Terebinth Refuge

09/08/2026

RISE 2026 is just TWO DAYS away—and there is still room for you!



Join us Thursday, September 10, from 7:30–9:00 AM at the Park Event Center in Waite Park for a meaningful morning of breakfast, connection, education, and hope.

Emcee Jennifer Lewerenz will guide a program featuring:

• A special message from Terebinth Refuge Founder CeCe Terlouw
• A first look at Terebinth’s future and the new programs that will serve even more women and children
• Two educational Fireside Chats with survivor leaders and community partners

RISE is free to attend, but advance registration closes at the end of TODAY!

Register now and confirm the guests joining you:
www.terebinthrefuge.org/RISE

You can also help us reach our $150,000 goal by becoming a sponsor or making a lead gift. Contact Noelle at [email protected] or (320) 828-7576.

We hope you’ll RISE with us!

Thank you to all our generous sponsors for making this event possible!!

08/28/2026

Meet the conversations at the heart of RISE 2026. 🌿

Join us for two educational Fireside Chats featuring survivor leaders and Subject Matter Experts Joy Friedman, Angel Mays-Andrews, and Lindsay Arf, followed by community leaders Janelle Kendall, Dave Bentrud, Bella Washburn, and Noelle Volin.

📅 Thursday, September 10
🥐 Free breakfast and fellowship: 7:30 a.m.
🎤 Program: 8:00–9:00 a.m.
📍 Park Event Center, Waite Park

Spirit 92.9 is sponsoring RISE, with Jennifer Lewerenz serving as Emcee!

Registration is free but required. Who will you bring?

Register and share: www.terebinthrefuge.org/RISE

Sponsorships and lead gifts are still open as we work toward our $150,000 goal. Contact [email protected].

Everyone has a role to play. RISE with us!

08/13/2026

We are just 4 weeks away from RISE!

Join Terebinth Refuge on September 10th from 7:30–9:00 AM at the Park Event Center in Waite Park for our free annual fundraising breakfast.

Come for breakfast, meaningful conversations with Survivor Subject Matter Experts and Community Partners, and learn more about our vision for the future.

We are grateful to Spirit 92.9 for sponsoring RISE 2026 — and excited that KSNI News Director, Jennifer Lewerenz, will serve as our Emcee on September 10!!

Register and invite someone to join you today! www.terebinthrefuge.org/RISE

Everyone has a role to play. RISE with us!

Sponsorships are available and encouraged! Contact [email protected]

07/23/2026

Registration is now open for RISE 2026!

Join Terebinth Refuge on Thursday, September 10, from 7:30-9:00 AM at the Park Event Center in Waite Park as we learn more about what it means to create a place of refuge for women who have experienced sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Registration is free, and breakfast will be provided. The morning will feature an impactful program with local Survivor Leaders and Community Partners, along with a ministry update from Executive Director Noelle Volin as she shares the vision for the coming year and beyond.

Registration is required and closes September 3.

Register and learn more:
www.terebinthrefuge.org/RISE

WE ALSO NEED SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS!

Become a sponsor: Help sustain the life-changing work of Terebinth Refuge and show your commitment to creating safe communities of refuge. Sponsorship commitments are requested by August 26.

Contact Noelle Volin at [email protected] or (320) 828-7576.

Volunteer with us: We need help reaching out to potential sponsors and attendees, setting up the event the evening before, and supporting coordination on event day.

Contact [email protected] to volunteer.

Attend. Sponsor. Volunteer. Invite others.

Everyone has a role to play. RISE with us!

07/19/2026

07/10/2026

📦 We're Moving... and We Need Your Help! 💚

Terebinth Refuge is taking an exciting step forward as we relocate our administrative offices to a temporary location while we prepare for our permanent move into our new program house later this fall!

We're looking for volunteers to help us pack, organize, do some light lifting, and set up our temporary office.

🗓 Saturday, July 18
🕘 9:00 AM
⏰ Flexible times available

Whether you can stay for an hour or several, your time makes a meaningful difference.

Every box packed and every item moved helps us continue bringing hope, healing, and freedom to women survivors of sexual exploitation.

If you'd like to volunteer, please contact:

📧 [email protected]

Thank you for walking alongside us during this exciting season of growth. We couldn't do it without this incredible community! 💚

07/06/2026

We are humbled and deeply blessed by God's provision and this community's support of Terebinth Refuge and the women we serve. Thank you for helping us to surpass our goal!

06/30/2026

Tomorrow is the final day of the extended Spring Campaign!

We are asking friends of Terebinth Refuge to help us move from $43.5k raised to the
$60,000 goal by July 1.

Link: https://terebinthrefuge.networkforgood.com/projects/299692-seedlings-to-bloom-spring-2026

Every gift helps sustain the work of walking alongside women seeking safety, healing, and freedom after sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Please give today and invite someone else to join you.

06/26/2026

We are almost to the Spring Campaign goal - and there is still time to help!

Thanks to generous supporters and the $12,000 raised through Stop the Trafficking 5K, Terebinth Refuge has received over $43,000 toward the $60,000 Spring Campaign goal – only $17,000 more to go. Will you help us close the gap before July 1?

Link to give: https://terebinthrefuge.networkforgood.com/projects/299692-seedlings-to-bloom-spring-2026.

Would you consider a gift of $50, $100, $250, $500, or another meaningful amount today?

06/13/2026

Today was an incredible day! It was such a joy connecting with our community, raising awareness, and standing together in support of women impacted by exploitation and trafficking. Every conversation, every connection, and every person who stopped by helps move the mission forward. Grateful to be part of this work and inspired by everyone who showed up to make a difference.