We invest training and resources into equipping our relationships and marriages here at Hope--knowing this overflows into our community. Aside from a personal relationship Jesus, a healthy marriage is an added layer for a powerful testimony of a thriving life in Christ.
New "How We Love" Groups for 2026!
Don't delay in filling out the Interest Form to get on our Waitlist for 2026 Group Launches!
New Groups!
Joining a small group for Family/Marriage growth is a way to foster relational joys in an environment designed to learn and grow, yet also have fun with your spouse. Along with the benefits from our training resources, expect anther year of ministry growth with adventures, date nights, game nights, and other Family & life activities. What's so great is that you can plan this as friends, a couple, with your group, or other groups!
We're so thankful and excited to share the testimonies from this impactful ministry!
Ready to Join a Group?
Check out our Participant Interest Form for more information and how to get started!
***GROUPS ARE OPEN TO SINGLES ALSO! - Learn more!

Resource: How We Love (HWL)
Behaviors, Actions and Reponses
Relationship experts Milan & Kay Yerkovich expanded upon the power of attachment theory to show how your early life experiences create an “intimacy imprint” (or love style); this blueprint shapes your behavior, beliefs, and expectations in all your relationships, especially marriage.
GET STARTED with the Love Style Quiz: LINK
GET STARTED with the Love Style Quiz: LINK

Marriage Ministry is headed up by Pastor Seth & Sierra Thomas
As our staff leaders, it is a blessing to have their support & vision for guidance within these teams. Although they have a younger marriage, they love that they get to lean of the decades of marriage experience from our trained facilitators. They also have learned the HWL material and walk it out in their marriage and relationships.
Lifestyle & Community
Meet the team!
How We Love (HWL) group facilitators participated in months of training, applying it to their personal & marital lives. Each one of these leaders has a testimony to share of transformed marriages!
H.W.L. Group Facilitators

Mark & Jan
HWL Facilitators - Trainers
With a decade+ experience with HWL, the Yokers have led several groups through training material. They continue to walk this out in their own 50+ year marriage and want others to experience the same!

Grant & Angie
HWL Facilitators
With over seven years around HWL, they have led several small groups and also have knowledge in the formal material "HWL our Kids"!

Chadd & Crystal
HWL Facilitators
They fell into HWL in 2022 and have since transformed their marriage communications and have led HWL groups, singles-specific HWL curriculum, and now work with our HWL Maintenance groups.

Loren & Sheri
HWL Facilitators
Loren & Sheri have a testimony of using the materials with purpose and transformation! Their years around HWL now include several small groups too.
Hope Family Picnics
Celebration & Saved Marriages' Testimonies '25
Hope Family Ministry events are scattered throughout the year, from picnics, movie nights, game nights, and more!
THANK YOU to our growing team of healthy marriages & individuals.
THANK YOU to our growing team of healthy marriages & individuals.
Some gatherings include Summer BBQs, Taco Tuesdays, beach days, & bonfires...




H.W.L. Group Celebration
BBQ Celebration Summer '24
The fruit of the How We Love groups is apparent at Hope. Months upon months have been compounding the growth making thriving individuals who then create thriving relationships. We gathered all past and current HWL participants for a day to celebrate the testimonies of many in a joy-filled and casual atmosphere.
THANK YOU to our growing team of healthy marriages & individuals.
THANK YOU to our growing team of healthy marriages & individuals.
Past Marriage Events / Date Nights
Valentine's Date Night
It is always a huge blessing to see couples come together for a night out together, making fun memories, and laughing so hard your cheeks ache! There was good food, prizes, a game show entertainment, all with childcare provided! It's evident to see God continues to strengthen marriages here at Hope! THANK YOU to our growing team of marriage supporters. You make these events bless those who attend.
Growing through life together!
We pray the growth of families and marriages at Hope continues to overflow beyond our walls to impact our city one family at a time!