For all pre-married, married or common-law couples looking to grow their relationships the way God intended. We provide marriage preparation, enrichment, restoration, mentoring and connection to all couples who wish to move their relationship from surviving to thriving.

LOVE STRONGER – (no cost) REGISTRATION CLOSED

Many couples, for a variety of reasons, struggle with how to be open or transparent, and find intimate communication difficult.
The Love Stronger Couples Workshop offers men and women the opportunity to strengthen their relationship skills. We will take on this challenge by identifying unhelpful thinking habits, practicing the basics and learning new perspectives about relationship dynamics. The women’s group is facilitated by Dr. Susannah Schuilenberg, and the men’s group by Bill Schuilenberg. Bill and Susannah are both psychotherapists who operate a private counselling practice here in Kelowna, they have enjoyed 38 years of learning how to do marriage together and are excited to share their knowledge and experience about strengthening your relationship skills. All those who are planning on attending will need to register!

You will learn how to :

– Be aware of your partner’s needs as well as your own
– Engage & be present
– Actively listen
– Assert yourself
– Set boundaries
– Encourage true intimacy
– Repair relationship ruptures

Sunday’s , February 9 to March 1, 2020
9:00am to 10:15am
Trinity Church – HUB

REGISTRATION CLOSED

Facilitators: Bill & Suzanna Joy Schullenberg

GROWING YOUR MARRIAGE 

Don Straub will be presenting the Seven Principles of Making Your Marriage Work based on 40 years of research on marriage by Dr. John Gottman.

Invite your small group to join you as this is a great way to connect with other couples.

Register Here

Sunday’s, March 15 to April 15, 2020
9:00am to 10:15am
Trinity Church – Room B101
Cost: $5.00/person

Facilitator: Don Straub

READY TO WED – (no cost) 

Are you caught up in dresses, invitations, catering and cake?  What about planning for a great marriage?  Join us as Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley host this brand new DVD series called Ready to Wed along with 20 other professionals who will get you to think about a Christ-centered marriage, valuing your differences, leaving and cleaving, communication, expectations, conflict, being a team, handling finances, sex and intimacy, and how to have a great first year.

Friday, March 13 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Saturday, March 14 – 9:00am to 3:00pm
Trinity Church – Room 204

Register here

Facilitator: Brad Bender

FAMILY LIFE WEEKEND GETAWAY – MARRIAGE CONFERENCE

A Weekend Getaway is a marriage conference uniquely designed to enrich your relationship.

To register here most couples it’s a chance to reconnect, re-establish the foundation and rekindle romance.

For others, it’s a fresh start. For some, it will be the weekend that saves a marriage.

Wherever you’re at in your relationship, this retreat is a weekend to remember. The atmosphere is relaxed and warm, even fun.
You’ll hear from real couples doing real life together… God’s way. You’ll be given time to process what you’re learning.
And together, you’ll make a plan for a marriage that lasts a lifetime.  Registrations are made through Family Life at the following link. https://www.familylifecanada.com/events/weekend-getaway/#locations

DEEP LOVE CHECK UPS

The Deep Love assessment can still be taken at www.deeploveassessment.com, by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrot.  Enrich your marriage by covering the topics of personality, communication, conflict and adaptability.  For questions or help with this assessment contact Pastor Brad Bender at bbender@trinitykelowna.ca.

GETTING MARRIED AT TRINITY

We’re excited for you as you take this big step into marriage. We want to do our best to help you prepare for a marriage that will last a life time, not just help you prepare for your wedding day.

Here are the steps to take to prepare for marriage at Trinity Church:
Fill out our wedding information form which will help us understand what you need and when you need it. To access, click here.   Take our “Ready to Wed” course that runs twice a year on a Friday night and all day Saturday.  You’ll find the class description below.  Take SYMBIS, a pre-marital assessment online created by Dr. Les and Leslie Parrot. We use the results of this assessment to guide us in your pre-marital counselling sessions.  The cost is $35.00 per couple online with a credit card.

If you are getting married for the second time, we have another couple study called “Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts” by Dr. Les and Leslie Parrot.  Contact Pastor Brad Bender at bbender@trinitykelowna.ca for the resources to get you started.

If you wish to request the use of our facility for your wedding day click here.