Hostess Notes:
Find decorating times, hosting details, and more info here.
Coming Soon
What is in the Hostess Kit?
On-Campus Illuminate: The Hostess Kit contains your 10 favors and 10 tickets.
At Home Illuminate: The Hostess Kit is filled with Spiced Mix for Cider and favors (for 10), You may order additional Hostess Kits if your number exceeds 10. There will be a digital version of the Invitation for you to send to your ladies.
How do I get my Hostess Kit?
Hostess Kit Pickup will be Saturday, November 14 on the Bonny Oaks Campus from 9:30–11a.
7236 Bonny Oaks Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Hostess Kits can be mailed to those hosting outside the Chattanooga area for an additional fee.
How many people do I invite?
On-Campus Illuminate: Your table will seat 10.
This year, to help us reach even more women and make room for more hostesses to join the mission, each hostess may host one table at the event. We hope you'll prayerfully consider inviting friends, neighbors, coworkers, or family members who don't yet know Jesus or who aren't connected to a church family. Together, we can extend the invitation farther than ever before.
Many of you have a gift for gathering people, and we don't want to limit that. Our At Home Illuminate Hostess Kit will once again be available with no limit on guests, giving you another opportunity to create a meaningful experience for even more women.
We believe this approach will multiply our impact by equipping more women to host, creating space for new relationships, and extending the invitation to more women throughout our community.
At Home Illuminate: Your kit will include favors for 10. You may order additional At Home Hostess kits if your number exceeds 10.
What about food?
On-Campus Illuminate: Your table costs will include a delicious dinner and dessert for the 10 seated at your table. This cost will also include coffee, spiced cider, iced tea, and water. You will provide dinner plates or chargers, silverware, drinking glasses, napkins, and a centerpiece
At Home Illuminate: You may choose to serve your guests a meal that you prepare, have Doordash deliver, plan a potluck, or order a pizza – the possibilities are endless! It’s all up to you!
Do I have to use china?
No. You can use paper plates or anything you think is fun.
Do I have to live in the Chattanooga area to host?
No. Our At Home Illuminate allows ladies to host from anywhere.
Do I have to be a member of Silverdale to host a table On-Campus?
No. We would love to have anyone host a table.
When can I view the program for Illuminate?
- Live Stream (Option 1) allows you to participate concurrently with our On-Campus Experience. This option is only available on Tuesday-December 1, Wednesday- December 2, and Thursday-December 3. The program begins at 7p.
- Replay (Option 2) will be available beginning Friday, December 4 after 5p. This option allows you to pick your day and time to host. With the replay, you will be able to pause, rewind, etc.
How will I view the program?
For the At Home Illuminate, you will receive instructions the week of the event. This will allow you to view the entire program.
Streaming Instructions coming soon.
Is there anything I can be doing now?
Yes!
- Listen to our playlist on Spotify (Coming Soon)
- Pray for the ladies God would have you invite.
Need some Hosting Ideas?
Where do I register to Host?
You can register as an On-Campus or At-Home Hostess here October 1, 2026.
