MARIETTA - To help women overcome challenges and become more successful, Zion Baptist Church in Marietta is conducting a "Sister2Sister Economic Empowerment for Women" event Nov. 14 at 165 Lemon St.

The female-only event is a part of a women's weekend celebration. There will be developmental workshops for women and girls of all ages, as well as an expo featuring 40 women business owners and exhibitors with information to enhance and enrich the lives of women.

The event is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The expo is free, but there is a $5 registration fee for the workshops. Childcare will be available for $5.

"We want to provide tools, techniques and resources to deal with some of the challenges that women are facing today," said Priscilla Hollman, head of the Zion Baptist committee that is organizing the event.

The event was created by Zion Baptist's women's ministry and will offer a spiritual perspective to empowering women as well, she said.

Workshop topics will include: Navigating Single Motherhood: the Legal Perspective; Reinventing Oneself as a Business Owner: the Keys to Success; Uplifting Our Golden Ladies: Avoiding Scams and Fraud; Maintaining Your Spiritual Armor in the Workplace; and Social and Church Etiquette for Girls.

Among workshop presenters are local attorneys Vicky Norrid and Cheryl Richardson; Angel Wheeler Riley, deputy chief assistant solicitor-general in DeKalb County; and Janice Q. Taylor, a certified life coach.

Taylor, of Marietta, is the owner of the Mind Heart Wisdom Group. Her workshop will focus on women taking charge of their own career development. She advises people to identify their values, and what they're willing to comprise on, and then develop strategies to be successful in their careers.

"In many cases, I think women have a tendency to put themselves last because they take care of everyone else, whether they're single or not," Taylor said. "They put family, their husband and other people first. Then their job comes first and at the end of the day, what is left for them?"

The workshop on etiquette will be for young women and girls as young as age 8. Jacinta Bouvay of Zion Baptist's Sisters Keepers program for girls 8 through 18, will present the workshop.

"Etiquette is not just about the dining room table or sitting in the (church) sanctuary. It's about everything you do," Bouvay said. "Especially for our young girls because they see all kinds of stuff in the media, what their friends are doing and things happening at school. We are trying to remind them that they are worthy enough to be God's children."

Hollman, a massage therapist who owns Tranquil Spirit Center at 358 Roswell St. in Marietta, said it was important to the event's organizers that all of the workshop presenters and business vendors be women.

"We wanted to demonstrate how we as women can work together and support one another, and showcase our skills and wares," she said.

For more information about Zion Baptist Church's 'Sister2Sister Economic Empowerment for Women's' event, call Hollman at (404) 431-7651 or email zionwomensministryattendees@gmail.com.