Galatians 6:2

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 

Support Groups

Support groups provide a warm, caring and confidential environment where heart issues can be shared and explored. They are an oasis where biblical concepts provide the foundation for healing. Scholarships are available. 

November 2023

Support Group | Chronic Joy

Tuesdays | September 12 - November 21 | 6:30 PM | Room 204 | Led by Lara Hall and Sheyla Orengo | We will use the book Discovering Hope: Beginning the Journey Toward Hope in Chronic Illness by Cindee Snider Re. Book available for purchase at the first class. This group will help you to embrace a new perspective, celebrate the small victories, wrestle with difficult questions and learn to laugh again. ...
07 Nov
6:30 PM
Room 204 | Stony Point Church
2330 Buford Road | Richmond, VA | 23235
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Surviving the Holidays | DivorceCare

DivorceCare Surviving the Holidays is for those who are separated or divorced. Please contact Janice Bilger at janice@stonypointchurch.org with any questions. ...
16 Nov
6:30 PM
Room 102 | Stony Point Church
2330 Buford Road | Richmond, VA | 23235
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Surviving the Holidays | Griefshare

GriefShare Surviving the Holidays is for those experiencing the loss of a loved one. Please contact Janice Bilger at janice@stonypointchurch.org with any questions. ...
16 Nov
6:30 PM
Fellowship Hall | Stony Point Church
2330 Buford Road | Richmond, VA | 23235
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December 2023

Support Group | DivorceCare

Mondays | September 11 - December 4 | 6:30 PM | Room 204 | Led by Sharyl Adams, Angie Vardell, Sharon Wells | DivorceCare helps people face the challenges of divorce and move toward rebuilding their lives. ...
04 Dec
6:30 PM
Room 204 | Stony Point Church
2330 Buford Road | Richmond, VA | 23235
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Support Group | GriefShare

Tuesdays | September 12 - December 5 | 6:30 PM | Room 205 | Led by Joy Broadway, Greg Brooks, and Ann Budinger | GriefShare is a thirteen-week nondenominational support group featuring biblical concepts for healing grief from the loss of a loved one. ...
05 Dec
6:30 PM
Room 205 | Stony Point Church
2330 Buford Road | Richmond, VA | 23235
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Support Group | Doing Life With Your Adult Children

Tuesdays | September 12 - December 5 | 6:30 PM | Room 203 | Led by Mike and Lisa White | This group will discuss the book, Doing Life With Your Adult Children by Jim Burns. Books available for purchase at the first class. We will help you to navigate the toughest and most rewarding parts of parenting your grown kids. We will discuss advice giving, financial issues, boundaries, significant others, as well as positive principles for encouraging faith, leaving a legacy as a grandparent and supporting our young adults when we don't support their values. ...
05 Dec
Stony Point Church | Room 203
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February 2024
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Marriage Mentors

The purpose of Marriage Mentors is to lovingly invest in the growth and nurturing of lifelong marriages through Marriage Mentor couples walking alongside less experienced couples within the SPC community. Our Marriage Mentor couples have been trained utilizing the materials from Les and Leslie Parrott, The Complete Guide to Marriage Mentoring: Connecting Couples to Build Better Marriages. Marriage Mentors is for every couple that wants to improve their marriage! It is a laid-back, low-key approach to learning from a more experienced couple who has navigated trials and challenges in their own marriage. If interested contact janice@stonypointchurch.org. Learn more by watching the video below!

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors is a support group that offers the hope and power of the gospel to women who have experienced emotionally destructive relationships with men. It provides ongoing support for women who are currently in relationships and marriages or recently separated or divorced. While it is not designed to take the place of formal counseling, it does provide a safe and empathetic place to share, encourage, offer hope, and find other resources when they are needed.

Contact: spcbehindcloseddoors@gmail.com
Meeting schedule: currently meets twice a month

Lay Counseling

Lay Counseling is one-on-one counseling in a non-clinical environment. Volunteer leaders and staff are trained and taught the principles of counseling in order to offer loving care towards others. We currently have sixteen lay counselors who lead support groups and as well as counsel. The goal of our counseling is to promote Christian maturity through developing a deeper relationship with God. For more information, email Janice Bilger.

How Can Lay Counselors Help?

  • Providing a healthy mental framework for processing life situations
  • Helping to improve relationships with others
  • Facilitating behavior change
  • Helping to develop healthy coping mechanisms
  • Providing guidance on important decisions

When people are facing difficult situations—depression, anxiety, a failing marriage, grief or loss, infertility, sexual addiction, substance abuse, domestic violence, family discord, broken relationships, job loss, sickness, cancer, child rearing, and other challenges and crises—they need a network of support from both clinical professionals, the church, and the broader community. A lay counselor program plays an integral role in weaving together the comprehensive support system and providing a safe space for people to bear one another’s burdens in a biblical, loving way.

What Can I Expect in a Lay Counseling Session

With lay counseling the first few sessions should be dedicated to discussing and aligning on the goal of counseling—in other words—what does the client hope to gain from meeting with a trained lay counselor? As counseling is a collaborative effort between both the lay counselor and the client, goal setting will serve as a guide for the ongoing communication through therapy.

Suicide Awareness at SPC

Anxiety and Depression are not respecters of persons. Their ultimate end, left untreated, can result in suicidal thoughts and possibly suicide. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, suicide is the second leading cause of death among people between the ages of 10 and 34. One in five adults experience mental illness each year. At SPC, we are working to demonstrate the love of Christ as we help those within our church and community who deal with depression, anxiety, self-harm, addiction and suicidal thoughts.

The twelve suicide warning signs are (according to cdc.gov):

  • feeling like a burden,
  • being isolated,
  • increased anxiety,
  • feeling trapped or in unbearable pain,
  • increased substance use,
  • looking for a way to access lethal means,
  • increased anger or rage,
  • extreme mood swings,
  • expressing hopelessness,
  • sleeping too little or too much,
  • talking or posting about wanting to die, &
  • making plans for suicide.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP

Ask the people around you who are exhibiting one or more of these signs how they are feeling and if they are contemplating suicide. Studies have shown that asking at risk individuals if they are suicidal doesn’t increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or actual suicide. Keep them safe and find out if they have a specific plan. If you can, remove firearms and medications from their reach. Be there and offer support. Help them connect and follow up. VisitBeThe1To.com for more information.  Contact Janice Bilger for counseling and referrals.

The Lifeline is 988.