Care & Grow: A Training Course for Church Leaders Supporting Marriages
Presented by the Marriage and Relationship Education Center (MREC)
Location: Carroll Nonprofit Center, 255 Clifton Blvd., Westminster, MD 21157
Introductory Cost: $75 per individual couple or $200 (covers up to three couples per church)
Dates: March 2 – May 4, 2026
Contact: kaycee@mrecenter.org | (410) 386-9003
At last — a dedicated training resource for lay leaders serving couples in the local church!
Care & Grow is a 10-week marriage ministry training course created by MREC, a nonprofit organization comprised of certified marriage educators passionate about equipping churches to support healthy, thriving marriages.
This course is specially designed for church small-group leaders, ministry couples, and anyone serving in a marriage-support role.
Whether you’re already walking with couples or just getting started, this training will offer a blend of biblical foundation and practical relationship tools to help you lead with confidence and care.
What You Can Expect:
Care & Grow combines in-person gatherings with at-home assignments, offering flexibility while creating space for deep connection, discussion, and community. Each session is based on real-world challenges that many couples face and will empower you to support others through them.
Over the 10 weeks, you’ll walk through topics such as:
- Growing together as a couple
- Conflict resolution
- Communication
- Money
- Sexual Intimacy
- Family dynamics
The training is designed to equip the Caring Couple (those in a leadership/mentor role) to support the Growing Couple (those they are guiding) with wisdom, grace, and biblical encouragement.
Through this process, both couples will strengthen their own marriages as they grow together in faith and relationship.
Course Schedule:
- March 2 – In-Person – Growing Together
** A pre-recorded video will be assigned to watch prior to the first in-person meeting. **
- March 9 – At-Home (to complete homework)
- March 16 – In-Person – Communication
- March 23 – At-Home (to complete homework)
- March 30 – In-Person – Conflict Resolution
- April 6 – At-Home (to complete homework)
- April 13 – In person – Money & Sexual Intimacy
- April 20 – At- Home (to complete homework)
- April 27 – In-Person – Family Dynamics
- May 4 – In-Person – Final Wrap Up
If you’re a pastor, lay leader, or couple looking to build a thriving marriage ministry in your church, this training is for you. Don’t miss the opportunity to invest in your marriage and your ministry.