North Gardendale Church will host the Designed to SHINE Conference for  Women Sept. 6, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., with Jerra Dooley, director of Gracefull Ministries and licensed human behavior consultant. To preregister contact Kelly Bledsoe at kelly_bledsoe@charter.net or 205-841-9299. For information visit www.gracefull.org/designedtoshine or call 1-888-881-4641. Stanley Kilgore is pastor.