTERS!
You Were Born To Make AN IMPACT!

These Four Mentoring Sessions Focus on:
Building Insights into Who You Are ? &
Igniting Your God-Given Purpose For Life!

Thursday Evenings ? Oct 13th – Nov 3rd, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
264 Clovis Ave, Clovis CA
(on the corner of Third and Clovis Ave. Parking in the back.)
$20 Registration ? For info call 559-324-8651

Mentoring Series - Building an Inward Outward Impact™
2022-09-29 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-09-22 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-09-15 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-09-08 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
Building an Inward Outward Impact™
A Christ-centered mentoring series that goes beyond the surface to draw out the deep treasures that lie within. It?s designed to ignite your insights into:

Who you are?
Whose you are?
Why you are here?

How to live into your unique potential in Christ!

Do you want to engage more intimately with God and His purpose and passion for your life?
Do you have a longing to connect with His dreams and heart for you?
Do you want to find your voice in this new era?

Well then, maybe ? just maybe, it?s time for a new adventure! Maybe it?s time to step out into living dangerous and fully awake in the power of the Holy Spirit as you build an inward outward impact filled with the mind of Jesus Christ.

Your Life has PURPOSE!
Your Story is IMPORTANT!
Your Dreams COUNT!
Your Voice MATTERS!
You Were Born To Make AN IMPACT!

These Four Mentoring Sessions Focus on:
Building Insights into Who You Are ? &
Igniting Your God-Given Purpose For Life!

Thursday Evenings ? Sept 8 – Sept 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
264 Clovis Ave, Clovis CA
(on the corner of Third and Clovis Ave. Parking in the back.)
$20 Registration ? For info call 559-324-8651

Crime, Safety and Fentanyl in our Community with Lisa Smittcamp
2022-09-21 11:30 - 13:00 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W. Shaw, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
Crime, Safety and Fentanyl in our Community
Guest Speaker – Lisa Smittcamp Fresno County District Attorney
Date: Wednesday September 21. 2022
Doors Open: 11:30am
Program: 11:45am – 1pm
Men and Women Welcome
Community Connection, Tip or Testimonial by: – Larry & Dot Powell
$50 Gas Card Raffle Prize
Door Prize – 2 Tickets to the next Monthly Event

Meet the Fresno County District Attorney
Lisa A. Smittcamp was elected as the Fresno County District Attorney in June 2014 with the overwhelming support of local law enforcement and from the prosecutors and investigators in her office.? She was sworn into office in January 2015, after being a respected fixture in the Central Valley?s legal community for over twenty years.?
DA Smittcamp is the second female to be the elected District Attorney in Fresno County.? She joined the office in 2001 after a successful four-year tenure as a Deputy DA in Madera County, and a year in civil practice.
She has always had a reputation as a tough, fair, and well-prepared prosecutor.? She gained the respect of judges, fellow prosecutors, and other lawyers at the onset of her career.? DA Smittcamp is known at the Fresno County courthouse for her keen sense of justice and outstanding advocacy skills. She has successfully prosecuted some of Fresno County?s most dangerous criminals ? murders, rapists, domestic violence offenders and child molesters. During her time as a Deputy DA, she prosecuted many gang members and career criminals under California?s Three Strikes Law, resulting in life prison terms. One Fresno County Superior Court Judge was quoted as saying, ?Lisa delivered the best closing argument in the history of the Fresno County Court? after she successfully convicted a domestic violence offender of three counts of attempted murder, where the victims included his ex-wife, her mother, and her brother.
Because of the passion for being a voice for crime victims, DA Smittcamp is known throughout the County for being a strong advocate against violence against both women and children and has been a leader in educating the community about the importance of awareness to prevent crime against some of the most vulnerable people in our County.
During her tenure as District Attorney, DA Smittcamp brought new structure, increased productivity, and renewed morale to the office. Under her leadership, the District Attorney?s Office was able to begin staffing the Veteran?s Treatment Court to assist justice involved Veterans in their rehabilitation. She is so dedicated to this court, that she assigned herself to be the courtroom prosecutor, and engages with our local Veterans on their path to healing.
By improving structure and increasing productivity, she has added several specialty prosecution units to the office including Public Integrity, Major Fraud, Animal Cruelty, and Human Trafficking.
Continuing her mission to eliminate violence to women and children, DA Smittcamp joined forces with the Fresno Police Department VICE Unit, Federal Law enforcement agencies, and local non-profit organizations to combat human trafficking by forming the Fresno County Human Trafficking Task Force.? Furthermore, DA Smittcamp has participated with other law enforcement agencies in gang operations that have resulted in convictions for some of the County?s most violent gang members in both the state and federal courts.
DA Smittcamp is passionate about educating young people in the County of Fresno. Under her leadership, internship programs for both college and law students have been established so that aspiring professionals have the opportunity to work within the office. DA Smittcamp has also developed relationships with the faith-based community in Southwest Fresno and participates in activities that encourage the youth to remain in school, and church and to dissuade them from engaging in gang activity. In addition to lecturing at high schools, DA Smittcamp also speaks to the Fresno State University men?s football and basketball teams annually about issues involving young men and the law.? ?
In 2019, in partnership with Sacramento County DA Annemarie Schubert, DA Smittcamp brought members of the team that solved the Golden State Killer case to Fresno to train over 100 law enforcement officers on new DNA technology to assist with cold-case murders. As a result, the Fresno Police Department was able to solve the 1996 murder of Fresno resident Debbie Dorian.?
In 2021, the Office of the District Attorney was moved to the Historic Rowell Building located at 2100 Tulare Street. DA Smittcamp worked tirelessly for over five years with members of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors to get the project completed and to establish a state of the art, modern office space for nearly 300 District Attorney employees.?
Also, in 2021, DA Smittcamp joined forces with a federal task force known as the ?FORT,? (Fentanyl Overdose Response Team). FORT is comprised of Special Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and assisted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); task force officers from the Fresno Police Department; and the United States Attorney?s Office. FORT focuses on the investigation and prosecution of crimes related to counterfeit prescription drugs that are laced with fentanyl.
As a result of her participation in the FORT, Fresno County and the DEA funded a billboard and media campaign to educate the public about the presence and lethality of fentanyl. DA Smittcamp brought law enforcement agencies together with Public Health, the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, Behavioral Health, the County Coroner, and local hospitals to inform them of what was happening regarding the distribution and sale of these illegal narcotics.?
From this collaboration, the Fresno area was saturated with information regarding the fentanyl crisis. At a press conference held at the DA?s Office on June 4, 2021, Dr. Rais Vohra, the County Public Health Officer said, ?The biggest health threat in Fresno County is no longer COVID, it?s substance use.?? From the information provided to the community, local news station ABC30 created a documentary on the crisis entitled Killer High. Members of the FORT and local families adversely effected by fentanyl appeared in the film, which is being shown on national streaming services.? The documentary was also shown at all high schools in Central, Fresno and Clovis Unified School Districts.?
In addition to her other duties, DA Smittcamp is the is the Chairwoman of the Policy and Direction Team of the Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium (MAGEC), a member of the Fresno-Madera Police Chief?s Association, the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP) Advisory Board, the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP)Committee, the Fresno County Local Justice Coordinating Committee, and the Juvenile Justice Realignment Committee.
She also serves our community as a member of many non-profit organizations.? She is a member of the Rotary Club of Fresno. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Marjaree Mason Center, the Board of Trustees of San Joaquin College of Law, the Board of Directors of Valley Children?s Hospital, and the Board of Directors of Convicts for Christ. DA Smittcamp is the Vice President of the Board of Trustees of AMOR (the Alliance for Medical Outreach and Relief) that recently built a health and community center in Mendota.?
DA Smittcamp resides in Fresno County and is the proud mother of two children.

Networking & Connecting Luncheon
2022-08-16 11:30 - 13:00 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
Networking & Tools for Professional & Personal Growth
Community? Connection, Tip or Testimony ?guest will be Joan Sandlin
Whether retired, self employed, and employee, a volunteer, in ministry or stay at home. Join us to re-new connections and meet new people You will have an opportunity to introduce yourself to those in attendance.
Tuesday, Aug. 16th 2022 11:30am to 1:00pm
Cost $20
Raffle Prize – $50 Gas Card
Door Prize – 2 Tickets to the next Monthly Event

Your Journey from Loss to Life
2022-07-19 11:30 - 13:30 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W. Shaw, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
Your Journey from Loss to Life
Understanding Loss and the Changes it Brings
Location Pardini’s Catering and Banquets
Time: 11:30 for Open Networking
Program – Noon to 1:30

Community Connection, Tip or Testimonial by:
Jymme & Lana Foote
$50 Gas Card Raffle Prize
Door Prize – 2 Tickets to the next Monthly Event Guest Speaker – Marilyn Willis Bio
Marilyn Willis is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Nationally Certified Counselor, who graduated from Colorado Christian University with a Master of Arts in Counseling. Marilyn lost her mother when she was fifteen, and thereafter attended a grief group in high school which started her on the road to healing. Over the past twenty years, Marilyn has been leading grief groups at churches, nursing homes, and as a hospice bereavement coordinator. From these many years of helping countless grieving individuals, Marilyn developed a restoration program to help survivors of loss take practical steps from loss to survive and thrive again in their restored life. As the Bereavement Coordinator for Gentiva Hospice, Marilyn attended to the grief counseling needs of over 250 families as well as staff bereavement counseling needs. Marilyn and her team provided Expressive Arts camp for grieving children, a celebration of life for grieving families, and supplied resources to the community. Mary Wall, RNC, the President of the Board for Kauai Hospice stated, ?Marilyn was hired as our bereavement coordinator and quickly became the best bereavement coordinator I have worked with. Marilyn was most well known in the community for the impactful grief groups she led for Gentiva Hospice families and the community. All her members felt accepted, understood, and more at peace after completing the group. In RESTORED, Marilyn has been able to bring the grief group experience, that so many in our hospice and community have benefited from, directly to your home and heart.? Marilyn?s Bereavement Program received high accolades from critical state auditors during a surprise inspection.

Event Sponsor Terry Wild
Christian News Magazine

Women Making a Community Impact
2022-06-21 11:30 - 13:30 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W. Shaw, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
Women Making a Community Impact
The CBWC Fresno mission is provide a network of opportunities where Christian Business Women can expand their impact in the marketplace and the community.
At this luncheon, hear how you can make a community impact from right where you are planted.
Also, Fresno State Football Head coach Jeff Tedford will be on hand as we auction off 4 Fresno State 2022/23 Home Game Football Tickets. We will have a raffle for a $50 Gas Card and a Door Prize for 2 Tickets to the next Monthly Event.
You will also hear a Community Connection, Tip or Testimonial by Tom and Barbara Sommers and our friend Pastor Jim Franklin from Cornerstone Church will make a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
So many reasons to join us!
Advance Tickets ON SALE NOW
Tickets day of the event??? Cash or Check only

Gena Behrens has been with the Fresno State Athletics Bulldog Foundation for the last 6 years. Director of Club Red and Athletic Alumni Engagement, Former Softball athlete at Fresno State, President of the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame, Adult Huddle Leader for Fresno State FCA, Married to John, 3 step kids and 7 grandkids.

Married to Ron ?Pup? Nelson for 29 years, mother of three grown kids, former kindergarten teacher in Clovis Unified, and now serves as?the director of women?s ministry for Central Cal Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Anastasia has the privilege of mentoring female coaches, coaches wives, and female athletes & teams at the high school and college level in Central California.

Laura Jones is a Fresno native.? She attended Fresno schools and earned a BA degree from CSUF, with a specialty in design.? Her career path led her into interior design, and she has served in the industry both as a designer, and as a company sales and designer trainer. She loves color design and all things of beauty. Her goal is to help create environments that bring well-being to her clients both physically and spiritually.?
She calls herself Fresno?s ambassador! She loves Fresno and loves to welcome newcomers and share all great things about our city! The love was inspired by her family, who believe it is important to serve the city where God places you. She served with bulldog women association, Billy Graham crusades, and most recently as the prayer coordinator for the Louise Palau city event. She serves as a prayer minister at Clovis Hills church and is believing for the transformation of our valley for Christ.?
Laura is married to Greg. They have four children and enjoy 9 grandchildren, who were all the loves of her life only surpassed by Jesus!

Tiffany Apodaca is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer for Breaking the Chains that her and her business partner Debra Rush started in 2014. She has been married to Tony Apodaca for 21 years and has 6 beautiful daughters and 9 grandchildren. She has a bachelor?s in Psychology and a Masters in Christian Leadership from Grand Canyon University. She has been able to use her childhood trauma that she was able to overcome with the power and strength of God to help women and children find their path from hurt and hopelessness to become a thriver and change the projection of their life to one of empowerment and success with hope. ?At the age of 19, Tiffany found herself at a crossroads between the life of addiction and a continued cycle of generational dysfunction or working hard to create a life for her and her two young daughters. Tiffany as a single mom got her GED at 19, and went on to Fresno City College for an AS degree all while holding a full-time job. She worked in the medical field for 5 years before returning to bartending and banquets. Tiffany was employed with Torino?s Banquets for 21 years in many positions before ultimately becoming the catering manager in 2005. In 2008 Tiffany gave her life to the Lord and has been serving God in many different capacities throughout the years by being the church secretary, leading women?s bible studies, leading outreach ministries, and sitting on numerous boards, and committees.?

RESCHEDULED CBWC Power Packed Networking luncheon
2022-04-19 11:30 - 13:00 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W. Shaw, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
CBWC Fresno Presents a special
Power Packed Networking luncheon
Women ONLY

Cost $20 Cash at Door ONLY
No Credit Cards or checks
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Speaker: Lisa Smittcamp Fresno County District Attorney. She will be speaking on “Crime Trends & Weak Laws in California.”
Pay at the Door (Cash only at the door)
No Credit Cards or checks
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CBWC Bible Study - Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
2022-03-15 06:15 - 07:15 | CA
This is s discipleship course that deeply changes your relationship with God by:

Unpacking core biblical principles that guide you into an experience of lasting, beneath the surface transformation in your relationship with Christ by exposing truth and lies, revealing ignored and suppressed emotions, living without limits, avoiding healthy conflict in the name of keeping the peace. As the author puts it, ‘you cannot be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature’.

Order your kit (3 books) at www.Emotionallyhealthy.org?
Hover over Shop and choose EH Spirituality. All three books are $31.99 plus shipping and Tax and includes streaming video access at no additional cost. You will have multiple options for shipping. One option is the Media option and while it?s the less expensive, it takes the longest to arrive so order immediately!

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Lunch with Sheriff Margaret Mims
2022-02-15 11:30 - 13:00 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W. Shaw, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
CBWC Fresno Presents guest speaker Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims
Luncheon $20
Men and Women welcome
Location: Pardini’s Catering and Banquets
Time: 11:30am – 1pm
Margaret A. Mims
Margaret Mims has been a peace officer since January 1980. She was elected to the office of Sheriff in November 2006, becoming the 25th person to hold that office in Fresno County. She was the first female deputy sheriff Sergeant to supervise field patrol units. She was the first female deputy sheriff to attain the rank of Lieutenant, Captain, Assistant Sheriff and to be elected to the office of Sheriff in the history of the Fresno County Sheriff?s Office which was established in 1856.
Margaret is a member of the Fresno Cultural Arts Rotary Club, the Caruthers Kiwanis Club and is on the Board of Directors of the Marjorie Mason Center, a local women?s shelter.? She has served as a past member of the Fresno County Rape Counseling Service Board of Directors. She is a member of the California Peace Officer?s Association and the California State Sheriff?s Association.
She is a graduate of Fresno Pacific University with a master?s degree in Public Administration from National University.? She is a graduate of California POST (Peace Officer Standards & Training) Supervisory Leadership Institute, and she is also a graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police coordinated through Boston University and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.?
Recognitions:
1998 Recipient of the Fresno Exchange Club ?Top Cop? award
1999 Chosen as one of Fresno County?s Top Ten Business/Professional Women of the Year
2001 Recipient of a ?Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award? from the National Center for Women in Policing
Feb 2005 Highlighted on KFSN Channel 30 (ABC) Person of the Week
2007/2008 Selected as Best Local Female Elected Official by Fresno Magazine
March 2007 Recognized as the 31st Assembly District Woman of the Year
2008 Recognized as one of Business Street Online ?Influential Women 100? of Fresno
Feb 2009 Award of Heroism and Lifesaving by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, City of Fresno, and Fresno County Council of Governments
Feb 2010 California Rifle and Pistol Association Peace Office of the Year for the State of California
July 2010 Fresno City College Centennial Alumna one of their ?100 Stars for 100 Years?
June 2011 Reedley City College 2011 Distinguished Alumnus
June 2011 Girls Scouts ?Women Inspiring Girls? Award
Sept 2011 Exemplary Partnership Award from the Department of Homeland Security
Nov 2011 Fresno Leading Young Professionals LEAD Award?
Nov 2012 Jenny Eller Memorial Volunteer Donor Recruiter Award from Central California Blood Center
2014 Special Olympics Award of Excellence
May 2016 National University Distinguished Alumni
May 2016 Fresno City College Distinguished Alumna Award
After her 2008 breast cancer diagnosis, Sheriff Mims became an outspoken advocate for early detection.

CBWC Presents Cyndi Franklin
2021-11-16 11:30 - 13:00 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
CBWC Present Cyndi Franklin
Topic – ?One Nation Under God?.
Cindy Franklin will be talking about the power of the Christian vote. How to determine your vote, your candidate, the effect and biblical standards when voting.

Cyndi Franklin Bio
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been to reach the ?lost?, feed the poor, clothe the naked, lift up the hands of those that hang low, and to educate people in how to live better, more fruitful lives. Cyndi is an Associate Pas-tor of Cornerstone Church, in downtown Fresno, which serves a multi-ethnic and socio-economic congre-gation of people; a place where luxury cars and shopping carts share space in the parking lot. Though originally from Oklahoma, the Franklins have been pastoring in Fresno for 28 years. They have been married 40 years and have three children: Jessica, Nathan and James. They?ve been blessed with a won-derful son-in-law and three amazing grandchildren: Ethan, Vera and Dirk.?
While Pastor Cyndi?s husband, Pastor Jim Franklin, is a well-known Pastor and secular radio talk-show host, Cyndi is a supporting force leading in Worship, Women?s Ministry, and the Marriage Ministry for Cornerstone Church. She is licensed with the Assemblies of God denomination. Her ministry duties at Cornerstone include organizing Women?s Conferences and Retreats; conducting marriage seminars and classes, leading a weekly devotional post on Facebook, called LIVE LAUGH & LOVE, sharing in the pulpit ministry, and leading the music through praise & worship. She travels doing women?s conferences, re-treats and meetings throughout the year, and though she is willing to fulfill whatever ministry tasks are needed, her primary focuses are preaching the Word and using the anointed gifting of music that God has given her, to inspire and re-fire God?s people. Cyndi has recorded six albums, the latest entitled, ?For God?s Sake?.?
Together their mission is to ?awaken the sleeping Giant??the Church; reclaim the position and purpose God has prepared His people to walk in??on earth as it is in heaven?; and to be a voice to conservatives everywhere, to make a positive difference in the world we live in.?
You can find out more information on the Franklins by visiting the church?s website at www.cornerstonefresno.com.?

Networking & Connecting Luncheon
2021-10-26 11:30 - 13:00 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
For unforeseen circumstances Oct 26th program is CANCELLED

The Sunday Van Club with Speaker Dot Powell
2021-09-16 11:30 - 13:00 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W. Shaw, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
Nine little girls’ lives were changed forever through the love of one mentor. Hear their stories and learn practical tips on how make a significant difference in someone’s life.
Dot Powell is the author of My Home Town, a Fairy Tale of Two Cities, a book in rhyme about the magic of reading to children. After her retirement as an elementary school principal, Dot served as Executive Director of the nonprofit, READFresno, which focused on community-wide literacy in a region of high poverty and illiteracy. Seeing the dire consequences in the lives of non-readers and the ?hometown hardships? due to the lack of reading, she recruited hundreds of volunteers to read to young students. The Every Neighborhood Partnership now includes this effort (READFresno) in their curriculum, encouraging college students to read to children. Dot?s second book My Home Town Hero, Wilbur Plaugher ? Great American Cowboy, tells the story of her local treasure, an award winning rodeo clown, who performed for decades across the USA and around the world. Dot also served as co-founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit magazine, SALT Fresno, based on the words of Jesus, ?You are the salt of the earth, the light of the world.? Matthew 5:13-16. Her purpose for the magazine was to inspire Christ-followers to go public with their faith through good deeds. Later she helped found the Central California Christian writer?s critique group, Twinklings. A native of Kentucky, Dot moved to California in 1970. She and her husband of 5 years live in Fresno, California, where she spent more than three decades in education with the Fresno Unified School District. She now splits her time between writing and adoring her four grandchildren.

Forgiving Forward Course
2021-09-15 06:15 - 07:30 | CA
Must order the Forgiving Forward Study Guide at www.forgivingforward.com
START – September 15th – November 3rd, 2021
on Zoom
Must Sign Up in Advance, Contact Kathy at 559-225-5095
Zoom Meeting (Invite to be sent out)
At each of the meetings, we will be watching a short video each week via shared screen feature on Zoom, and then cover the group discussions, homework is minimal.
You will learn…

How to be free from your past wounds forever
Why God expects forgiven people to forgive others
How Jesus forgave
How forgiveness and faith are connected
Heaven?s protocols for forgiveness
How to know you?ve completely forgiven
How to help someone else forgive and find freedom

CBWC Zoom Bible Study - Experiencing God
2021-08-25 06:15 - 07:30, 2021-05-26 06:15 - 07:30 | CA
Must sign up in advance, Contact Kathy at 559-225-5095
The book is needed for this study.
The book is available at Majesty Bible and Gifts or or available on-line.
Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God – Member Book is the revised and expanded edition. Written by Henry Blackaby, Richard Blackaby, and Claude King, the Experiencing God Bible Study is based on the Experiencing God book.

Networking & Connecting Luncheon
2021-08-19 11:30 - 13:00 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
CBWC Presents – Networking & Connecting Luncheon,- Networking & Tools for Professional and Personal Growth
For Women Only
Cost: $20 (Door Prize)
Whether retired, self employed, and employee, a volunteer, in ministry or stay at home. Join us, re-new connections and meet new people You will have an opportunity to introduce yourself to those in attendance. You will also hear from a featured business and a local organization.

CBWC Zoom Bible Study - Experiencing God
2021-07-28 06:15 - 07:30, 2021-06-23 06:15 - 07:30 | CA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJU9SbwSnqE
Must sign up in advance, Contact Kathy at 559-225-5095
The book is needed for this study.
The book is available at Majesty Bible and Gifts or or available on-line.
Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God – Member Book is the revised and expanded edition. Written by Henry Blackaby, Richard Blackaby, and Claude King, the Experiencing God Bible Study is based on the Experiencing God book.

CBWC Luncheon with Rod Lowery
2021-06-22 11:30 - 13:00 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W. Shaw, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
Guest Speaker Rod Lowery, Director of Fresno Police Chaplaincy & Resiliency Center
Topic – Police Reform: A New Paradigm
Description – Reimaging of Law Enforcement
The Resiliency Center reaches out to children and families impacted by trauma, bringing hope and by trauma, bringing hope and healing through compassionate and professional mental health services.

Rodney Lowery
I?m married to an amazing lady, and we have three children together. Two of them are currently pursuing careers in law enforcement, and one is in his last year at Fresno State ? Go Dogs!
My law enforcement background started at the tender age of 19 and concluded in 2000 with retirement from the Fresno Police Department. Over the years I?ve had opportunities to work in undercover narcotics, SWAT, K-9, and Violent Crime Suppression Unit (VCSU).
After retiring, I attended Bible College where I obtained a B.A. in Bible and Theology. I then moved to the great Northwest and attended Multnomah University, obtaining my MDiv. I am currently enrolled at California Southern University, working toward a PsyD.
It?s been my pleasure to lead the chaplaincy for the past fourteen years. I see how God has expanded the role of chaplain far beyond what most could imagine. I have the unique experience of viewing the needs of our city from a ministry perspective as well as through the lens of a law enforcement officer.?
These lenses helped launch the Resiliency Center of Fresno in 2019. This organization birthed by the Fresno Police Chaplaincy uses the data from Fresno PD?s calls for service to proactively reach out to families impacted by trauma offering professional mental health counseling.?

CBWC Zoom Bible Study - Experiencing God
2021-04-28 06:15 - 07:30, 2021-03-24 06:15 - 07:30, 2021-02-24 06:15 - 07:30, 2021-01-27 06:15 - 07:30 | CA
https://youtu.be/ZM39UFS4cUA
Must sign up in advance
The book is needed for this study.
The book is available at Majesty Bible and Gifts or or available on-line.
Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God – Member Book is the revised and expanded edition. Written by Henry Blackaby, Richard Blackaby, and Claude King, the Experiencing God Bible Study is based on the Experiencing God book.

Annual Celebration Banquet 2020
2020-03-12 17:30 - 20:30 | Tornino’s Banquets, 5080 N Blackstone Ave, Fresno, 93710, United States
CBMC Fresno and CBWC Fresno invites you the the 37th Annual Celebration Banquet
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with Special Guest Speakers?Pastor Eva and Dr. Rev. Samuel Rodriguez

SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ
BIOGRAPHY Christian, Husband, Father,
Pastor, CEO, Author,
Movie Producer,
Presidential Advisor, Yankee Fan, Trekkie
(Bio Below)

CBWC Fresno will also be proud to announce
the 2020 Woman of the Year ? Liz Harrison

(Bio Below)

Annual Celebration Banquet 2020 Sponsorship Packages
Diamond?Sponsor $5000

2 Tables ? 16 Guest Total
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Platinum Sponsor $2500

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Gold Sponsor $1000

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Individual Tickets $75

Guest Bios

Samuel Rodriguez Bio

Samuel Rodriguez is the President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), the world?s largest Hispanic Christian organization serving as a representative voice for millions Hispanic Evangelicals assembled in over 40,118 U.S. certified member churches and thousands of additional churches spread throughout the Spanish-speaking diaspora.
Rodriguez stands included among many lists of influencers in America which have recognized his impact across the faith, and civil rights communities, including:
?40 People Who Radically Changed The World? ? Charisma Magazine 2015 ?101 Most Influential Leaders? ? Latino Leaders Magazine 2015 and 2016
?Top 100 Christian Leaders in America? ? Newsmax 2018
?2013 TIME nomination as 100 most influential people in the world ? TIME 2013
?10 White & Brown MLKs of Our Time? ? Black Christian News 2013 No. 1 bestselling author of ?Be Light? ? L.A. Times 2016
Rodriguez was also prominently featured in the April 15, 2013 TIME cover story, The Latino Reformation.
Additionally, a number of outlets have deemed Rodriguez as one of America?s leading Christian and Latino voices and as the leader of the Latino Evangelical movement, including CNN, Fox, NBC Telemundo, The Wall Street Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle and Charisma Magazine, to name a few.
In January 2013, he was the first Latino to ever be invited to deliver the keynote address at The Martin Luther King, Jr. 40th Anniversary Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Rodriguez delivered keynote speeches at a variety of gatherings including The Ethics and Public Policy Center?s 2013 National Religious Freedom Conference in Washington, D.C., as well as at The White House, Princeton, Yale, Promise Keepers, The National Association of Evangelicals and Liberty University.
Rodriguez worked with and advised President George W. Bush, President Obama and President Trump. He served on Obama?s White House Task Force on Fatherhood and Healthy Families, and he frequently meets and consults with members of both parties in Congress advancing the Lamb?s agenda.

Rodriguez is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award presented by the Congress of Racial Equality; the 2015 Rosa Parks Courage Award given by the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) and the Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute (SYLDI); and the ?Defender of the Dream? award presented in 2016 by Alveda King and the King Family as well as Bishop Harry Jackson of The Reconciled Church.
Rodriguez is regularly featured, profiled and quoted by The Washington Post, CNN, Fox News, NBC Telemundo, ABC, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Christianity Today, Newsweek, Univision, The New York Times, The Wall St. Journal, CNN Espan?ol, Bill Moyers, Boston Globe, The Atlanta Constitution, Ministry Today, The Christian Post, Charisma, CBN, TBN and many others.
An award-winning author, Rodriguez contributes to world-renowned publications such as The Washington Post, Time Books, Univision, Fox News.com, The Huffington Post, Outreach Magazine, Ministry Today, Enrichment Journal, Vida Cristiana, Christianity Today, Yale ?Reflections? and others.
He is also the author of Be Light: Shining God?s Beauty, Truth, and Hope in a Darkened World, which landed No. 1 on the LA Times Bestseller?s list, The Lamb?s Agenda, and Path of Miracles.
His most recent books include ?When Faith Catches Fire: Embracing the Spiritual Passion of the Latino Reformation? (WaterBrook, June 20, 2017), coauthored with Dr. Robert Crosby and ?Shake Free? (Waterbrook, May 22, 2018).
Rodriguez likewise serves as a movie producer serving as executive producer of two films (Flamin? Hot, and Breakthrough The Impossible) in partnership with Franklin Entertainment and 20th Century Fox.
He likewise serves as co-Founder and lead Pastor of TBN Salsa, an international Christian- based broadcast television network. Pastor Sam is likewise a television personality with appearances on ?Dr. Oz?, cameo in ?God?s Not Dead 3?. He hosts ?New Season with Pastor Sam? airing on various networks.
Rodriguez currently serves on the Board of Directors of some of America?s leading Evangelical organizations such as Wheaton College, Congress of Christian Leaders, National Association of Evangelicals, Empowered21, PCCNA and Christianity Today.
On Friday January 20th 2017, Reverend Samuel Rodriguez became the first Latino Evangelical, and first Assemblies of God minister, to participate in a
Presidential swearing-in ceremony. With over 1 billion people watching around the world, Pastor Samuel Rodriguez read from Matthew Chapter 5 concluding his remarks by invoking the name of Jesus Christ.
He earned his Master?s degree in educational leadership from Lehigh University and likewise received Honorary Doctorates from Baptist University of the Americas and Northwest University. He is an Assemblies of God Ordained Minister since the age of 23.
Rodriguez serves as Senior Pastor of New Season Church in Sacramento, California, with campuses throughout California and Nevada. He resides in Northern California with his wife, Eva, and their three children.

Liz Harrison Bio
Liz Harrison is co-anchor of Action News Live at 11. She is also an Emmy-winning reporter specializing in faith-based and community related stories.
Liz began?her broadcasting career at ABC30 in 1982. Over the years she has anchored just about every newscast at the station and done everything from consumer to medical reporting. She and photo-journalist Richard Harmelink won an Emmy Award in May 2010 for excellence in reporting for a story on how our military trains for war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Through her stories, Liz enjoys giving a ?voice? to those who don?t ordinarily have a ?voice.?
Liz Harrison attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Broadcasting. Liz?s formative years were spent in Baltimore, Maryland and Brussels, Belgium. It was living overseas that gave Liz an appreciation for people of different creeds and cultures.
Liz has two grown sons and a college-age daughter. When she doesn?t have her ?nose in the news? Liz enjoys cooking, reading, Bikram Yoga and biking? the motorized and the pedal-powered kind!

Luncheon with Connie Clendenan
2020-01-29 11:45 - 13:30 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
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Speaker Connie Clendenan. MSW
Topic ?Choices?
How to improve your relationships & your life
Everyone Welcome
BIO Connie R. Clendenan
Connie is the CEO Emeritus of Valley Teen Ranch, where she lead for 30 years. She has her Master?s Degree in Social Work from FSU and a Bachelor?s Degree in Psychology from Spring Arbor University.
She is an author, trumpet player, hope dealer, inspirational speaker, Christian and attends the Well Community Church.
She has no husband, not children, no pets and no debts.
She enjoys time with friends and family and loves to go to the Ocean, listen to jazz music and bake cookies.

Luncheon - 3 Strategies For Living Your Most Productive Life
2019-10-29 11:45 - 13:30 | Pardini’s Catering, 2257 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA, 93711, United States
Guest Speaker – Rachel Hamm
Topic: “3 Strategies For Living Your Most Productive Life”
Whether retired, self employed, and employee, a volunteer, in ministry or stay at home. Join us, re-new connections and meet new people
Event Open to Men and Women
Door Prize, so bring your Business Card!
Rachel Hamm’s Bio:
Rachel is a passionate liberationist, life coach, dream interpreter, best-selling author, & speaker! She lives to see people become free; emotionally, mentally, & spiritually. Her greatest joy consists of helping others overcome impediments that have kept them living beneath their highest potential. Rachel fought her way out of a traumatic childhood: depression, panic attacks, poverty, abuse, and rejection. In overcoming these obstacles, Rachel discovered the secrets to living life to the fullest. She believes that all the success in the world means nothing if you’re not truly enjoying your life. Rachel has been married to her husband Marshall for 22 years and they have four sons.
