Marriage Connection Weekend is designed to provide engaged and newlywed couples with teaching and resources to help them establish a strong Biblical foundation for their life together.  These classes are sponsored by the POA's Family Enrichment Ministry and are taught by a team of excited, committed teachers who are knowledgeable about their subject matter and passionate about helping newlyweds build strong marriages.

Any couple planning to be married at the POA or by a POA minister must complete the POA's Marriage Connection Weekend.  This class serves as the POA's required pre-marital counseling.  However, the class also is open to any couple from the church or the community.

Marriage Connection Weekend is a two-day course (Friday evening and Saturday throughout the day) offered periodically.  Classes are informal, interactive, and fun!  The curriculum for the course was developed in-house and includes sessions on communication, finances, roles and responsibilities, in-law relationships, commitment, and more!

Each POA newlywed/engaged couple is assigned a mentor couple of compatible background and interests.  Mentor couples (who must have been married at least 10 years and have proven to be Godly and stable in their marriage relationship) attend Marriage Connection Weekend with their assigned couple and follow up with the newlyweds throughout the first year of marriage.  This provides the newlyweds with someone other than family or close friends from whom they can receive advice.

For information about fees or dates of the next Marraige Connection Weekend class, or to register for the class, please contact the Brenda Miller at 318.427.6642.