AT THE CENTER OF
WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT
Explore the past 25 years of The Woman, Thou Art Loosed! Conference

What Bishop T.D. Jakes started as Sunday school lessons at his church in West Virginia in 1992 has transformed into one of the nation’s most riveting women’s conferences. Through the years, Bishop Jakes has “loosed” multitudes of women from the shackles of abandonment, low self-esteem, addiction, and more to become victorious, secure women. Woman, Thou Art Loosed! held its first conference in 1996 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. Now, a quarter-century later, WTAL comes home to that original location for its triumphant grand finale.
Join us Sept. 22-24, 2022, for a Homecoming like no other. Women who pioneered this movement and ladies who have soldiered on along the way will gather together to celebrate, commune, and carry out the empowering message WTAL started those many years ago. God’s promises never fail!
1996
What started as a woman’s bible study evolves into a worldwide movement, giving women the tools they need to step into their authentic purpose.
EXPLORE PHOTOS FROM THE FIRST WTAL CONFERENCE2000
With 80,000 people gathered, the WTAL conference changes lives and breaks attendance records at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA.
EXPLORE PHOTOS FROM THE 2000 WTAL CONFERENCE347,000+
Number of attendees to date ... and counting
2011
Bishop T.D. Jakes takes WTAL to Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, TX, where the conference’s chain-breaking message draws an enthusiastic, sold-out crowd.
EXPLORE PHOTOS FROM THE 2011 WTAL CONFERENCE300,000+
Number of items sold at the WTAL store
2013
At MegaFest, a star-studded amalgamation of WTAL and three other conferences, Bishop Jakes shares the stage with the incomparable Oprah Winfrey at the sold-out American Airlines Arena in Dallas, TX.
EXPLORE PHOTOS FROM THE 2013 WTAL MEGAFESTINTERNATIONAL REACH
Our top 20 international audiences to date
Bahamas
United Kingdom
Canada
Jamaica
South Africa
Netherlands
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago
Netherlands Antilles
Guadeloupe
Australia
Turks and Caicos Island
Zambia
Cayman Island
Ghana
Bermuda
Japan
2020
In response to the worldwide pandemic, WTAL goes 100% virtual for the first time, attracting more than 35,000 attendees and proving NOTHING can keep a loosed woman down.
WATCH A MOMENT CAPTURED FROM THE 2020 CONFERENCE35,000+
Number of people who viewed the 2020 virtual experience
2022
It’s the end of an era as we gather in person one last time for the highly anticipated WTAL Homecoming and Grand Finale in Atlanta, GA. Ladies, your crown awaits!
Coca-Cola, our sponsor through this movement, is showing the world that extraordinary women can do anything they set their minds to. Thank you, Coca-Cola, for believing in our mission.