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Ministries
Click on a ministry to learn more:
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A Season of Hope Support Group
•
Adult
Sunday School
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Children's
Church (ages 3 - 8)
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Children's Sunday School (grades PreK - 6)
•
Club 56
• CCM (College & Career Ministry)
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Cornerstone Playgroup
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Dance in Worship
• Deacon Ministry
• Home Church Ministry
• Isaiah 58 Outreach
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Kingdom Kids
• Meals Ministry
• Men's Ministry
• M.O.P.S.
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Nursery, ages 0 - 3
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Pastoral Counseling Services
•
P.O.D. (regional outreach to young
adults)
• Restoration & Renewal Ministries
•
Restored to Holiness-Men's Recovery Group
•
The Head of My House (single mother ministry)
* ThePlayroom
•
The Worship Center Family Ministries
• Women's Intercessory Prayer
• Women's Ministry
• Women's Wednesday Morning Home Church
• Youth Ministry (grades 7-12)
Adult
Sunday School
Adults are invited to attend these informal
classes, which are designed for getting to know God in a deeper,
more intimate way through his Word, and understanding who
we are in Christ. All are invited for coffee at 9 a.m. Classes
begin at 9:15 a.m. Bring a friend! (NOTE:There will be
no Adult Sunday School or Coffee Fellowship during July &
August)
Children's
Church
Children's Church is for children, ages 3 - 8,
and meets after worship on Sunday mornings. The goals for
Children's Church include children's worship, life application
of biblical principles and ministry for and by the children
Children’s Sunday School
Meets Sunday mornings at 9:00-9:45 a.m. Children are released
to their parents from the classrooms at 9:45 a.m. Snacks for
the younger children are available in the Faculty Dining Room
from 9:45 - 10 a.m (parental supervision needed). The children
are welcome to join the adults for the Worship Service, 10
- 11 a.m. September marks the first month of the new school
year, June is the last month.
Children’s Sunday School Vision Statement
- Stacy Lagasse, Children's Minister
It is my greatest desire that the children who visit or attend
Children’s Sunday School meet Jesus in some way and discover
for themselves a caring, loving Lord who died for them personally.
I hope each one accepts Jesus as her/his own Savior and embarks
on a pilgrimage that leads them to the very heart of God.
I want them to realize that our God is a living God who desires
to act benevolently on their behalf and wants to share in
even the smallest details of their lives.
At Children’s Sunday School we also want to impart to
each of the children the knowledge that they have a special
and unique identity in His kingdom. To learn to walk out this
identity and to walk in the fullness of our inheritance as
priests in God’s temple is something we as adults are
still coming to terms with, but I believe children can grasp
this concept with greater faith than even adults at times.
Each person, young or old and everyone in between, has a valuable
place and a destiny in the kingdom of God. Children can be
ministers too, and I have seen them minister to one another
(and to adults) in amazing ways.
Children’s Sunday School is also a place where foundations
are being laid; foundations for a devoted lifelong relationship
with Jesus through worship, prayer, and the study of God’s
Word. It is my goal that our children would continue to learn
to pray effectively, both for themselves and others. Also,
that they would continue to learn to worship and praise and
find their own means of expressing their love for the Lord.
Finally, that they would continue to learn and grow from scripture
teachings. We emphasize the basics; Bible verse memory as
well as learning the location of the books of the Bible. But
as well, I want them to understand that the Bible stories
and parables can be applied to their own lives. They are not
just good stories, but they have meaning for us personally
in the different situations we come across.
Fellowship and friendships are so important. I would like
our children to begin to see each other through God’s
eyes and to love one another as brothers and sisters in Christ.
As I mentioned earlier, they already minister to one another
now and we continue to encourage them to pray and care for
each other. Allowing time for children to talk, share, and
socialize in a positive environment is necessary and we want
to continue to provide opportunities for them to do so.
These goals make up the total vision I have for Children’s
Sunday School. In the end, I know it is He who will establish
the work of our hands. He is faithful to complete the good
work He has begun in the hearts of each dear one that crosses
our path. Ultimately, my reliance is on Him!
Club
56
This club meets every 2nd & 4th Sunday
evening of the month from September to June, and is open to
all children in grades 5 and 6. Make friends and learn about
Jesus. Please bring a friend if you want! Contact the Church
office for more information or go to: www.TheWorshipCenterCT.org/Club56.html
CCM
(College & Career Ministry)
This
is a gathering for recent High School graduates and men and
women in their 20's and 30's. Meetings are held once a month
at 7 p.m. at the Santostefano's. The purpose of this ministry
is to be discipled in the calling and anointing of Christ
and to learn to be a relevant person in the midst of an irreverent
world. This gathering will be centered around Worship, The
Word, and ministry to one another. For more information, call
the Church office.
Cornerstone Playgroup
Cornerstone Playgroup is a faith-based playgroup for children
ages 3-5 years old. The group meets two times per week for
two hours each and families provide teacher assistance. Cornerstone’s
teacher is a masters level, Connecticut certified early childhood
special education teacher. Cornerstone Playgroup consists
of a group of families desiring their children to experience
faith, family and friendship in a nurturing, positive, peaceful,
fun and friendly social setting. Our goal is to provide an
atmosphere where our children can interact with each other
and the environment through the teachings of Christ.
Cornerstone Playgroup Vision Statement:
…To shine the light of Christ into the hearts and minds of
young children.
Dance
in Worship (TWC Family Ministries)
Dance
in Worship classes are offered in 8 week sessions and include
a suggested donation of $40.00. Classes offered in the past
include: Children’s Praise and Worship Dance Class –
An introduction to worship for elementary aged children incorporating
dance, prayer, and the use of flag; and Adult Sacred Dance
– An Introductory class to worship through movement,
prayer and reflection. For more info call the Church office.
Deacon
Ministry
The
Deacons are available to address the practical matters of
the church and to care for the needs of the church body.
Deacon Ministry Vision Statement
As Deacons, we seek to give glory to God through humbly serving
the body of Christ by using the various gifts and abilities
that God has equipped each of us with. Recognizing that nothing
happens outside of the knowledge and sovereignty of God, we
desire to know the needs of our body, and as instruments of
God, meet those needs with love and compassion.
Home Church Ministry
Home Churches gather once during the week in the following
towns: Hebron, Marlborough, Willimantic, and Tolland. Click
on "Home Churches", which is located in the upper
left of the screen in the menu, for more details on days and
times of meetings.
Home Church Ministry Vision Statement
The vision for Home Churches is three-fold:
- The
first is to give people a place to develop their spiritual
gifts and learn how to walk in God’s calling for their
lives.
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The second is to multiply the Pastor by enabling Home Church
Shepherds to pastor less complicated issues and by helping
one another to work through applying the Sunday sermons.
- The
third is to grow the congregation by creating an environment
to "plug in" new believers and develop intimate
relationships within the body.
Each
Home Church works this out in its own unique way according
to the gifting with which God has equipped each Shepherd.
Isaiah
58 Outreach
Isaiah 58 is a street outreach in “soup kitchen” style. We
feed the homeless and needy, healing the broken hearted and
down trodden through the gift of the Spirit and the light
and life of Jesus Christ. We invite you to come be His Hands
and feet to the hurting and the lost.
Isaiah 58 Outreach Vision Statement
Isaiah 58 Outreach reaches out to those in need through practical
means; touching hearts and lives with God’s Love and Light,
thus providing opportunity for one-on-one prayer and ministry…"Is
not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:...Is it not to
share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer
with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe him, and
not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?… Isaiah
58:6-7
Kingdom
Kids
Kingdom
Kids is a junior youth group for children in grades 1-4. Children
gather together once per month to celebrate the love of our
Lord. There is a time of fun and uplifting worship, games
and activities revolving around a Biblical truth and a snack.
Children enjoy fellowshipping with one another and spend time
in prayer. Children from all denominations are encouraged
to attend. Kingdom Kids meets on the second Friday of each
month (September - June) at the Playroom in Hebron, 6:30-8:00
p.m.
The
Playroom is located at The Worship Center Family Ministries,
20 Pendleton Drive, Hebron. Go
to www.TheWorshipCenterCT.org/KKids.html
Meals Ministry
Meals Ministry provides meals for those who are ill or recovering
from surery, have recently had a baby, or have experienced
a death in the family.
Meals Ministry vision statement:
“Let us not love with words or tongue, but with action and
truth.” 1 John 3:18
Men’s
Ministry
The men meet on occasion as well as one weekend a year for
a local spiritual retreat.
Men’s Ministry Vision Statement
The Men’s Ministry at The Worship Center is based on
1Corinthians 16:13-14: "Be on your guard; stand firm
in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything
in love."
It is our desire to build men in Christ who are spiritually
aware, know what they believe and why, willing to step out
in faith, do the works of Jesus, and display spiritual sensitivity.
These qualities are to be displayed as they live out their
lives in their families, communities, their professions, and
their church.
Whether it is coming together for a special event, attending
a retreat or conference together, or just simply hanging out
and having fun, we seek to establish meaningful relationships
that encourage and edify one another in faith to the Glory
of God.
M.O.P.S. - Mothers of Preschoolers
MOPS International (Mothers of Preschoolers) is a group specifically
designed for mothers of young children (ages birth-5). Our
goal is to help moms realize their potential as a mother and
as a woman. We achieve this by providing a warm, nurturing
environment where moms can get together to meet other moms,
discuss motherhood, and share questions, suggestions, or dreams,
while relaxing and enjoying breakfast as the children are
being taken care of by MOPPETS caregivers. MOPS meets the
second Wednesday of each month (September - June), from 9:15-11:15
a.m. In addition to our monthly meetings, we also enjoy get-togethers
such as couples dinners and family events. For more information,
contact the Church office.
MOPS
vision statement:
“MOPS International exists to encourage, equip, and develop
every mother of preschoolers to realize her potential as a
woman, mother and leader in the name of Jesus Christ.”
Nursery
It is the ministry of The Worship Center’s Nursery to bless
young children with nurturing,loving care while their families
attend the church service. It is the goal of the Nursery to
develop adult/child and adult/adult relationships with one
another in a Christian environment where the children are
encouraged to explore and grow developmentally. Nursery care
is offered to infants and toddlers ages six weeks to three
years of age. Nursery hours are 9:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.. Nursery
care workers are screened volunteers that attend The Worship
Center and must be eighteen years of age or older.
Nursery
vision statement:
We hold steadfast to the command our Lord gave us in Matthew
22:37, 39:
Love the lord you God with all your heart, with all your
soul and with all your mind…Love your neighbor as yourself.
Pastoral
Counseling Services
Pastoral counseling services offered by Patti Dunne, MA,
will be available to assist members of our community through
family crisis and transitions. Patti utilizes a biblical approach
combined with her skills in biblical science to offer hope,
restoration and reconciliation. Patti is available on Friday’s.
Thank offerings will support The Worship Center Family Ministries.
P.O.D. (People of Destiny)
This is a regional outreach by Tim and Denise Casey to local
youth, ages 18-28, and meets weekly on Thursday evening, 6:30
p.m., at the Caseys. Join us for pizza, worship, swimming,
etc. Bring a friend! John 10:10 (Amplified Bible) The
thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I
came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance
(to the full, till it overflows).
Go to www.TheWorshipCenterCT.org/POD.html
Restoration and Renewal Ministries
This ministry meets twice a month and on an ”as needed”
basis.
Restoration and Renewal Ministries Vision Statement
This is a woman’s recovery group, based on the "Twelve
Steps," led by two women; helping women find healing
and their identity in Christ. We provide a "safe place"
where a woman can begin to address past issues affecting their
present lives, such as alcoholism, addictions, and past abuses.
"A Season Of Hope" Support Group Vision
Statement
Offered is a twelve-week support group specifically dealing
with issues of past sexual abuse. We are using excerpts from
the books, The Wounded Heart, by Dr. Dan Allender and
A Door of Hope, by Jan Frank. We want to help women
find the healing and freedom we’ve found in Jesus.
Restored
to Holiness-Men's Recovery Group
This group is for those struggling with addiction and meets
every Monday evening, 7-9 pm, in the Meeting Room
downstairs at Timothy Hall. If you or some one you know is
looking for an environment where it's safe to tell the truth
about your affliction, then this group if for you! Please
come and join us. Addiction can lead to death, but with the
message of hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ you can have
victory in life over addiction. Please use the outside meeting
room entrance, which is near the lower parking lot, downstairs
from Timothy Hall. Contact the church office for more details.
The Head of My House
This ministry meets twice a month on Friday evenings at
6:30 - 9 p.m. This is a Support Group for single moms and
their children. Come fellowship with other single mothers
and discuss the intimate role the Lord has in our homes and
lives. The group meets in Manchester.
The Head of My House vision statement:
“We took sweet counsel together and walked into the house
of God in company.” Psalms 55:14
The Playroom
The Playroom is a program offered by Family Ministries, supporting
young children in their efforts to grow socially and emotionally.
Weekly relationship-based therapeutic playgroups provide an
outlet for children ages 3-5 struggling either at home or
at their early childhood setting. Each group consists of three
to five children and last up to one hour. The Playroom offers
a time of prayer in addition to each playgroup with the hope
of ministering to the hearts and minds of children and their
families.
The
Playroom vision statement:
…to support young children struggling socially and emotionally
and to provide healing to their wounded hearts through the
love of Jesus Christ.
TWC Family Ministries
Family Ministries offers a variety of faith-based family services
such as Kingdom Kids (Grades 1-4), Dance in Worship classes,
MOPS International (Mothers of Preschoolers), Cornerstone
Playgroup (ages 3-5), The Playroom (offering therapeutic playgroups
for children struggling socially and emotionally), and Pastoral
Counseling. Each ministry reaches out to children and families
with the love of Christ in a safe environment.
TWC Family Ministries Vision Statement:
“I had it in my heart to build a house as a place of rest.”
1 Chronicles 28:2
It is the mission of The Worship Center Family Ministries
to tell the nations about God’s love for them. It is our desire
to reach out to the neighboring community with the love of
Christ in a safe, nurturing environment. Family Ministries
is a place where children and families come and find rest.
Women’s Intercessory Prayer
This long standing ministry of women gathers together on Wednesday
mornings, in the name of Jesus, to pray forth the Father’s
Will for the body, friends, and family. Call the Church office
for location.
Women’s Intercessory Prayer Vision Statement
It is our intension, by being made aware of the needs and
concerns of the body, to ask according to God’s Word
and to pray into existence His promises.
“… take up the shield of faith, with which you
can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take
the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which
is the Word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions
with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind,
be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.”
Ephesians 6:16-18
Women’s Ministry
Women of The Worship Center meet quarterly for a Fellowship
Breakfast. Under the umbrella of “Women’s Ministry” come MOPS
(Mothers of Preschoolers), Women’s Wednesday Morning Home
Church, Restoration & Renewal Ministries, and Women’s
Intercessory Prayer. There are several retreats for women
each year.
Women’s
Ministry Vision Statement
Because women play such a vital role in the kingdom of God,
it is the vision of the Women’s Ministry to support,
affirm, and encourage each one toward spiritual growth through
- Developing
authentic, caring relationships among women,
- Serving
women’s spiritual and physical needs,
- Cultivating
each woman’s gifts, interests, and talents, and
- Sometimes
just having fun or getting away.
Women’s
Wednesday Morning Home Church
All
Women are welcome to attend this weekly home fellowship (and
their children too). Contact the Church Office for more information.
Youth
Ministry
The Sr. High (grades 9-12) and Jr. High (grades 7 & 8)
meet separately on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. The Sunday evening
Youth Group meeting is open to grades 7 - 12. Additionally,
the groups gather throughout the year for various events,
retreats and outings in addition to their regular Sunday meetings.
During the summer months, please check the announcements for
changes in schedule.
Youth Ministry Vision Statement
At The Worship Center, the youth ministry has a simple vision.
We want our kids to know the heart of their God, not just
to know that God exists. We want them to truly understand
His passion and love for them, and to respond to that love
with love. It was for this purpose that we were all created,
to know and love our God. Everything else that we do is a
result of our relationship with Him.
For a lot of our kids, Christianity is a culture and a system
of beliefs that is truly believed, but the intimate relationship
that is so vital to lives is misunderstood. It is our desire
to break down the walls of a Christian culture and to build
a foundation on a relationship with a living God.
Our ministry is not event focused. Yes, there will be trips
to fun places, retreats, and fun times together…but the
purpose of these events is to build relationships, draw in
new people and share in the joy of life as God has given us.
The focus of our ministry is on building a true understanding
of God’s love. We understand that any relationship requires
good communication both expressive (prayer) and receptive
(knowing and hearing the voice of God). We want to teach them
how to worship in spirit and truth because He alone is worthy
to be worshiped. We will spend time in the Word of God so
they can see it for what it is, truth, life, and a love letter
from a loving God to his Bride. Most importantly, we want
to make walking with God an attainable reality for them.
We
desire to be an advocate between parents and teens. The relationship
between teens and parents is under a tremendous amount of
pressure and this is an area that the enemy is fighting to
destroy. We believe in encouraging kids to be honest and direct
with parents so that you as parents can know their joy and
struggles and impart the direction and grace God has so many
times imparted to you. Go to: www.TheWorshipCenterCT.org/youth.html
Click
here to contact the church office if you would like more
information about any of these ministries.
Updated on July 13, 2007
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