Join 100's of guys for The Gathering Spring Men's Outreach Breakfast w/ Fred Stokes - Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur and Super Bowl Champion. His path to stardom and success, both personally and professionally, is a truly captivating life story. You're sure to be encouraged and inspired plus you'll be able to network with others.
meet fred stokes:
Fred grew up in a single family home with his mother and two sisters. Food was sometimes a scarcity, but his mother seemed to always find a way to feed her growing family. Fred was a BIG boy and he continued to grow well above all of his friends throughout his middle and high school years. He excelled in all sports and was able to secure a full football scholarship to Georgia Southern University under the legendary Coach Erk Russell. While at Georgia Southern, Fred played a vital role on two National Championship teams. Fred was only one of two players on his team voted First Team All-America after his senior season as an Offensive Tackle.
Fred was drafted into the National Football League in 1987, where he would spend the next ten years playing Defensive End for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints. Fred had the awesome privilege of playing in, and winning, Super Bowl XXVI with the 1991 Washington Redskins against the Buffalo Bills. In that game, Fred recorded two and half sacks, a forced fumble and recovered another. Fred’s Redskins teammates affectionately labeled him “Big Play Stokes” because of his knack for making a big play at the right time of a game. He ended his professional football career with the New Orleans Saints.
After football, Fred has pursued other career opportunities in his "retirement". He started Fred Stokes Foods in 2006, a very successful food company with products sold nationally in major stores. He published his autobiography entitled “The Bridge That Brought Me Over” and later established LINT BROTHER INC, a non-profit that is based upon Fred's desire to see men emotionally free so they can walk in victory and freedom. Fred and his wife of 33 years, Regina, have three boys along with three wonderful grandchildren.
NFL VIDEO - FRED 'BIG PLAY' STOKES BIO - FRED STOKES
spring breakfast information:
Details: 7am-9am Wed., May 28, 2025 @ Hilton Airport Palm Beach, West Palm Beach.
150 Australian Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33406-1473, USA
http://www.hiltonpalmbeachairport.com/
Pricing : $50 (early registration discounted tickets till 04/15); $400 (early registration discounted tables of 8 till 04/15); Preferred Seating & Event Sponsors ($800 and up, see links below for downloadable form and online registration)
PRINTABLE REGISTRATION ON-LINE REGISTRATION
mail-in registration available:
Gathering Palm Beach County, 9314 Forest Hill Blvd., Ste. 56, Wellington, FL 33411
* Please make your check payable to Gathering Palm Beach County
* Got Questions - call us (561) 622-4913 or e-mail
What is the outreach breakfast?
Each year since 1989, The Gathering has sponsored evangelistic outreach events for men. We have been blessed to have hundreds of men in attendance at each breakfast. Many have been impacted professionally and personally after hearing an encouraging message that features an opportunity for men to accept, or return to, Jesus Christ.
We encourage YOU to invite men Who Are:
- Christians needing a spiritual booster-shot
- Not in a personal relationship w/ Jesus Christ
- Professing to be Christians, yet living by cultural, no Biblical values
- Wounded or Broken
- Your disciples or those you are mentoring
- Your co-workers, colleagues, friends, or guy dating your daughter
We believe it is time to be strategic and intentional in inviting men to hear the good news of the Gospel. There is an urgent necessity in reaching/inviting men to have a relationship with Jesus. Hopefully, you will want to be a part of this movement. Be in prayer, God will guide you to the men He wants you to invite.
Past Outreach Breakfast Speakers
- Michael Franzese
- Jeff Strueker
- Sujo John
- Scott Sullivan
- Bernhard Langer
- Captain Chris Plenkpol
- Adolph Coors IV
- Dr. Tony Campolo
- Mike Schmidt & Gary Carter
- Ken Davis
- Eric Alexander
- Bill Fay
- Lyle Wells
- Bob Tebow
- David Barton
- Joe Erhmann
- Dr. Hugh Ross
- Phil Callaway
- Rich DeVos
- Wayne Huizenga, Jr.
- Tommy Bowden
- Chad Williams
- Darryl Strawberry
- Jeff Kemp
- Mark Merrill
- Doug McCary
- LTG Jerry Boykin
- Mark Koch
- Brian Holman
- David Akers
- Dr. Damon Friedman
- Chris Singleton
- Brad Stine
- Dr. Patrick Bisher
- Billy Thompson
- Ed Rush
- Phillip Hatfield
- LTG Richard 'Dick' Newton
- Mark Whitacre
- Fred Stokes