Women Stand Up! is a faith based non-profit organization whose powerful and purpose driven mission is to see the hearts and minds of hurting women restored and repurposed.

Christine Leahy, the founder and CEO of Women Stand Up!, has a heart for serving the kinds of women many church’s and women’s ministries aren’t reaching – the hurting, abused, depressed and brokenhearted. Modern day misfits just like her.

It takes an Army…  Christine served our nation as a paralegal in the JAG Corp as a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army until recently when she left the Army to do full time ministry. Can you think of the last church speaker you had who’s low crawled under barbed wire while under live fire and thrown live hand grenades? Don’t worry, it’s not part of her event! For the last several years though, Christine has been just as busy under the lights on stage as she was on the firing range. For 2 years she was the main narrator in the Army’s multi-million dollar production “Spirit of America” celebrating America’s rich military heritage. She traveled across the country with a cast of hundreds of her fellow soldiers from “The Old Guard” performing in public arenas before standing room only crowds of 10-15,000. Christine was selected to perform before 4,000 of the Army’s leaders at the Annual Conference of the Association of the United States Army, which was televised on C-SPAN (AUSA on C-SPAN). The audience included Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, Army Chief of Staff General George Casey, and Afghanistan Commander General David Petraeus. Christine was the Master of Ceremonies at the 235th Army Birthday Ball attended by 2,700 Army leaders, defense contractors and guests and was televised globally on the Pentagon’s cable network. Talk about pressure under fire. Closer to home, Christine started an all female soldier bible study for the women serving their country from her post. Prior to serving in her present capacity as a paralegal in the Army, Christine spent 10 years in various positions in judicial affairs and residence life at a number of colleges and universities. Before that, she attended Central Michigan University and Illinois State University where she earned a bachelors degree in Psychology, a masters degree in Higher Education Administration, and completed a year and a half of studies towards her doctorate in Clinical Psychology. In her spare time, Christine stays involved in her husbands ministry, BraveHearts, traveling and sharing the stage with him to offer a woman’s perspective on issues like pornography, body image issues, and the sexualization of the culture. They currently live in Atlanta, Georgia.