GriefShare

GriefShare is a ministry that offers support to those who are dealing with the death of a loved one, by walking with them on their journey from mourning to joy.

GriefShare provides a Biblical, Christ-centered perspective and is an effective tool to help people deepen their faith in Christ as they examine soul-level questions about death, dying, their own mortality and eternal life. GriefShare is a special seminar and support group, where each session includes a video seminar and group discussion. Each person is also given a workbook to assist with note taking, journaling and grief study. Each week, participants have homework to help them apply what they have learned. The videos feature top experts on grief recovery and real-life people who have experienced a wide variety of losses.

If interested in being a part of the next group, please let us know by contacting the point person for the Grief Share ministry, Heather Stubbs.  The program is a 13 week journey, and, although you can join at any point, you are  encouraged to come to as many sessions as possible. Each session will offer a different perspective that will help in the grieving process. (Matthew 5:4 says, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”).

Testimonies

"I joined GriefShare just 3 weeks after my husband, Les, died.  I really didn't think I was ready, but wanted to go to at least one session before making that decision.  The first night I went, the topic was 'When Your Spouse Dies,' and I was amazed at how much I got out of it. I came to refer to this program as, a 'college-level course on grief.'  Most people have no idea what to expect when someone they love dies and I found this program to be extraordinarily practical, honest, insightful and helpful.  I'm so thankful that it was available for me when I needed it."   -Patti

"I lost my brother about a month before the GriefShare program started; I had also lost my mother-in-law and my father-in-law fairly recently, plus my father died four years ago.  The first time I attended GriefShare, it seemed like everyone there had lost a spouse and I wondered if this was going to be right for me. Well, I did decide to continue with it, and on one week the class was on losing siblings and other relatives.  I found out that I was not the only one feeling the way I was – it seemed like everyone I ran into would ask, how my sister-in-law was doing, but not, how I was doing, having lost my brother. And for me, it was the worst loss I could have had.  GriefShare let me know that all my feelings were normal and helped me put things in order.  As the weeks went on, I couldn’t wait for Tuesdays to come so I could be with the group again – it was made up of a wonderful group of people and I feel we have a special bond now.  One of the best things that happened through the meetings of griefshare was seeing a woman who was grieving the loss of her son several years ago, come to know the Lord!   Psalm 31:9 says 'Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.'  We have an awesome God and we can go to Him with anything, at any time!" -Lois

"Losing my husband, Warren, was the most painful thing that I have ever gone through in my life.  I know his suffering is over and he is Home with the Lord, but I missed him so much that I couldn't eat or sleep and cried at any given moment. My heart was broken. Although I would smile at people and say that I was OK, I was crying inside. I did talk to the Lord a lot, and I asked for help and guidance. Well, He heard my prayer, because one day I was informed that GriefShare was going to start at our church; I knew I needed help and hoped that this would be the answer to my prayers!  We all cried so much at the first meeting as we listened to everyone share about their loss, that I didn't think I would be going back again.  But God pushed me to go back and I'm so glad that He did.  Each week we would watch a video of people who lost loved ones. They would tell us how they got through their ordeal and then we would talk about what we had just seen– we realized that the feelings we were experiencing were the same as everyone else's! Griefshare helped us to improve each week.  I could feel myself changing. For those of us who came every week, it was an amazing transformation and we're now able to embrace a new 'normal' life and realize that we can be happy again. -Connie