CARE/ADULTS
When you’re hurting, it’s difficult to focus on anything other than the pain. Whether it’s a conflict in your marriage, an addiction, an illness, a death in the family, or another emotionally difficult issue, life can quickly feel unmanageable. Grace Care Ministries are for those in a season of life when you need someone to walk alongside you individually, as a couple, or as a family in order to pursue healing and wholeness. Our Care Ministries Include:
- Celebrate Recovery – Mondays, Dinner 6-7, Meeting 7-9
- Patient Care Ministry
- DivorceCare & DivorceCare for Kids
- DivorceCare & DivorceCare for Teens
- Cancer Care – 4th Sunday of the Month
- Meals for Others
- Adoption Discovery
- Marriage Reconciliation Class
- Student Care Resources
To connect with a Care Ministry click on one of the links above for contact info. For pastoral care concerns please call 770-979-7000 ext. 136.
Celebrate Recovery
Freedom from your Hurts, Hang-Ups and Habits. The purpose of Grace Fellowship Church’s Celebrate Recovery ministry is to fellowship and celebrate God’s healing power in our lives through the 12 Steps of Recovery. By working and applying these Biblical principles, we begin to grow spiritually. For more information about CR, contact one of our leaders below.
Time: Mondays, Dinner 6-7, Meeting 7-9
Location: High School room (inside main building adjacent to auditorium)
Contacts: Joe Pinson (joepinson@earthlink.net) 770.310.6010, Pamela Morris (pamelaingeorgia@gmail.com) 770.979.4695, David Brown (steel2@charter.net) 770.815.2833.
Patient Care Ministry
This ministry is for those who have a heart of compassion and feel called to visit patients facing surgery and/or in the hospital. Please contact Doug Cox at (doug@gfc.tv) if you are interested in volunteering with this ministry.
DivorceCare & DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K)
Find help and healing for the hurt of separation and divorce. DivorceCare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. Don’t go through separation or divorce alone. DivorceCare is led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. We also offer DC4K (Divorce Care for Kids) for 1st -5th grades, and childcare for children under 1st grade is provided.
Learn more about DivorceCare at www.divorcecare.org and www.dc4k.org
Time: Sundays 6:15pm – 8pm Next Session begins Sunday, August 12, 2012
Location: DivorceCare in the Treehouse (next to main building); DC4K in room 112 (downstairs main building)
Contacts: Judy Smith (judy@gfc.tv), Jack Pursell (jackandsharon@bellsouth.net), and Mark & Charlotte Willer (cmwmaw1978@comcast.net)
DivorceCare for Teens
This is a caring group that helps Middle School teens heal from the hurt and confusion caused by parents’ separation or divorce.
For more info and to register contact: Stephanie Ward (stephanie@gfc.tv)
Cancer Care
We are a group that serves those in our communities who are impacted by cancer. If you or someone you know have been affected by cancer, we invite you to our group for prayer, encouragement, and support. In addition to our regular meetings, we organize and participate in events such as Relay For Life and our Celebration of Thanksgiving, and invite guest speakers on occasion.
Date/Time: 4th Sunday of each month
Location: Encounter Grace room (#114, downstairs main building)
Contacts: Glenn & Ann Stevens (anandale@comcast.net), 770.978.3875
Grief ShareGriefShare is a special 13-week Video/Support group for those who have lost loved ones. It’s a safe place where people understand how you feel and the pain of your loss. We know it hurts, and we want to help. You are welcome to begin attending the GriefShare group at any session. Each is “self-contained”, so you do not have to attend in sequence. You will find encouragement and help whenever you begin. You will be able to continue with GriefShare through the next cycle and view any of the videos you have not seen.
Contacts: Kathy Page (kpage@bobbaileys.com) 404.391.7655, or Barb Berger (bberger17@bellsouth.net) 770.856.1099
Meals for Others
This ministry provides meals for individuals and families during times of need. If you would like to help with this ministry, please contact our meals coordinator Dawn Brown (dawn@adsley.com) 770.713.1615.
Adoption Discovery
Adoption Discovery is a 7-week small group that walks potential adoptive parents through the adoption process, helping them to better understand the process and helping them to make educated decisions. This study gives you the information you need in the context you need it, all within a community of support. We will meet once a week for seven weeks, in which time you learn your options as a prospective adoptive parent.
Contact: Kim Streater (kimstreater@yahoo.com)
Marriage Reconciliation Class
This is for couples who are seeking help but desiring reconciliation. The Marriage 911: First Response program has been used for years to help people who are struggling in their marriage learn healthy and productive ways to deal with their difficult circumstances. This Christ-centered 13 week program helps you to place your focus and energy into areas that can first help you remain/become healthy and whole in the midst of a crisis, and commonly becomes the foundational keys to turning around a troubled marriage. Childcare provided.
The next session begins August 21st, 6:45pm in the Treehouse (brick house next to the Learning Cottages).
Contact: Rachael Vigardt (rachael@gfc.tv)
