Pastors' Spouses Grants Awarded

 

 
A Safe Place
: CA - 2011 
Focus: to provide a safe environment to support and encourage one another and to grow in faith and friendship
Coordinator: Lisa Holland
 

Asian Pastors' Wives Support Group: WI, CA, NJ, MN, MI, ON, CO, NH - 2008
Focus: understanding their roles as spouses to their pastor-husbands in a culturally changing ministry among Southeast Asian & Pacific Island people
Coordinator: Myshoua Vang


BC Interior Spouses Seeking Support: BC - 2008
Focus: creating a safe community for pastors spouses
Coordinator: Monica Vanden Brink


Classis Southeast Pastors' Spouses Renewal Group: FL, GA - 2008
Focus: encourage pastors' spouses who have very little association with each other to connect in a safe and nourishing environment
Coordinator: Elsa Garcia

 
C.O.F.F.E.E. C.H.A.T.S.: MI - 2009 
Focus: studying the joys and challenges of life in the ministry
Coordinator: Heidi Kuperus
 

First Ladies of Classis Heartland: IA - 2008
Focus: support, listen, encourage and pray for one another
Coordinator: Lori Heilman


Los Angeles Samo Group: CA - 2008 & 2010
Focus: learning, encouraging, accountability and dreaming
Coordinator: Jane Park

 
MAPS (Muskegon Area Pastors’ Spouses): MI - 2011
Focus: offering support, encouragement, and prayers for one another while sharing in faith, fellowship, and learning
Coordinator: Nancy Bierenga
 

Muskegon Classis – Fremont Area Pastor’s Wives Support Group: MI - 2011 
Focus: to offer support, encouragement, and prayers through fellowship and learning together
Coordinator:  Beth Kuiper
 

Northern Michigan Gals: MI - 2008 & 2010
Focus: provide encouragement, support, refreshment and fellowship to and for each other
Coordinator: Laurie Koning


Pastors' Spouses Sharing Together (P.S.S.T.): ON - 2008, 2009 & 2010
Focus: come together more regularly for encouragement, listening, prayer and play (2008)
Focus: grow deeper, building on the foundation laid to help touch each other's lives (2009)
Focus: support each other as needed while encouraging each other to trust in the Good Shepherd (2010)
Coordinator: Elizabeth Nanninga


Pastors' Wives Support Group: MI - 2008 & 2009
Focus: offer support, encouragement, prayer and laughter
Coordinators: Jeanne Borgert (2008), Becki Sweetman (2009)


Sacramento Soul Sisters: CA - 2008
Focus: growing in faith as they support and encourage one another in a safe community
Coordinator: Lisa Holland


Saving our Sanity (S.O.S.): ON - 2009, 2010 & 2011
Focus: support, encourage, uplift, share, and pray together on a regular basis
Coordinators: Gayle Ritsema (2009), Renee Buist (2010 & 2011)


Support of Spouses (S.O.S.) Peer Group: IA - 2008 & 2009
Focus: coming together for support, encouragement, sharing and prayer
Coordinators: Darlys Vis (2008), Jan Kuiper (2009)


Texas Bluebonnets: TX - 2009 & 2010
Focus: build fellowship among members and support each other in their role as pastor's spouse
Coordinator: Deb De Young (2009), Catie Hilbelink (2010)

 
The Isolated Eight: BC - 2009 & 2011
Focus: providing a safe place to develop relationships, enfold new members, and encourage and support one another
Coordinator: Monica Vanden Brink (2009), Jannie Johnson (2011)
 

The Storytellers: CA - 2009 
Focus: understanding and communicating how their stories find meaning and hope as a part of God’s narrative so that others will Jesus at work in their own story as well
Coordinator: Gerry Adams