Concord Church will host a gathering called "GriefShare" on Monday, Jan. 23, to show its support to widows.
GriefShare: Loss of A Spouse Winter 2023
Concord Church announced details of its winter season for GriefShare, a one-night session, through its website. It acknowledged that the death of a loved one could cause unique pain.
The church added widows do not only lose a loved one, but also get affected by their loss in their entire lifestyle.
The meeting aims to provide an honest perspective on dealing with grief, new household responsibilities, connecting with others, establishing a support network, and finding the strength to move forward.
Concord Church informed all that prior attendance to GriefShare is not required.
According to its website, GriefShare empowers churches to provide lay-led grief support groups. It's a biblical-centered and Christ-focused grief support ministry.
The website shared that churches rely on GriefShare because, since 1996, it has equipped over 17,000 churches worldwide. Its materials feature 46 leading Christian experts on grief recovery topics.
Additionally, the church said it provides life-changing effects.
Church leaders and staff found GriefShare to be a consistently effective way of helping grievers return to their feet.
Another testimony from churches is that as members heal, some want to help conduct GriefShare. Thus, creating the potential for a self-perpetuating ministry.
It offers free, continuous, and email support through its experienced ministry coach team. Its LeaderZone is its private leader website.
The church gives its leaders additional resources and has a forum that enables them to connect and share with other leaders.
About Concord Church
According to its Facebook page, Concord Church is at 13775 Tesson Ferry Rd., St. Louis. It is a community centered on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as it makes the Gospel's work a priority of its church family, community, and worldwide.
As stated on its website, the church holds services every Sunday and Wednesday. Worship happens on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Concord Church is all about Jesus. It is a family that has found hope in Christ and wanted as many people to discover such freedom.
The church welcomes all, regardless of their background and questions they might have about God and faith.
Concord Church assured everyone that it is a place they'll find the love, grace, and forgiveness that Christ offers to all. The church connects all to Christ so that they grow in their faith and eventually serve others.
Pastor Rusty Wirt serves as the Senior Pastor, while Tim Richards serves as Senior Adult and Adult Discipleship Pastor.
At the same time, Daniel Merrill serves as the Student Pastor, Stephen Gregory serves as the Worship and Fine Arts Pastor, Jeff Wells serves as the Online/Missions Pastor, and Debbie Elder serves as the Children's Director.
On the other hand, Group and Bible Studies at Concord include Women's, Men's, and Connection Groups. It also welcomes all to its Encourage Me classes, a five-week course with Pastor Richards.
The course teaches participants about encouraging each other every Wednesday. It was opened on Jan. 11 and will run until Feb. 8.
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