Holman Street Baptist Church illuminated with a room filled with women in white who came out to participate in the 13th Annual 1000 Women in White on Sunday, July 21, 2013.

This annual day is a vision of Alice Thomas, former President of Mission Number 2 who wanted to do real mission work and touch others outside of the church. With her vision, Thomas tries to draw in as many women as possible each year to help bless another while uplifting the name of Jesus.

Any woman that wants to participate can be inducted into the 1000 Women in White and the minimum donation is $10. The money that is collected from donation is divided up and this year $500 went to Hold My Hand, which is an organization that serves youth girls from the ages of 12- 17 who are in Child Protective Services custody.

The Mistress of Ceremony, Deborah Aaron of Family Fellowship Baptist Church gave the first taste of excitement as she introduced the Women of Independent Missionary Baptist General Association who gave the devotion before Rev. M.B. Johnson, II of Holman Street Baptist gave the pulpit devotion. Holman Street Baptist Church choir sang before Patricia Douglas of Holman Street Baptist presented the welcome and the response came from Helen Fosha of Christian Faith Missionary Baptist Church. Alberta Paley of St. Luke Missionary Baptist gave the occasion followed by Carolyn Stubblefield of Agape Community Church, who sang a solo. The theme was given by Robin Maxie who had the congregation on their feet as she told the women they had to stay rooted in God. After the offering period, Mount Hebron Missionary Baptist Church choir came up and sang. The Rev. Dr. C.L. Wallace introduced the guest minister, the Rev. Dr. G.V. Clark of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church and President of the Missionary Baptist General Convention of Texas. After the invitation to Christian discipleship presentations were made and the mission work of a 1000 Women in White would be brought to fruition for the 13th time.

Yvonne Whitfield, Executive Director/ CEO and Founder of Hold My Hand Residential Treatment Center was called up to receive her love donation from the 1000 Women in White.

“It was very emotional,” said Whitfield. “I have to be grounded in order to touch these precious children and to have passion to serve the kids that I serve. God continues to show us favor.”
The donations are for the organization to do whatever they will like with. But the main mission of a 1000 Women in White is to minister to as many women as possible.

“We want to pray with women and we want them to let someone else pray for them,” said Alice Thomas.

Thomas’s goal is to keep receiving women and joining together to praise God. One woman’s desire to gather women for love, peace and harmony has erupted in 13 years of service while reaching towards the goals set forth by God.