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Marriage & Family Ministry
 at Trinity 

Hope and Endurance for ALL Families

  • Starting with what we know.  Trinity is great at gathering people together and we want to keep families engaged on many levels.  We serve families well through Children’s and Youth ministries.  We offer quality adult, youth & children’s Sunday School classes as well as small groups and transforming mission opportunities for all ages.

  • Creating Family Centered Opportunities.   We want to bridge the gap across age groups to involve the whole family in serving God together.  We believe that intentional focus on quality marriage and family will strengthen the bonds in all kinds of families—in dual parent households, single parent households, empty nester marriages, among couples with no children and in multigenerational families where grandparents and others play an active role.

  • Bringing it all together.  By adding a focus on marriage and family centered activities to what we currently do so well, we have all the pieces and parts under one umbrella –unifying  what we already have in place for children/youth, singles, couples, families, women, and men with new ministries that support and encourage family members learning and serving alongside one another.

Some examples of where the Marriage and Family Ministry at Trinity has already been at work:

  • 10 Great Dates – giving couples the tools for being intentional about their marriages for two years and planning for a third. Will begin again in 2010!

An exciting, proven, award-winning program that is low-key, effective, easy-to-lead, and husband-friendly! Combining fun dates and marriage education skills, this video curriculum gives couples time-out to build their marriage and enrich their relationship.  This is everything you need to launch you and your spouse on your great dates. It is as easy as plugging in the coffee pot and DVD and letting the Arps take it from there. You’ll love growing together while going out together! 

 

"10 Great Dates is definitely the most widely used marriage education program. It is being used by all denominations, by the military, and by other groups around the country.”

—Diane Sollee, MSW, Founder and Director, SmartMarriages.com

  • Fireproof –sponsored a  movie event and Sunday School study around this mainstream movie showing the struggles and triumphs of Christian marriage. 

A great  small group study focusing on what it means to have a happy, healthy, God centered marriage.

 

FIREPROOF the movie is an action-packed love story about a firefighter, his wife and a marriage worth rescuing. The feature-length movie will have audiences on the edge of their seats as the main character explores God’s design for relationships and marriage

 

Fireproof Movie Showings Coming soon and the video is available in the library for check out!

  • Upward Basketball and Cheerleading –involving all generations in leading children to God and church  - More Information  - we are entering our second year and had a successful summer camp that reached out to many children who may not have been able to participate in the regular season!

Dates to Remember

Activities

Future Plans

Family Covenant For Love

We are a community graced by God's love,
called to be and make disciples of Jesus Christ.

Trinity United Methodist Church
903 Forest Ave Richmond, VA 23229
804-288-6056 (phone) 804-282-3368 (fax) info@trinityumc.net