Marriage Encounter
Marriage Encounter is a God centered program designed to offer married couples an opportunity to grow more in love with each other through special training. Marriage Encounter reinforces the church’s teaching that all love is from God, that God is a partner with all married couples in keeping their love fresh, deep and strong. Marriage Encounter encourages each married couple to understand their relationship as a covenant, a vocation to witness to all the world of the power of His love for us all.
Couples who attend a Marriage Encounter Weekend get training in improving their intimate communication and come away having experienced a renewal of their understanding and love for one another. Marriage Encounter makes good marriages even better!
St. Peter’s has served as the central point of focus for the rebirth of Episcopal Marriage Encounter in the Midwest since early 2006. It all started with one couple, Larry and Patti Cooper, who attended their weekend back in October of 2005. Their experience was so powerful that it motivated them to want to share it with others in the St. Peter’s congregation. Then Jason and Emily Ross decided to attend a weekend in March of 2006 and the Ross’s and the Coopers have worked tirelessly to share this wonderful program with many other married couples in the Columbus area.
St. Peters congregation has generously supported this ministry both with energy and with financing. Starting with the first Episcopal Marriage Encounter Weekend to be held in this area in over 10 years, St. Peter’s couples have been instrumental in arranging two weekends so far, one in October of 2006 and one in March of 2007. To date, over 25 couples in this area have had their married lived changed forever by this program.
Couples who attend a weekend are also encouraged to meet regularly to support one another in their journey and St. Peters participates in this aspect of Marriage Encounter too. For more information on a Marriage Encounter weekend contact Larry and Patti Cooper at 740-369-0832 or Jason and Emily Ross at 740-965-6145.