🍁 Stronger in the Mountains

November 12–14, 2026

*Tea Party November 11 (keep reading down this page)

It’s impossible to imagine fall without the mountains. It’s impossible to imagine the season of Thanksgiving without gathering.

So come join us in the mountains…
for a weekend that will feed your mind, body, and soul. 🍂

This is more than a conference.
This is a gathering.

A place to rest.
A place to laugh.
A place to be filled again.

✨ What This Weekend Is

Before the holidays rush in…
before the noise and the chaos…

This is your moment to step away.

To sit by the fire.
To hear music that moves your spirit.
To be surrounded by women who understand.

We gather in the mountains every fall for one reason:

To be strengthened—together.

🎤 Thursday, November 12

7:00 PM – Opening Night Service

📍 At The Ridge Event Center

Featuring:
Kelly & The Bowling Sisters
Geron Davis & Kindred Souls

You know Geron Davis as the writer of Holy Ground.
You know his family for their unmatched musical gift.

But I know them as people who know how to bring the presence of the Lord into a room—from the first note to the last. 🙌

You may know Kelly from the Crabb Family…
or maybe as my daughter.

But I know her as a woman of strength.

A woman who refused to sit down and become a statistic.

“The devil didn’t hire me… and he doesn’t get to fire me.”

This night sets the tone for everything that follows.

🌙 9:00 PM – Super Pass Experience (Atrium)

Meet us in the atrium after service for a late-night Bluegrass & Blackberry Jam Session 🎻

⚠️ Must have Super Pass — limited tickets available

Picture this…

A fireplace glowing…
Live music filling the room…
Lots of pickin’ and grinnin’… and they’re taking requests. 😄🎶

Hosted by the Bowling Sisters….you want to be there!!

And then there’s this….a grazing table that feels like fall on a plate:

• Hot buttered biscuits
• Blackberry jam & strawberry jam
• Pumpkin rolls
• Cinnamon rolls
• Ham sliders
• Warm sorghum molasses for dipping

Y’all know… when I do food, I do it right.

This is all-you-can-eat… and you will leave happy.

🍁 Friday, November 13

10:00 AM – Morning Session

Jordan Lewis

All I can say is be excited. I’ve never met anyone like her. Her gifts amaze me, her

humility is unlike anything I have ever seen. Experience this, you will be changed!

🎉 Supper Club PARTY (EVERYONE’S INVITED)

Hosted by Goldie Payne & LATHY HANNAH

WE’RE GOING TO CELEBRATE THE NEW BOOK: THE SUPPER CLUB

Fun. Laughter. Connection.

Build a longer table, invite them and they will come,,,,,even through the dull ache of unwanted change…..Kathy walks us through the heartbreak of family estrangement, and the “But God” moment that gave her the formula for survival. The Supper Club!! The LONG OVERDUE book from Kathy. It’s going to be releasing this week, so we MUST celebrate!!!

 

And of course…

We’ll be doing our designer purse door prize giveaways. 👜✨

Because let’s be honest—
nothing makes women happier than winning a designer purse. 😄

We’ll finish with a fashion show, glam squad tips, and a few surprises.

🍽️ Break for Lunch

7:00 PM – Evening Service

Featuring:
Karen Peck & New River
Natalie Runion and more

You know them for their music and message…

But what you’ll experience is something deeper.

⚠️ Must have Super Pass — limited tickets available

Then…

🍂 Saturday, November 14

11:00 AM – Final Service

Featuring:

• Geron Davis & Kindred Souls
• Kelly & The Bowling Sisters
• Sharon Farruggia-Paige

This is not a service you want to miss.

Pastor Sharon will bring a final word that wraps up the week!!

I often say that the last service is the MOST important. That’s where our resolve to STAND is confirmed. Be there!!

Life-changing.

We will also anoint items to take home to loved ones—
a powerful, scriptural moment we’ve made part of this weekend every year. 🙏

💛 Give Back

Just like last year, we will bless local nonprofits.

We will:

• Feed the hungry
• Diaper babies
• Put coats on children

And spread love all over those Smoky Mountains.

🏨 Rooms & Booking

When you book your room, your conference tickets are included. Check-in is at 4:00 PM.

Choose:

• A private room
• Or share with up to four women

Make it a girls trip. Make it your time.

✨ Super Pass

If you want the full experience…

You need the Super Pass.

Includes:

• FRONT of room seating
• Early Access
• Thursday 9:00 PM atrium experience
• Jam sessions & grazing tables
• Kathy’s new book: The Supper Club
• Book signing and reception

📖 Book releases November 2026
✍️ Private signing party included

⚠️ Super Pass is very limited—and always sells out first.

🎟️ Tickets

Tickets go on sale to the public:
May 1, 2026

🌐 Website

For details and booking, visit strongerretreat.com

🍁 Final Word

Stronger in the Mountains…

It’s just part of fall, y’all.

You have to be there to understand it.

This is the kickoff to the holidays—
before the rush… before the noise…

Before everything gets busy again.

🍂✨🎻

Come one night early… and give yourself a gift.

Before the conference begins (November 12–14), we’re opening the doors for a very limited add-on evening designed just for you.

Fill My Cup 🫖
An early Christmas tea for the weary soul.

Set in the warm, inviting charm of our Hidden Mountain Resort Lodge, this evening is designed for a slower pace… a softer space… a more intimate setting.

It’s the perfect environment for Beverly to spend meaningful, quality time with the ladies—up close, personal, and powerful.

A quiet, beautiful night to slow down, breathe, and be filled… before the weekend even starts.

Featuring special guest Beverly McManus
— Master’s in Psychology, Doctorate in Education, Licensed Professional Counselor (Mental Health)

She brings truth, wisdom, and the kind of insight that meets you right where you are…
combined with a deep belief in the power of God. And that’s exactly what we love to bring to Stronger.

This will be an evening that can truly change lives…
before the conference ever even begins.

I felt so compelled to add this night.
The Lord knows exactly who needs to be in that room.

🤍 Sisters gathering
🤍 Friendship celebrated
🤍 Hearts prepared

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☕ STRONGER SISTERS TEACUP EXCHANGE

Everyone will bring their own cup… to be filled—both spiritually and physically. 🤍

Bring your cup for our tea party, and at the end of the evening, we will exchange cups with one another.

You can bring fine china… or just your favorite everyday coffee cup. It’s completely up to you.

We’ll gather around warm drinks and beautiful bites—hot tea and hot chocolate, fresh biscuits and scones, jams and jellies, honey and butter, brownie bites, mini cupcakes, petit fours, cheeses, and fresh fruit…

…and somewhere in the middle of all that, something deeper will happen.

Connections will be made. Hearts will be filled.
And you’ll leave with a cup that carries a story. ✨

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💲 ADD-ON PRICING
(Includes tax + “Fill My Cup” tea experience)

Single room: $120
Two people: $125
Three people: $130
Four people: $135

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🎟️ EVENT PASS HOLDERS (NO EXTRA NIGHT)

Event pass holders may add the “Fill My Cup” tea experience
👉 Only $10 per person

Must be added at the time of your original purchase.

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⚠️ IMPORTANT

This add-on is very limited and must be selected when you make your original purchase.
It will not be offered after the fact.

👉 Be sure to check out with the additional day to reserve your spot.

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✨ Come early… it might just be your favorite part of the entire weekend.