Dr. Tony Evans, one of the country’s most respected leaders in evangelical circles, who was named one of the 12 most effective preachers in the English-speaking world by Baylor University, will be the guest speaker at the 24th Annual Benefit Dinner for Lifeline Family Center Thursday, March 12.

About 800 community leaders are expected to attend the annual benefit dinner at McGregor Baptist Church on Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $90 each or $560 for a table of eight. Sponsorships, which include a VIP reception with Dr. Evans, are available from $1,000 to $15,000. Tickets may be purchased at www.BenefitDinnerLFC.org or by calling 239-242-7238.

Dr. Evans is the founder and senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Tex., and president of The Urban Alternative, chaplain of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, and author of more than 100 books, booklets and Bible studies. His radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on more than 1,200 United States outlets daily, including Moody Radio, and in more than 130 countries. He is the first African American to earn a doctorate of theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and has been named one of the 12 Most Effective Preachers in the English-speaking world by Baylor University.

Lifeline Family Center provides a home in Cape Coral for homeless young women in crisis pregnancies to help them become self-supporting through education, job training, parenting classes, professional counseling and spiritual guidance. For more information about Lifeline Family Center, visit www.lifelinefamilycenter.org/benefit-dinner.