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BRIEF: Women of Faith Conference kicks off Friday

By: Tracy Simmons

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August 16, 2012

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The annual Women of Faith Conference begins tomorrow at Spokane Arena.

This year's theme, “Celebrate What Matters,” focuses on God's constant love — through triumphs and tragedies, according to a news release. The two-day event will include stories, Bible teachings, live music and a live ballet.

Women of Faith, which is a four-month tour spanning 23 cities, will feature the following Grammy Award-winning artists and best-selling authors:

– Best-selling author, speaker, and singer Sheila Walsh

– “Bad Girls of the Bible” author Liz Curtis Higgs

– Multi-Award winning musical group Selah

– Comedian and storyteller Ken Davis

– Grammy winning singer CeCe Winans

Several other speakers and performers will also be at the conference. For information visit the Women of Faith website.

Cost is $99.

Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Associate Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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