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We want to come alongside you in building and nurturing a healthy, Christ-centered family. That's why we've created resources throughout the year to help educate, motivate, and strengthen individuals, couples, and families.
PREMARITAL Program
Preparing Engaged Couples for a Healthy, Christ-Centered Marriage
If you're getting married, our Premarital Program is a great resource to prepare you for life together with your future spouse.
In the program, you'll...
This program is open to anyone but is required for those being married by an NMC pastor. The cost is $75 per couple to cover the assessment and materials.
In the program, you'll...
- Take the Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts assessment to learn more about yourself and your fiancé.
- Walk through your assessment results with our Marriage & Family Pastor, Marty Graverson, and identify specific areas to focus on during the rest of the program.
- Be paired with a mentor couple from NMC to meet with before and after your wedding. You'll get to learn from a seasoned couple’s real-life experiences and build a lasting friendship with another couple who will support, challenge, and encourage you throughout your marriage.
This program is open to anyone but is required for those being married by an NMC pastor. The cost is $75 per couple to cover the assessment and materials.
FOSTER & ADOPTIon
MINISTRY
Led by a team of volunteer couples with a heart for families, our Foster & Adoption Ministry strives to come alongside children and their families to help with the unique challenges they face.
To stay connected with Foster & Adoption Ministry news and events, follow the ministry page on Facebook.
Foster & Adoptive Families Support Group
Wednesday Nights (August - May)
6:45-8:00 PM | C 184 | Led by Phil and Jenny Ummel
This is a safe place to come and share your successes and struggles in your foster/adoptive journey. Our goal is to encourage and learn from each other as we keep our focus on God's Word. Occasional training opportunities are also available.
All foster and adoptive families are welcome to the support group, even if NMC isn't your home church. No need to sign-up, just come as you are!
This is a safe place to come and share your successes and struggles in your foster/adoptive journey. Our goal is to encourage and learn from each other as we keep our focus on God's Word. Occasional training opportunities are also available.
All foster and adoptive families are welcome to the support group, even if NMC isn't your home church. No need to sign-up, just come as you are!
Foster Family Care Communities
What is a Care Community?
A group of five to eight individuals or couples support a foster family through prayer, weekly meals, mentoring, and childcare. Nationally, half of foster families stop fostering after the first year, but with the Care Community model, 90% of foster families continue.
Interested in joining a Care Community? Choose a role that fits your schedule and gifts!
Interested in joining a Care Community? Choose a role that fits your schedule and gifts!
Team Leader | Get to know the foster family more closely, and have a front-row seat into many answered prayers! Your tasks will take less than one hour/week, but you'll need to be consistent in this role. You’ll make a quick weekly phone call to the foster family to note their needs and prayer requests. Then, update the Care Community through a weekly group email.
Family Helper | Help fill practical needs for the foster family: supply a monthly meal, help with errands/housework, or provide monthly childcare for parents to have a date night.
Child Mentor | Be more involved in the life of a foster child and get to pour love and encouragement into them. Child mentors commit to mentoring a foster or bio child for four hours/month. This could include helping them with homework or exploring new hobbies.
