Spaces

Topical Support Groups

 

Our Mission

Spaces ministry aims to offer an open, non-judgmental group space to process challenging life issues, in hopes that awareness and having the ability to articulate the inner wrestlings of the heart is the beginning of healing and freedom.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.

– 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

What is Spaces Ministry?

We can all benefit from having an open, safe, and non-judgmental space to process potential self-isolating life issues like grief, sexuality, infertility, eating disorders, mental illness, and more.

  • Intake meeting to screen goodness of fit for Spaces

  • 6-7 week, topic-specific support groups moderated by lay-lead facilitators, trained to maintain a non-educational, vulnerable space to allow processing and articulating the inner wrestlings of the heart

  • Assist/triage before making referrals to professional care and other resources

Leaders: Tiffany Kwong, Stacy Aguilar, Alejandro Cisneros, Scott Yoon, Jennifer Oh Baik

2025 Spaces

Co-ed
Time & Date: Wednesdays, 7:00PM - 8:30PM (Starts June 11)
Location: Church

Church Hurt

This group is to provide a space to share and process wounds that might have come in the context of church. Our ultimate hope and goal is that there would be healing with the intention of being reconciled back to the church and its community.

Women’s
Time & Date: Sunday, 9:30AM - 11:30AM (Starts July 13)
Location: Church

New Moms

A space for new moms to grow together in this unique season of life. This will be a judgement-free space where mothers can process the challenges they face while also celebrate the strides they are making. In these 6 weeks, we will share our experiences with the hopes of building a community that provides support and confidence in the beginning stages of motherhood as we read Risen Motherhood together. The meetings will be meeting during first service.

*For moms with babies 0-18 months old

Co-Ed
Time & Date: Saturday, 9:30AM - 11:00AM (Starts June 7)
Location: Church

Abba’s Child Book Club

Abba's Child is a book club centered on discovering the depth of our identity as children of God. Through honest conversation, personal reflection, and shared prayer, we’ll journey together toward embracing the fullness of being God’s beloved.

Co-Ed
Time & Date: Alternating Sundays (6/8, 6/22, 7/6) in person 11:30-1:00, Tuesdays (6/17, 7/1, 7/15) 8-9:30pm.
Location: Hybrid Church/Virtual)

Toddler Motherhood

A space for new moms to grow together in this unique season of life. This will be a judgement-free space where mothers can process the challenges they face while also celebrate the strides they are making. In these 6 weeks, we will share our experiences with the hopes of building a community that provides support and confidence in the beginning stages of motherhood as we read Risen Motherhood together.

*For moms with babies 0-18 months old

Co-Ed
Time & Date: Tuesdays, 7 - 9:30PM (Starts June 4)
Location: South Pasadena

Marriage (Tue)

A space for couples to navigate how to deepen their marriages by working on communication, conflict-resolution, and centering our marriage in the Gospel. These 7 weeks will be a judgement-free space where we will explore the pain cycles in our marriages that separate us from each other and implement peace cycles to resolve them.

Co-ed
Time & Date: Saturdays, 9:30AM - 11AM (Starts June 8)
Location: Church

New Moms

A space for toddler moms to grow together in this unique season of life. This will be a judgement-free space where toddler mothers can process the challenges they face while also celebrate the strides they are making.

In these 6 weeks, we will share our experiences with the hopes of building a community that provides support and confidence in the toddler stage of motherhood as we read Good Inside together. The meetings will be a hybrid of during second service as well as virtually over Zoom.

*For moms with babies 19 months old to 3 years old

An authentic space to share and process for those who have experienced the death of their loved one. Everyone's grief experience is unique to their own and we hold this space to walk through grief together. We will meet for 7 weeks and hope that you find comfort and strength in this community.

Co-ed
Time & Date: Sundays, 11:30AM - 1PM (Starts June 8)
Location: Church

Grief

Co-ed
Time & Date: Sundays, 9:30-11:30am (Starts June 15)
Location: Church

Marriage (Sun)

A space for couples navigate how to deepen their marriages by working on communication, conflict-resolution, and centering our marriage in the Gospel. These 7 weeks will be a judgement-free space where we will explore the pain cycles in our marriages that separate us from each other and implement peace cycles to resolve them.

Co-ed
Time & Date: Saturdays, 9AM - 10:30AM (Starts June 7)
Location: Church

Inner Healing

This group aims to discover our wounds and admit the lies we've believed. We will spend time praying and proclaiming God's truth and the freedom He has for us. We hope to equip our group with tools that will help us maintain the freedom and victory and lead to a deeper connection and intimacy with God.

 

Contact Spaces

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