Support Groups

Caregivers Group

caregivers groupThe Caregivers Group meets monthly (virtually) on the 1st Monday of each month.  

  • Come to listen ~
  • Come to talk ~
  • Come to recharge your batteries ~
  • Come to be yourself and feel cared for ~

Questions? Contact Stacey Pakela (Parish Nurse) at (734) 662-4466 ext 450 or (734) 794-3401.

Grief Conversations

Grief ConversationsGrief and Loss Support Group, called “Grief Conversations”, takes place online each month — you are invited to join the conversation, led by Rev. Rogers. Mutually supporting one another, we learn about grief and share more about our experiences and struggles.
The meeting is the first Thursday at 11 a.m. for one hour. The zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87990641051.  
 
Please note, there will be no meeting on Thursday April 14.  The group will resume in May.

Contact Rev. Rogers for more information, mrogers@firstpresbyterian.org.

Stephen Ministers

Stephen MinistryStephen Ministry is a model for care-giving ministry first developed in St. Louis by a minister and psychologist, Dr.Kenneth Haugk, PhD. Today there are more than 10,000 Stephen Ministry programs in the world. This model has been used at First Presbyterian Church since 2006. The name Stephen comes from St. Stephen, the first layperson the Apostles commissioned in Acts 6 to provide caring ministries to those in need.

In this ministry of listening, a trained lay person becomes a caregiver to a care receiver, a person of the same sex, who is dealing with needs, concerns, or struggles that would be made easier with support and prayer.

To hear Stephen Ministers and those who have benefited from having a Stephen Minister share their stories, click here: http://www.stephenministries.org/stephenministry/default.cfm/1597

To find out more about the Stephen Ministry program, click here.