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Fearless & Anointed Retreat
2025-05-31 09:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Camp Manitoqua & Retreat Center, 8122 W Sauk Trail, Frankfort, IL, 60423, United States
Attention all ladies!
Beneath the Scars Ministries is excited to announce the Fearless and Anointed one-day women’s retreat being held at the beautiful Camp Manitoqua retreat center in Frankfort, IL.
Join us this May 31st for a day of connection, encouragement, and spiritual refreshment. We will take a look at our spiritual armor and gain fresh perspective to step onto the battlefield with courage to achieve breakthrough in our hardest hit areas.
Hear from Beneath the Scars Ministries founder and author Maria Fonseca and guest speakers:
Barbara Karpouzian, host of Everlasting Love TV. To read more about Barbara’s passion for serving women visit https://clarioncall.blog/
Brenda Savanhu, speaker and author of Memorial Stones. Visit https://brendasavanhu.com/ to read about her journey and the heart behind her guided devotional: Memorial Stones
Worship by singer and songwriter, Christina Maldonado. Christina leads worship at Core Community Covenant church with her husband and is also the author of Joy Comes with the Mourning, a poetry book on grief. To learn more about her music and ministry visit her at https://www.facebook.com/ChrisMarie93/
Doors open at 8:30am and the program begins at 9:30am. Light refreshments will be provided in the morning and a delicious catered lunch in the afternoon.
Hotel accommodations
Looking to stay nearby the retreat camp or get together for a girl’s night the evening before?
A special rate is available at the Holiday Inn Express located at: 950 Lake Superior Drive, Matteson, IL 60443
Simply call 1 888 HOLIDAY (1 888 465 4329) mention that your are with the Fearless and Anointed group or click here.
Rates are $129/single bed and $139/double.
These rooms and rates will be available until 4/15/25 and are on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Broken to Beautiful Conference
2026-08-01 10:00 - 15:00 | Liberty Christian Center, 5441 W. Addison, Chicago, 60641, United States
Ladies, this one’s for you!
Beneath the Scars Ministries is excited to announce the Broken to Beautiful one-day women’s conference being held at the Liberty Christian Center in Chicago.
Join us this August 1st for a day of connection, encouragement, and spiritual refreshment. We will be discussing what God’s redemptive work looks like when we see so much brokenness in places, people, in our hearts and in the hearts of those close to us. This is a day where we will be strengthened by gathering wisdom, praying, and healing alongside each other. Together we will find beauty in our brokenness.
Hear from Beneath the Scars Ministries founder and author Maria Fonseca and guest speaker Barbara Karpouzian. She is host of Everlasting Love TV, and you can read more about her passion for serving women at https://clarioncall.blog/
We are excited to welcome singer and song writer Chelsea Dourson along with her band, People Like Me as they lead us in worship. To learn more about her music and ministry visit: https://chelseadoursonmusic.com/home
We will also be hearing from a panelist of amazing women of God who will be sharing stories of how God met them in various seasons of brokenness and witnessed Him transform them into beautiful testimonies of His faithfulness, restoration, and healing. What areas in your life are you experiencing brokenness in? Where do you need clarity or breakthrough? This is an open Q&A session where you may submit questions to our panelists at the conference or in advance by email to: beneaththescarsministries@gmail.com.
Doors open at 9:30 am and the program begins at 10:00am. Light refreshments will be provided in the morning and lunch in the afternoon.
