The Lovers Lane Foundation
&
The McCormick Distinguished Speaker Forum


Present

Jan Langbein

CEO of Genesis Women’s Shelter

Oct. 6 & 7

SUNDAY MORNING, OCT. 6
Exposing the Holy Hush
Guest Speaker in Worship
8:15 a.m. ­ Shipp Chapel
9:30 a.m. Asbury Hall
10:50 a.m. Sanctuary
SUNDAY EVENING, OCT. 6
Do Battered Women Eat SPAM?
Seated Dinner and Lecture
6:30 p.m. Asbury Hall

MONDAY MORNING, OCT. 7
Domestic Violence - It's Everybody's Business.....How to Help a Friend  (panel discussion)
Coffee & Conversation in Asbury Hall
9:30 a.m. ­ Coffee & Muffins
10:00 a.m. Lecture

Complimentary childcare available
Oct. 6: 6:30 – 8:30 PM & Oct. 7: 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Email foundation@llumc.org with child’s name & age by Sept. 29

Advance purchase required for Dinner:
Sponsor Tables and Individual Seating Available
CLICK HERE to Make Reservations and Purchase Tables/Tickets
All proceeds go to the David McLaurin Outreach & Benevolence Fund


DAVID McLAURIN OUTREACH AND BENEVOLENCE FUND

In 2006, an anonymous donor established the David McLaurin Outreach and Benevolence Fund with the Lovers Lane Foundation for the benevolent support of individuals in need that are brought to the attention of the Foundation and approved by the Outreach Ministry Team at LLUMC. Since then, members and friends have continued to contribute to this noteworthy endowment.  

Examples of how the David McLaurin Endowment has provided support for those in need include (just to mention a few):

    • Numerous instances of rent assistance for elderly, handicapped or others experiencing job loss, unexpected medical costs, change in personal situation, etc. (many facing imminent eviction)
    • Many cases of financial assistance to help members and staff with surgery and medical costs, unexpected car or home repairs, etc.
    • Payment of utility costs to avoid suspension of services
    • Assistance with immigration and legal fees
    • Support for homelessness

Every year the David McLaurin Endowment provides the above types of assistance to those in need.  This year, 100% of the proceeds from ticket and table sales for the 2019 McCormick Lecture Series will go to the David McLaurin Endowment.



For more details, contact Paul Ditto, Executive Director of the LLUMC Foundation

pditto@llumc.org   or   214-706-9561


Jan Langbein HeadshotJAN LANGBEIN

For 28 years, Jan Edgar Langbein has been active in efforts to end violence against women. Currently, as CEO of Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support, Ms. Langbein oversees Genesis’ internal and external operations as well as funding and community education. 

Recognized as a National Expert on the dynamics and effects of domestic violence, Ms. Langbein conducts training, keynote, and workshop programs for numerous local, state, and national conferences, social and civic organizations, and corporations. Ms. Langbein provides expert testimony in court cases and trains law enforcement and prosecutorial professionals to enhance their efforts to end violence against women.

In partnership with the Dallas Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Ms. Langbein co-founded the annual International Conference on Crimes Against Women with advanced practices of investigation and prosecution bringing together law enforcement, advocates, prosecutors, and forensic health professionals.

Under Ms. Langbein’s leadership, Genesis has grown from a seven-room emergency shelter to a full-service response for victims of domestic violence. Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support provides a continuum of care which includes expanded shelter services, transitional housing, day care, an on-site school, access to civil legal representation, jobs readiness programming, ESL education, advocacy, and counseling at their residential and nonresidential facilities. Genesis is unique as one of the few victim services programs in the country that accomplishes sustainability without government funding. Since its inception, Genesis has not only developed services of excellence but also innovative programs and funding sources. The organization and success of this model program has been shared statewide to other NGOs. 

In 2009, Ms. Langbein concluded a Presidential Appointment as Senior Policy Advisor to the Director of the United States Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). As Senior Policy Advisor, Ms. Langbein served as chief strategist of OVW. On behalf of the Director, she guided and evaluated program and administrative processes and worked to implement standards and protocols for internal and external operations. She supported the ongoing efforts within OVW for policy issues regarding the implementation of the Violence Against Women Act.

Her extensive professional affiliations include board, advisory, and committee positions with the Texas Council on Family Violence, Family Violence Prevention Council, Dallas County Family Violence Task Force, Family Violence Coalition, Dallas Mayor’s Task Force on Domestic Violence, Greater Dallas Injury Prevention Center, and the North Texas Food Bank. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her leadership and community service including the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award, Mosaic Family Services Champion of Human Rights Award, the Mary Harriman Community Leadership Award, Maura Award, Woman of Distinction Award, Women’s Advocacy Award, Southern Methodist University’s Profiles in Leadership Award, George Washington Honoree Medal, Peacemakers’ Dallas Peace Patron Award, and the Dallas Bar Association Liberty Bell Award.

Ms. Langbein has been qualified for expert testimony in Dallas, Collin, Tarrant, and Ellis Counties for civil, criminal -misdemeanor and felony proceedings, and has provided expert testimony in immigration cases as well as court-martials at Ft. Hood and Lackland Air Force Base.