Congregational Care 

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support & Respite Care Groups

Our Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support & Respite Care Groups meet on Thursdays from 10 AM - 11:30 AM (except in the event of holidays or church-wide events).

The Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group is for caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia, and the Alzheimer’s Respite Care Group is for persons experiencing Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

To reserve a space for your loved one in the Alzheimer’s Respite Care Group, please call the Congregational Care Office.

Congregational Care Ministers

Congregational Care Ministers are available to walk beside you in your time of need. These volunteers have been trained and commissioned to provide care for you in a variety of ways. Whether you need a hospital visit, or you or a loved one are in a care facility, or unable for a period of time to leave your home, they are ready to serve.

If you have a need or are interested in becoming a congregational care minister, please call the Congregational Care Office.

Fresh Expressions

We are pleased to offer a new opportunity of outreach as New Covenant serves and reaches out to the many living facilities in The Villages and the surrounding areas. We hope that you will be excited about this opportunity to join in serving the many residents who live in these local living facilities. We will strive to provide a meaningful mini worship service to the residents. If you have the gift of music, prayer, or sharing a devotion, this may be the perfect fit for you. Our hope is to build meaningful relationships with the residents as we offer the love of Jesus Christ.

If you have any questions, please contact Donna Hendren.

Good Grief

Good Grief is a 6-week, Christ-centered support group meeting based on the book by Granger Westberg and the workbook/journal created by Chaplain Cecil Fike. Using the themes from the workbook, we share our stories together as we learn how to manage this journey that we call grief. Included in our time will be such topics as: The Process and Tasks of Grieving, The Individual Factors of Your Grief, Dealing with Sudden Death, and Facing Holidays and Special Anniversaries.

GriefShare Support Ministry

Grief Share is a 13-week help and support group for people dealing with the loss of a loved one.  Each session begins with a helpful 35-40 minute video followed by discussion.  You are not required to speak during the support session of the program.  You can get help just by listening to others.  You will be among others who are also grieving the loss of a loved one.  The group is led mostly by those who have experienced grief and have successfully rebuilt their lives.  They understand how you feel because they've been in the same place.  Registration is required! 

Cost: $20

Handy Fellas

This group of dedicated volunteers supply the person-power to do light home repair jobs for our singles, the elderly, and those with physical limitations in our community. Jobs such as: changing batteries in smoke alarms, simple plumbing and electrical work, and light yard work.

For jobs north of CR 466, please contact Brady Placek.

For jobs south of CR 466, please contact Jim Bensema.

If you have a need or are interested in becoming a Handy Fella, please call the Congregational Care Office.

Health Speaker Series

New Covenant is pleased offer a series of speakers that encourage the wellness of the whole body, mind, and spirit. By bringing speakers and topics that will inform and educate, we hope to enrich lives in our community. 

Hope for Hurting Parents

Hope for Hurting Parents is a faith-based, facilitator-led support group open to everyone.  Our mission is to provide comfort, encouragement and hope for hurting parents in a safe and confidential setting. Our meetings are the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 2 PM - 3:30 PM.

Our group is for parents (and/or grandparents) who are estranged from their children or who have children of any age ( teen or adult ) who struggle with mental health issues, self-harm, eating disorders, substance use, gender confusion, pornography, suicidal thoughts and more.  We will cover subjects including but not limited to grief and loss, enabling, coping with fear, anger, hope, worry and anxiety, self-care and more. We will hear from other parents who have traveled this road before. We will empower each other to set healthy boundaries for ourselves, our families, and for our children. Our goal is to show parents that they can walk alongside their children, love them well and move from a place of barely surviving to thriving.

If you would like more information, please contact the Care Office.

Prayer Ministry

Praying Together meets Wednesdays at 2:30 PM. Each week, a faithful gathering of people prays over the prayer cards and concerns of our congregation.

Prayers & Squares: quilts are being made by a dedicated group in our church who envision the quilts being a special gift of love for people facing difficult situations.

Happy Hands: our Prayer Shawl Ministry meets each Wednesday from 11 AM - 12:30 PM. If you are interested in helping, join us any time. If you are able to help, please drop off your donations in the Congregational Care Office. For more information, please contact Anna Sivak.

Stephen Ministry

Stephen Ministers provide confidential, one-on-one Christian care to individuals in our congregation and community who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. A Stephen Minister receives 50 hours of training in providing emotional and spiritual care. They listen, care, pray, support, and encourage.

Your Stephen Ministers are trained to listen and not judge, to encourage through their presence and their prayers. If you or someone you know needs a Christian friend to walk with them until they are ready to walk on their own again, please call the Congregational Care Office.

Visitation Ministry

Hospital/Facilities Visits: Pastoral and lay minister visits are made to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and rehab centers. If you know of anyone in one of our local area facilities, please please the Congregational Care Office at (352) 750-4529.so we may arrange a visitation.

Home Communion: We offer Communion on a limited basis to those in our faith community who are limited in their ability to leave their homes or reside in assisted-living facilities or during a hospitalization or stay in a rehabilitation facility if desired. Please let us know if you would like to receive Communion or if you know someone that would appreciate Home Communion, please call the Congregational Care Office.

Christian Counseling

Get to know our Christian Family Counseling ministry.