Team

Each woman comes with their own story of addiction, redemption, to point to one greater kingdom story.

Meet the Team

  • Amy Cates

    FOUNDER

  • Candi Collier

    VP, HOUSE MANAGER

  • Leah Gunn

    ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISSTANT

  • Monica Brannon

    HOUSE MANAGER

  • FOUNDER

    Turning Point Ministry was born out of my own journey of redemption. After spending 20 years in addiction, God completely delivered me through a 21-day program in 2011. In 2018, while serving in jail ministry, I met a woman who was being released the next day with nowhere to go. In that moment, God broke my heart and placed a calling on my life to create a place of hope and healing for women in recovery. That was the beginning of Turning Point Ministry—a place where lives are restored and new beginnings are possible through the power of Christ.

  • VP, HOUSE MANAGER

    Meet Amy’s sister, partner, and friend, Candi Collier. Amy and Candi’s stories are beautifully intertwined. Amy prayed for her sister for eight and a half years, and God answered powerfully and rescued her from addiction. In 2020, Candi entered The Lovelady Center, where she began her own journey of healing, restoration, and faith. Today, they serve side by side, using their testimonies to bring hope and freedom to other women who are walking the same road they once did.

  • ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

    Meet Leah, our administrative assistant — a WellHouse graduate, truth teacher, gifted speaker, and a true sister in Christ. She is a warrior and a fighter who brings strength and encouragement to everyone she meets. Leah and Amy first met at Celebrate Recovery in 2021, and after completing a 12-step class together, Amy had the honor of becoming her sponsor. God placed a calling on both of their hearts — Leah to launch a podcast and Amy to begin a recovery ministry — and both visions were birthed at the same time in October 2025.

  • HOUSE MANAGER

    Meet Monica, Amy’s very special sister in Christ and our one-of-a-kind house manager. God first allowed their paths to cross in 2017 at the Lovelady Thrift Store. Though life took them in different directions for a season, they reconnected in 2023 through Celebrate Recovery. Today, they serve side by side, united in purpose and passion, helping build God’s Kingdom and walking with women on their journey to freedom and restoration.