14th Annual Footprints on the Heart Candlelighting & Remembrance Event

Name: 14th Annual Footprints on the Heart Candlelighting & Remembrance Event
Start: 2025-10-11T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Crosspoint City Church

Schedule

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Crosspoint City Church | Cartersville, GA

We invite the community to join Footprints on the Heart for a night of fellowship, reflection and remembrance. We look forward to seeing you on this special night as we come together to honor and remember precious babies who are longed for, or whose lives were much too brief. All event sponsorships & donations will be used to further the ministry efforts of Footprints on the Heart.
Candlelighting Information: The event will begin at 5pm with a Chick-fil-A boxed sandwich meal being served. We will all light our candles together as we listen to special song selections and our guest speakers. The evening is typically over by 8pm (sometimes sooner as it varies depending on the number of guests attending and lighting candles, etc).
Event Registration: Event registration will close at 11:55pm on September 11, 2025, with a few extra seats being reserved for families that we might be called to serve from that date until event night. Guests aged 10 and older are a suggested $20 donation. (Please check out the early bird discount) Guests under 10 are Free. There will be an optional spot to add a contribution to keep the Zeffy Platform free for nonprofits. You can select your amount from the drop-down box or choose "other" and select to make no extra contribution. If you wish to attend and are unable to provide the suggested donation please reach out to us at [email protected] for accommodations.
Seating: Tables will seat between 8-10 guests. If you wish to sit with specific attendees(that are not registered together), please reach out to us at [email protected] or 770-547-4333.
Dress Code: Casual dress.
Speakers:
Gina Fox: A Grandparent’s Reflection
Gina is married to Todd Fox and they have a blended family of three grown daughters. Ginais the Women’s Discipleship Minister at Crosspoint City Church and considers it her purpose to spend the rest of her life helping other women experience the life-changing love of Jesus Christ.
�In April 2023, Gina’s daughter Stephanie was 33 weeks pregnant when she went into premature labor due to a placental tear and tragically, little Paisley did not survive her birth. Through God’s miraculous grace, Stephanie survived. Knowing God’s goodness but experiencing her daughter’s grief, literally brought her to her knees begging God for comfort. Gina is honored to have the opportunity to share her perspective of watching her baby grieve for her baby.
�A tremendous blessing, Stephanie is currently pregnant with Paisley’s sister and is due October 20, 2025.
Michel Horton: A Mother’s Reflection
Michel is a wife to her best friend, Hunter, and a mom to four precious boys: Cole. Jack. Riley, and Beau. On Christmas Day 2022, Michel and Hunter experienced the heartbreaking loss of their son Riley, a loss that forever changed their family. Michel is a stay-at-home mom with a deep love for Jesus, whose faith has carried her through seasons of both incredible joy and unimaginable sorrow.
Michel and her family live in Cartersville and are part of Crosspoint City Church. Out of her own journey of grief, she has helped start an infant loss group through the church - a safe place for moms to find community, comfort, and hope as they walk through their grief together. Michel has also been deeply blessed with a close-knit community of friends who have loved and supported her family through every season of life, standing faithfully beside them in their grief. She is honored to share a piece of her story tonight, remembering and celebrating the lives of all the precious babies who are forever loved.
Branson Mincey: A Father’s Reflection
Branson is a devoted husband to Madison, and a loving dad to their five kids: Riley, Rowan, Baby Mincey, Salem, and Silas. On April 25, 2022. Branson and Madison's son, Rowan, was born sleeping, and a few months later the family faced another loss as they miscarried their rainbow baby. These heartbreaks have grown their faith, their trust in God, and their love for each other.
Branson and his family live in Taylorsville. They are members of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, where he serves as a Sunday School teacher. Branson is a crew foreman at Marietta Power. He is honored to share part of his testimony and encourage those walking their own grief journey.
Candles: Families are invited to bring their own candle that will be lit for the duration of this event. You will take your candle back home with you at the end of the evening. Absolutely NO open flame candles (such as taper candles) will be allowed. Candles must be in a glass/metal/ceramic/etc. container that prevents the dripping of wax on table linens.Please try to refrain from bringing scented candles. We will also have a selection of votive candles available.

We would like to extend very special thanks to Crosspoint City Church for generously allowing us to use their beautiful sanctuary for this event. Special thanks to all who have donated their time, talent, and treasure to help ensure that this night is special in so many ways.
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or 770-547-4333.
Footprints on the Heart offers free in-person peer support, and services, to families facing loss in Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Polk, and Whitfield counties. Our in-person services provided include remembrance photography, memory making, H.O.P.E. Boxes, assistance with funeral planning, and ongoing peer support. Providing families an opportunity to make as many memories as possible with their baby is at the heart of what we do. Based on Biblical truths found in Jeremiah 1:5, Ecclesiastes 3:1 and Psalm 34:18 we believe each life is precious, no matter how short lived, and leaves a lasting legacy of love. For more information about our ministry efforts please visit us www.facebook.com/footprintsontheheart.ga or online at www.footprintsontheheart.org.