Our Second Annual Healing Gathering for Women
Beauty for Ashes 2nd Annual Conference 2026
This Year We Gather In Person
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Anne Arundel County | Millersville, MD 21108
“To give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.” Isaiah 61:3 (NKJV)
I am not going to tell you that you just happened to land on this page. I think you already know why you are here.
God did not write that promise for women who had it all together. He wrote it just for you and me. That promise is still active. And this gathering was created with you in mind.
This is your invitation. A room where you do not have to explain yourself. Where you will not be rushed. Where you do not have to walk this journey alone anymore. This room was created just for you and women like you. And there is a seat created just for you.
September 19 is coming. Your seat is waiting.
This Conference Is for You
I know what it is to love God with everything you have and still be on this journey. To pray, to serve, to believe, and still feel like healing is for everyone but you. That question is real. And this space was built because of it.
Beauty for Ashes is rooted in what God’s Word says about healing. Healing was finished at the cross. This gathering is about helping you walk out what is already yours, in community, surrounded by women who understand because they are walking it too.
Something happens when a woman stops carrying her story alone. This gathering was built for that moment.
Every woman who has walked through sexual trauma is welcome here. Your willingness to show up is the only thing that determines your seat at this table. And everything we do in this space is grounded in the Word of God.
You have already been walking. This is not your starting line. It is your next step forward. This room was created with you in mind and this is your open invitation to walk in and join women who are walking the same healing journey.
Where the Healing Journey Is Welcomed Into the Room
I got tired of being told to choose. Choose the clinical or choose the biblical. What I knew then and what I know now is that a woman walking through the impact of sexual trauma needs both. That is why this ministry exists. And that is why this conference exists.
Still On The Journey Ministries, formerly Journey to Healing Ministries, was built on one conviction. No woman should have to walk through this alone. And no woman should ever have to choose between her faith and her healing.
There is something that happens in a room where every woman present understands the weight you walked in carrying. Where nobody has to explain themselves. Where the Word of God is not used to rush your healing but to walk alongside it. Where you can finally exhale.
Beauty for Ashes 2nd Annual Conference is that room.
A space built with care, with knowledge, with lived experience, and with the woman who has been carrying this in silence at the center of every decision.
Women who have kept walking even when the road was hard. Women who know what it cost to keep believing. Women who are ready to stop carrying this in silence and discover what becomes possible when they do not have to anymore.
You have already come so far. This gathering honors the journey you have already been on and invites you to keep going.
Come As You Are
We are not asking you to have it together before you walk through the door. You do not have to perform. You just have to show up.
There is something that happens in a room where worship is not a performance but a release. Where teaching is rooted in Scripture and lived experience not theory. Where you are given space to sit with what surfaces without being rushed past it. Where the woman sitting next to you understands in a way that does not need explaining.
The day moves through three sessions designed to meet you where you are and walk you somewhere deeper. Each one builds on the last. Not in a way you will necessarily see coming. But in a way you will feel by the time the day closes.
And it closes with a release. A moment created specifically for what you came in carrying. Because the load you have been carrying was never meant to be yours to carry alone. That is what Jesus came and died for.
Ministry support is available throughout the day. Sharing is welcomed but never required. This is a safe space to simply be present and let God do what only He can do.
Whatever you carry into this room, this space was built to hold it and give you the opportunity to leave it there.
Just women on the journey and a God who has never left a single one of us.
Whenever you are ready, your seat is waiting.
Save My SeatVoices Chosen for This Season
We are honored to welcome these voices to Beauty for Ashes 2026.
More About Minister Jane Coy
Minister Jane Coy leads this experience as the day’s host of Beauty for Ashes 2026 and founder of Still On The Journey Ministries. A trained facilitator for sexual abuse and molestation support and a survivor herself.
More about Brielle
Brielle Duncan, MSW, LGSW, is a psychotherapist and founder of The Vulnerability Room. She bridges the gap between therapy and faith, opening the day with a conversation on where the two meet.
More about Bishop Russell
Bishop Dr. Kimberly Edwards Russell is founder of For His Glory Ministries Worldwide and known for a healing and deliverance ministry that has touched thousands. After rebuilding her calling following an unexpected divorce, she brings a testimony of restoration to Session One.
More about Minister Wells
Minister Melissa J. Wells is a Prayer Intercessor for the Righteousness of Christ and Founder and President of 2nd Chance Outreach Ministry, Inc. She is the author of 30 Day Prayer Journaling: Building your Prayer Life and Discovering Your True Identity, and serves under the leadership of Elder Dr. Helen V. Robinson.
More about Pastor Williams
Pastor LaTe’a Williams is founder of Living Water Faith Ministries and creator of Sisters of Tamar, an outreach for young women who feel unseen or unheard. Ordained as Elder and Pastor, she has spent seven years leading with boldness and compassion.
More about Antara
Antara Rashida is a womanist traumatologist and founder of Restoring the Remnant, with over two decades in the mental health field. A graduate of Alabama A&M and New York Theological Seminary, she closes the day.
A Seat Is Being Held for You
This gathering is designed to be intimate. Seating is limited so that every woman in the room is truly seen and not just present.
Every registration includes continental breakfast and lunch.
- Early Registration $25
- Standard Registration $35
- The Prepared Heart Digital Bundle $45
- The Prepared Heart Signature Bundle $60
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Registration and payment are handled securely through Brushfire.
Registering a group? Groups of 3 or more can email contactus@sotjmin.org for a group promo code.
Where This Began — Beauty for Ashes 2025
I will be honest with you. I did not know what to expect from that first gathering. What I knew was that women needed a space where the biblical and the clinical could finally sit in the same room together. Even if that room was virtual. And when they did, something shifted that I was not fully prepared for.
Women logged on carrying what they had been holding sometimes for years. Quietly. Alone. The way you carry something when you have convinced yourself that nobody else would understand. And then they found themselves in a virtual space full of women who understood completely. No explanation needed. No editing their story to make it easier for someone else to hear.
Something releases in a woman when she realizes she is not the only one. When the weight she has been managing alone suddenly has somewhere to land. That is what happened that day. And the women who were there will tell you that something was different than before.
That was year one. Screens and wifi and women showing up from across the world carrying this.
This year we gather in person. September 19 is that gathering in Millersville, MD, less than 30 minutes from Annapolis, Baltimore, and Washington, DC.
Become a Vendor
Vendors are welcome at Beauty for Ashes 2026. Applications are reviewed individually, and approved vendors receive next steps by email.
Apply to Be a VendorPartner With Us as a Sponsor
If your business or organization invests in the healing and restoration of women, Beauty for Ashes 2026 is worth your consideration. Sponsorship opportunities are available at multiple levels.
Platinum Sponsor $1,000 Tap to see what is included
- Logo on all conference printed materials (program booklet and signage)
- Logo on the conference page of the website
- Recognition on social media (dedicated post)
- Sponsor-provided promotional items included in attendee gift bags
- Verbal recognition at the conference
Gold Sponsor $500 Tap to see what is included
- Logo on the program booklet and conference signage
- Logo on the conference page of the website
- Recognition on social media (group post with other sponsors)
- Sponsor-provided promotional items included in attendee gift bags
Silver Sponsor $250 Tap to see what is included
- Name on the program booklet
- Name on the conference page of the website
- Sponsor-provided promotional items included in attendee gift bags
Friend of Journey to Healing $100 Tap to see what is included
- Name on the program booklet
- Sponsor-provided promotional items included in attendee gift bags
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For questions about giving or sponsorship, email contactus@sotjmin.org.
Common Questions
What is the Beauty for Ashes Conference?
Beauty for Ashes is a one day, in person gathering for women on a healing journey. The day holds worship, teaching rooted in Scripture, and quiet space to simply be present, in a room where every woman understands the weight others walked in carrying. This is our second annual conference and our first time gathering in person.
Where and when is the conference?
Beauty for Ashes 2026 will be held Saturday, September 19, 2026, in Millersville, MD, Anne Arundel County, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with early arrival at 9:45 AM. The full venue name and address will be included in your registration confirmation email.
Is this conference women only, and is there an age requirement?
Yes, this is a women only gathering, and attendees must be 18 or older. You are welcome to invite another woman to register and walk the day alongside you.
Is there a virtual or streaming option this year?
Last year we gathered virtually. This year we are gathering in person, and seating is kept intimate on purpose, so that every woman in the room is truly seen and not just present. Depending on interest, a limited virtual option may open for $25. We would love to see you in the room in person. Join the interest list to be the first to know if it goes live.
What can I expect on the day?
The day moves through three sessions designed to meet you where you are and walk you somewhere deeper, and it closes with a release created for what you came in carrying. You do not have to perform or have it all together to be here. You just have to show up. Sharing is always welcomed and never required, and ministry support is available throughout the day.
What does registration include, and what are the bundles?
Early Registration is $25 through August 15, 2026, and Standard Registration is $35 starting August 16. Every registration includes continental breakfast and lunch. Two bundles pair your registration with the Victory in Christ Journal, a full color, 87 page journal of guided Scripture, reflection, and prayer, with daily structure built for women on the healing journey and prayer sections covering personal needs, family, community, and intercession. The Prepared Heart Digital Bundle is $45 and includes the Full Color 30 Day Digital Journal. The Prepared Heart Signature Bundle is $60 and includes the Full Color 30 Day Hardcover Journal, ready for pickup at the conference. Full bundle details are on the registration page.
What is your refund policy?
Refund requests are honored through August 15, 2026. After that date registration is non refundable. The digital edition of the Victory in Christ Journal is non refundable once delivered. The hardcover edition in the Signature Bundle can be refunded through August 15, the same as registration.
Do you offer group rates?
Yes. Groups of 3 or more can email contactus@sotjmin.org for a group promo code before registering.
Does this conference replace counseling?
No. Beauty for Ashes walks alongside both your faith and your healing, and it does not take the place of professional care. We honor the value of clinical support as part of the journey, and resources are available for women who want them.
I am a vendor. Can I be part of the conference?
Yes. Vendor space is limited and by application. Complete the vendor application, and I will follow up by email with a decision.
How do I get there?
The conference is held in Millersville, MD, in Anne Arundel County. From Washington, DC, plan for about 35 minutes. From Baltimore, MD, plan for about 25 to 30 minutes. From Annapolis, MD, plan for about 20 to 25 minutes. Tap below and enter your own starting address for turn by turn directions. Your registration confirmation email will include the full venue name and address.
Where can I park?
Parking is available at the hosted venue, including accessible parking. There is ample space for all attendees. Full venue details and directions are included in your registration confirmation email.
Will photos or video be taken during the conference?
Photos and video will be taken throughout the day for ministry use, including on our website and social media. Personal recording of the closing session is not permitted. Virtual attendees are asked to keep cameras on throughout the virtual portion of the day.
What is your liability policy?
Still On The Journey Ministries, Minister Jane Coy, and our confirmed speakers for the event are not responsible or liable for injury, illness, lost or damaged personal property, or any decision an attendee makes as a result of what she hears or experiences at this event.
What is your conduct policy?
We reserve the right to ask any attendee to leave the premises for behavior that brings harm to the host, venue, speakers, or fellow attendees. Beauty for Ashes is a space built for safety and dignity, and we hold that standard for everyone in the room.
How can I follow along and stay connected?
We would love to have you with us between now and September 19. Follow Still On The Journey on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest, and find more on the blog and Substack. You can also join the interest list to get conference updates straight to your inbox.
How do I register?
Registration and secure payment are handled through Brushfire. You can click here to register, use the Register button anywhere on this page, or scan the QR code in the Register section. Seating is limited, so the sooner you register, the better.
Be Part of What God Is Already Moving
Still On The Journey Ministries exists because no woman should have to walk through the impact of sexual trauma alone and no woman should ever have to choose between her faith and her healing. That is the mission. That is what every conference, every resource, and every gathering is built on.
Registration is kept intentionally affordable because cost should never be what stands between a woman and her next step. Your giving helps make sure it never is.
If this mission aligns with what you believe in, there is a place for your support here.
Individuals and businesses are welcome to give through Buy Me A Tea. Every contribution makes a difference.
The Conversation Does Not Stop Here
The healing journey does not pause between conferences. Visit the blog for Scripture-based encouragement and real talk about what it means to keep walking.
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Not Ready to Register Yet? You Are Still Welcome Here.
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Your Seat Is Still Waiting
Whatever brought you to this page, I do not believe it was by accident. There is a seat already set for you at Beauty for Ashes 2026, and I would love to see you there.