Presented by RETA, Inc.

2026 Celebrating Life Benefit Dinner

Name: 2026 Celebrating Life Benefit Dinner
Start: 2026-03-20T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-20T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Nappanee Missionary Church

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Location

Nappanee Missionary Church
70417 CR 19 North
Nappanee, Indiana 46550
United States

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Date & Time

Friday, 03/20/2026
5:30pm EDT - 8:00pm EDT

Add to Calendar 03/20/2026 05:30:00 PM 03/20/2026 08:00:00 PM America/New_York 2026 Celebrating Life Benefit Dinner Celebrating Life Benefit Dinner Friday, March 20th | Nappanee Missionary Church Doors open at 5:30 PM | Dinner served at 6:00 PM | Event concludes by 8:00 PM This year’s Celebrating Life Benefit Dinner is especially meaningful as we mark 41 years of RETA—41 years of faith, service, and life-affirming ministry. In Scripture, the number 40 often represents a time of testing, preparation, or waiting: 40 days in the ark, 40 years in the wilderness, 40 days of fasting before new beginnings. But 41, that next step, symbolizes what comes after the trial. It’s the dawn after the storm, the promise fulfilled, the new life that follows a season of endurance and faith. At RETA, we see that same truth lived out every day. After the trials and uncertainty of an unplanned pregnancy, there comes hope. There comes new life. There comes redemption. And after 40 faithful years of serving mothers, babies, and families in our community, we are stepping boldly into our 41st year, ready to embrace the next chapter God has written for this ministry. Join us for an inspiring evening of stories, fellowship, and gratitude as we celebrate the lives changed, the hearts healed, and the futures forever shaped through God’s grace and your support. Together, we continue to bring light into the world, one heartbeat, one family, one life at a time. **If you wish to submit payment for your sponsorship, table, or tickets by check or cash, please contact Cheryl Kiser at cheryl@retaforlife.com. Payments may be mailed to: RETA 116 W. Jackson Blvd. Elkhart, IN 46516 Nappanee Missionary Church 70417 CR 19 North Nappanee, Indiana 46550

Price

$150 - $10,000

Celebrating Life Benefit Dinner
Friday, March 20th | Nappanee Missionary Church
Doors open at 5:30 PM | Dinner served at 6:00 PM | Event concludes by 8:00 PM

This year’s Celebrating Life Benefit Dinner is especially meaningful as we mark 41 years of RETA—41 years of faith, service, and life-affirming ministry.

In Scripture, the number 40 often represents a time of testing, preparation, or waiting: 40 days in the ark, 40 years in the wilderness, 40 days of fasting before new beginnings. But 41, that next step, symbolizes what comes after the trial. It’s the dawn after the storm, the promise fulfilled, the new life that follows a season of endurance and faith.

At RETA, we see that same truth lived out every day. After the trials and uncertainty of an unplanned pregnancy, there comes hope. There comes new life. There comes redemption. And after 40 faithful years of serving mothers, babies, and families in our community, we are stepping boldly into our 41st year, ready to embrace the next chapter God has written for this ministry.

Join us for an inspiring evening of stories, fellowship, and gratitude as we celebrate the lives changed, the hearts healed, and the futures forever shaped through God’s grace and your support. Together, we continue to bring light into the world, one heartbeat, one family, one life at a time.

**If you wish to submit payment for your sponsorship, table, or tickets by check or cash, please contact Cheryl Kiser at cheryl@retaforlife.com. Payments may be mailed to:
RETA
116 W. Jackson Blvd.
Elkhart, IN 46516

Celebrating Life Benefit Dinner
Friday, March 20th | Nappanee Missionary Church
Doors open at 5:30 PM | Dinner served at 6:00 PM | Event concludes by 8:00 PM

This year’s Celebrating Life Benefit Dinner is especially meaningful as we mark 41 years of RETA—41 years of faith, service, and life-affirming ministry.

Dr. Dell is a board-certified clinical psychologist, United States Air Force veteran, and serves as RETA’s Director of Psychological Health. He is also an instructor in the Trauma Certification Program at Wheaton College and co-author of the 2025 book Freedom to Heal. Alongside his professional work, Dr. Dell and his wife, Janine, have been married for 18 years, are parents to three daughters, and have served as foster parents in three states.

We’re excited to welcome Marriani Fleming, a recent American Idol Golden Ticket recipient, as a special guest at this year’s Celebrating Life Benefit Dinner. Her talent and faith will help make the evening truly meaningful.