Care Ministries offers classes to help strengthen marriages by applying practical biblical principles.

Premarital Class
DATE: January 13 -March 3, 2010
TIME: 6:30-8pm
PLACE: FC212
REGISTER
While you spend countless hours preparing for your wedding, Colonial commits to help you and your mate prepare for your marriage. While we are delighted about your decision to start a lifetime together, we are excited about preparing you to experience all marriage has to offer! Do you know that the Bible is filled with great insights and advice on how to have a great marriage in the 21st Century? Have you heard that research backs that couples who take part in premarital education are less likely to divorce than those couples who do not participate in premarital education? Do you know that surveys show that married couples who took part in premarital education say they have more satisfaction with their marriage and their mate, and resolve conflict and communicate better, than couples who did not have premarital education? This is why Colonial offers premarital education, and requires it for any couple being married by a Colonial pastor and/or at Colonial. We want what's best for you and your mate, and Colonial is committed to help your marriage go the distance …before and after the wedding day! Contact the Care Ministry Office for more information 233-9100.

Marriage and Money
DATE: TBA
TIME: 6:30pm
PLACE:
The class is limited to 10 Couples
A couple's guide to honoring God with your finances. This class will help you identify how each of you views money in your marriage as well as helping you develop a way to honor God with your spending and finances. Suggested donation: $10.00 per couple. Book: "Money and Marriage God's Way".Contact Sloan or Mandy Holliday for more information.

Marriage Enrichment
Classes are offered to help strengthen marriages by applying practical biblical principles. Contact the Care office for more information.

Childcare will be provided on Wednesday evenings for Birth-35 months. Older children will need to attend their
age-appropriate church-sponsored activities and should not be left unsupervised. Please contact the
Care Office for more information.

Women Making a Difference
Contact the Care office for dates of the next class. Do you want to make a difference in your marriage? Join us in the study of God's Word and learn how to have lasting joy, willing submission, Godly communication and Christ-controlled emotions. Contact Jerri for more information
552-2509. Current class is now closed.

Marriage Mentoring
This ministry connects a mentor couple and mentoree couple for the purpose of sharing life experiences and providing biblical guidance within the areas that affect our marriages from day to day. We offer mentoring in these three area: pparing for marriage, marriage enrichment, and repairing marriages. Contact the Care office for dates of the next class.

Books:
Preparing for Marriage by David Boehi, Brent Nelson, Jeff Schulte, & Lloyd Shadrach
Women Making a Difference in Marriage by Lana Packer
Money & Marriage by Howard Dayton