Pine Knolls Alliance Support Groups

We offer several Christ-centered Recovery & Support Groups which are designed to offer strength, guidance, and healing for individuals coping with emotionally painful experiences or trying to overcome destructive behavioral patterns. This ministry exists to see lives changed through a deeper experience of God's grace, which heals the brokenhearted and sets people free. We believe this happens best in a safe, confidential environment through a shared love for each other and faith in Christ.~

Carry a message of hope
Assist in the recovery process
Reach out to people in need
Encourage people

Please Note that Pine Knolls Recovery & Support Groups are facilitated by peer volunteers and are not intended to be a substitute for professional counseling.

For more information on any of the following groups, please call the church office at 518-793-7101.

Recovery & Support Groups meet on our church campus at The Potter's House unless otherwise indicated.

DivorceCare (New members welcome each week)
Thursdays - 6:45 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (beginning January 12)

If you are separated or divorced, we invite you to join us for this 13-week support group and videotape seminar. Experience the support and encouragement of others who have gone through the pain of separation and divorce. The video features nationally recognized experts on divorce and recovery topics. Each session includes an opportunity to discuss the video and share personal issues.

GriefShare (New members welcome each week)
Thursdays - 7:00-9:00 p.m. (beginning January 12)
Tuesdays - 1:00-2:30 p.m. (Tuesday group only at the Moreau Community Center)

GriefShare is a 13-week support group and videotape seminar for people grieving the loss of someone close. The videos feature interviews with leading authors , counselors and pastors with years of expertise in the area of grieving. Each week there is a time to discuss the video and interact with others who have also experienced the loss of a loved one through death.

We are currently using the program "Attacking Anxiety and Depression" by Lucinda Bassett, founder and CEO of the Midwest Center for Stress & Anxiety. This is a 15-week study that includes weekly coaching videos, audio-tapes for each of the topics, a relaxation tape, and handouts that we complete together as a group. There is no charge for the group at this time. It is a cognitive-behavioral approach that focuses on topics such as a panic attacks, "what if" thinking, anger, positive self-talk, assertive behavior and how they relate to anxiety and depression.

This groups purpose is to support adults in stepfamilies by offering education from experts such as Ron L. Deal and Gordon and Carri Taylor. The topics include: strengthening the remarriage relationship, children in the stepfamily (dual homes, discipline and building relationships), finances, loss, communication skills and much more.

*Material Fees can be waived for financial reasons. Please speak with the group facilitator.

We yearn, O Christ, for wholeness and for your healing touch;
Too long have we felt helpless; our burdens seemed too much.
Forgetting all pretenses we make our pleadings heard.
In hope and expectation await your gracious Word.

We long to have companions who travel by our side.
Strong friends to call and answer with whom we are allied;
As we lift up each other when struggles lay us low,
Community develops; our faith and caring grow.

We need your living presence, O Christ of Galilee,
A presence that revives us and sets our spirits free.
No longer are we fearful, your love pervades each place.
Empower us with courage to claim your healing grace.

Permission granted to print “We Yearn, O Christ, For Wholeness”
Dosia Carlson, 1986; rev. 1993
New Century Hymnal, #179, The Pilgrim Press, 1995

Recover & Support Groups