Just Us Ministry provides positive reinforcement to develop values of excellence that nurture and promotes a balanced approach to growing and maintaining a healthy marriage. This is achieved through what we call “Preventative Care”, this approach helps couples to focus on the following:

• Keeping Christ first by maintain a healthy relationship with God
• Empowering and equipping couples with spiritual and natural tools to deal with life challenges through the various stages of life
• Teaching couples to proactively identify and address obstacles that may impact a successful marriage.

We believe a marriage is only as good as the work, time, and effort a couple is willing to invest into it. It is often said that what you feed will grow and your marriage is no different. Just Us Marriage Ministry is a place where marriages are feed so they can blossom with passion, purpose, and power.

Monthly Marriage Sessions

Our monthly sessions are an opportunity to come together with other couples in a more intimate setting to learn firsthand about how to establish, maintain and grow a healthy marriage. These sessions are designed to help couples to deal with the circumstances of life that often have a way of overwhelming even the best of marriages. The sessions are held at Center for Hope International Ministries on the 3rd Sunday during the months of October thru April, since we are a ministry of balance we take a break during the summer months May through September and plan activities for couples to participate in and enjoy.

**Childcare is usually provided for the monthly sessions.

Annual Couples Retreat

Our annual Marriage Retreat is a time set aside where couples can rediscover their spouse and cultivate a stronger intimacy in their lives together. When you arrive for the couple’s getaway, you’ll find a warm and engaging environment, designed to help strengthen the bond in your marriage. At our couple’s retreats, you will receive biblical truths that you can take home and apply to your daily lives as husband and wife. Our first-rate training sessions will inspire you to reaffirm your commitment to one another. Whether you are newlyweds or have been married for 50 years, you will find value in the session offered at our marriage retreat getaway.

Summer Activities

Balancing the competing demands of career, family, ministry and finances couples today can easily forget to nurture the most important relationship , next to God, their marriage. We are a ministry of balance and we believe that in conjunction to the teaching sessions, the summer activities is an excellent opportunity for couples to invest in their marriage by having fun with other couples. A few examples of Summer activities would include the following:

For more information about Just Us Marriage Ministry at Center for Hope, contact Michael & Mary Johnson at 309.827.2009 or via email.