Wellspring Support Ministry

We care about people; we care about you - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Wellspring Support Ministry seeks to promote emotional recovery and spiritual healing in times of personal crisis through Christian fellowship and guidance.

Most Wellspring classes require a minimum of 6 people. If the class doesn't make, we can refer you to another group or you can register for the next class here at First Methodist Plano. If you are unable to finish the course and would like to register for the next session, there will be no fee. Please let us know that you are continuing the course and bring your curriculum with you.

For more information, please contact Rev. Alice Coder, Associate Pastor for Congregational Life, at acoder@firstmethodistplano.org or Dr. Carolyn Maurer, LMFT, at cgmaurer1@verizon.net or click on one of the links below.

To REGISTER please email wellspring@firstmethodistplano.org.

For CHILDCARE RESERVATIONS please contact Carol Dial at 972-423-4506 ext 104 or cdial@firstmethodistplano.org at least 24 hours in advance.

Classes and Seminars   

ONGOING SUPPORT AND RECOVERY

Career Transition Support

This group is for those who have experienced job loss and those wishing to change careers. Many questions arise in our minds, hearts and spirits when we receive that pink slip or are told our job no longer exists. How do I understand "no" as part of God's direction for my life? How can I maintain my identity as a beloved child of God in a process that involves so much rejection? How can I develop and keep a healthy attitude and outlook? How can I fight depression and discouragement? Gather to discuss these and other issues as well as receive encouragement and support led by trained facilitator Tonya Smith. 

Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm, Room 113. 

Click here for links and other class information.

Celebrate Recovery®

The traditional 12 Steps are combined with 8 Recovery Principles based on the Beatitudes. In confidential, Christ-centered groups, participants learn to experience freedom from addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors. Click here to read what Stephanie has to say about the program. Please contact Micke Smith at safefpeople7@yahoo.com for information about First Methodist Plano groups. You may call 214-491-7717 for information about area groups which form throughout the year. All contacts will be kept strictly confidential. You also may visit celebraterecovery.com.    

Bariatric Support Group

In this monthly support group, persons who have had weight loss surgery are able to offer and receive support and encouragement while facing the challenging ongoing journey of diet and lifestyle change.  Led by a professional facilitator the group follows an open, conversational format in the context of confidential, Christian community.

2nd Tuesdays from 7-8:30 pm in room 215.

Grief Support Group

 When you've lost a loved one in death, feelings of sadness, depression and loss can be overwhelming at times. This group meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month to provide mutual support and encouragement in Christ through one another. There is hope; there is healing. It takes time and as you work through this difficult period of your life, we are here to help. Join anytime. For more information please contact Mary Somerville at mndsomerville@tx.rr.com or Rev. Alice Coder.  2nd and 4th Mondays from 7-8:30 pm in room 111.

CLASSES AND SEMINARS

Boundaries - Saying Yes ... Saying No

• have more control in your life
• avoid having others take advantage of you
• say no without feeling guilty
• maintain a strong faith in all circumstances
• and more!

$25 fee covers all curriculum and supplies.

Dates: TBA

Co-Parenting with a Difficult Ex

This class teaches divorced parents how to identify problems, communicate better with your ex, empower your child, and plan for the future. $15.00 fee includes all materials and Joint Custody With a Jerk, Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex by Julie A. Ross, M.A. and Judy Corcoran. To hear a class participant's thoughts about this class, please click here.

dates: TBA

Divorce Recovery

In this 6-week seminar, participants learn ways to reclaim, renew and rebuild their lives after divorce or the end of another significant relationship. Divorce Recovery is a place where people support, listen, and encourage one another and discover anew that God's love is trustworthy and sure. The $25 fee includes Divorce Recovery by Rev. Marilyn Dickson and Growing through Divorce by Jim Smoke.  We partner with Custer Road UMC who offers this class in the late spring while we schedule our class for the fall. To read Becky's thoughts about this ministry, please click here.

October 5-November 9, 7-8:30 pm, room 228, Tuesdays

Grief Recovery

This 8-week program gives those who have suffered a significant loss the tools and encouragement needed to continue the healing and rebuilding process in a caring Christian fellowship. The $25 fee includes Reshaping LIfe, Reshaping Love by Rev. Marilyn Dickson and other support material. To read Marge's experience of the class, please click here.

September 7-November 9, 6:30-8:30 pm, room 228, Tuesdays

Getting through the Hollidays: Sunday, November 21, 3-4:30 pm; Chapel 

Lifes Healing Choices 

Life’s Healing Choices by John Baker is an 8-week study based on the Beatitudes. We all experience hurt and pain in our lives. Everyone develops bad habits and hang-ups that prevent us from experiencing the depth and joy of our faith and the happiness we so desire. We become more and more afraid, frustrated, and tired, and we begin to feel like a failure.  There is hope! No matter what is holding you back or keeping you down (finances, emotions, difficulty in relationships, etc.), the same eight principles you’ll learn in this study can lead to healing and transformation. As you make these Christ-centered choices, with the support of a small Christian fellowship, you will grow in faith, find healing for your hurts and hang ups, and discover true and lasting happiness. $30.

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