A gathering of about 6,500 conservative Christian women in Allen on Saturday honored the late activist Charlie Kirk with a tribute video, speeches highlighting his impact and worship songs dedicated to his legacy.
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In the video, Kirk said he wanted to be remembered, first and foremost, for “courage for my faith.”
The conference, Share the Arrows, is in its second year and was organized by Allie Beth Stuckey, a podcast host from Plano.
Stuckey is behind the popular podcast Relatablehas over a million combined followers on X and Instagram and wrote the New York Times bestselling book Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion. She has worked at Conservative Review and at Blaze Media, which distributes her podcast.
The conference, at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center, featured speakers including Jinger Duggar Vuolo, a member of the reality TV family of 19 Kids and Counting; Alisa Childers, an author who was formerly part of the Christian band ZOEgirl; and influencer Abbie Halberstadt.
Childers described Stuckey as a “female Charlie Kirk.” She said all the women at the event would help carry on Kirk’s legacy — with “6,500 Charlie Kirks” in the room.
The conference ran all day, and the venue’s indoor arena was packed with women in floral dresses, several of whom brought their infants or young children. Outside the arena were about 50 vendors with pop-up booths, including Christian charities, clothing boutiques, and conservative and anti-abortion advocacy organizations.
Audience members listen to a prayer during the Share the Arrows conference at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas, on Oct 11, 2025.
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Christian singer Francesca Battistelli led the audience in worship sessions throughout the day. She said she was working on a new album while raising her seven kids, and she performed an unreleased song.
Panels focused on embracing Christian motherhood and navigating the health and wellness space. One panel featured two wellness influencers, Taylor Dukes and Shawna Holman, both of whom talked about facing health struggles that pushed them to look for remedies beyond traditional medicine.
Dukes encouraged attendees to eat real food; get plenty of sunshine, sleep and fresh air; and listen to their bodies and resist “hustle culture.” Holman advised people to study the products they put into their bodies and pay attention to ingredients that could disrupt hormone health.
The panel also addressed vaccines, after Stuckey jokingly introduced the subject as non-controversial — and easy to agree on — to laughter from the audience.
Dukes said parents are the best advocates for their children and encouraged people to do their own research on vaccination. Holman said that after she began researching vaccines, she was met with so much “hostility and condescension” that she became even more skeptical of vaccines.
Friends Coree Fiedler, 29, and Amber Boudreaux, 28, drove from Houston to attend the conference. They said Stuckey inspired them to be brave in defending their religious convictions. Fiedler, who brought her 4-month-old, said listening to someone who aligns with her morals was particularly helpful for her.
Allie Beth Stuckey, left, moderates a panel with Abbie Halberstadt, center, and Hillary Morgan Ferrer, right, at the Share the Arrows conference at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas, on Oct. 11, 2025.
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Sisters Charlee and Kathleen Howell flew in from Iowa and Minnesota and said they’d also attended the event last year. Charlee, 38, a teacher, loved the speakers at the event this year. Stuckey “stands for the gospel of Christ and she’s not wavering on that,” she said.
Halee Burchfield, 37, who homeschools her three children, said she flew in from Arkansas after receiving a ticket as a gift from another influencer. Burchfield found Battistelli’s worship set encouraging.
In an interview, Stuckey said Kirk, who was assassinated in Septemberhad left his friends with big shoes to fill. “It’s taking a lot of us to fill in for all the things one man was doing,” she said. “I’m still really sad some days — very distraught, actually, but there is some comfort in knowing that the work doesn’t stop, and I really think that Charlie would have it no other way.”
Stuckey said she has received messages from women telling her they no longer want to be a “silent bystander.” Stuckey said she wants to encourage women to be courageous and unafraid to face hardship for defending what they believe.
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