Our Story

God is raising up women to follow Jesus and lead others—but women serving in urban contexts are often under-resourced and overlooked.

The Witness Conference was created to change that.

Hosted by The Woodson Institute and The Urban Christian Woman, this conference equips women in urban and everyday ministry spaces with biblical truth, practical tools, and a supportive community to make disciples right where God has planted them. Jesus calls us to be His witnesses "to the ends of the earth," and that begins in our own neighborhoods and cities. This year's theme explores how to live out the Great Commission with courage, wisdom, and faithfulness in the realities of urban life.

When women in our cities are equipped to make disciples, entire communities are transformed.

Join us. Be equipped. Make disciples.

Your Hosts

Te’Sheba Oliver is the Founder, Visionary, and Podcast Co-host of The Urban Christian Woman! She’s a mother of five children and disciples urban women from all walks of life. She loves cooking and finds joy in art museums and listening to jazz music regularly

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Leah Ross is the podcast co-host for The Urban Christian Woman. When she’s not on the podcast, she’s running New City Cleveland with her husband Justin— empowering the Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood in Cleveland through faith, equity, and justice initiatives.

You can find Leah on Substack and all around Cleveland, playing hometown tourist, drinking coffee, and quoting the great theologian, Jon Foreman.

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Elizabeth is a Bible teacher, author, and podcaster founder of The Woodson Institute. who is passionate about equipping believers to make disciples. She is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and has authored several books & bible studies including: Embrace Your Life, From Beginning to Forever, and Live Free

You can find her enjoying good food with her friends in Dallas!