Mending Hearts
Helping hearts heal. Helping hope grow.
What is Mending Hearts?
Mending Hearts is a ministry of High Tide Church created to walk alongside individuals and families through seasons of loss, pain, crisis, and life’s difficult transitions. Through support groups, practical care, and compassionate community, we seek to remind people that they are not alone—and that God can bring healing, hope, restoration, and purpose from even the hardest circumstances.
Mending Hearts includes Pain to Purpose, Foster the Family, DivorceCare, GriefShare, Prodigals & Promises, and the Blessing Basket Ministry—each offering a unique way to care for hurting hearts and help people take their next step toward healing and hope.
Pain to Purpose
Pain to Purpose—a Nothing is Wasted/Davey Blackburn Ministry— is a proven pathway to help you remove the debris of crisis in your life, repair the broken pieces left in its wake, rebuild a solid foundation, and move forward with a renewed sense of purpose and victory.
MONDAYS
Adults 18+
6:00-7:30pm | Sanctuary
Led by Deborah Rodriguez-Gummo
Sept - Dec 2026
Divorce Care
This is a support group that welcomes people and guides them on the path of recovery after separation or divorce. Over one million people have found comfort and hope. Each of the 13-week video sessions is self-contained, so you can join in at any time without feeling that you have missed something from the previous sessions.
TUESDAYS
Adults 18+
6:30-8:30pm | Gforce Room
Led by Charmaine Barnes
Sept - Dec 2026
Grief
Share
This is a support group that will help you move through the grief process after the loss of a family member, friend or colleague. It is a safe place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. Each of the 13-week video sessions is self-contained, so you can join in at any time without feeling that you have missed something from previous sessions.
TUESDAYS
Adults 18+
6:00-7:30pm | Gforce Room
Led by Bonnie Camp & Christi Lardieri
Sept - Dec 2026
Prodigals
& Promises
Support for parents with adult children who have lost their way. Praying our prodigals home-reminding each other of God’s promises and encouraging one another through prayer and shared experiences.
LAST THURSDAY of each MONTH
Adults 18+
6:30-8:00pm
Led by Frank & Christine Kennedy
Held at Frank & Christine Kennedy's Home
Sept - Dec 2026
Foster the Family
Foster the Family is a ministry offered through High Tide Church to support families welcoming children through foster, adoptive, or kinship care. When a child enters a new home, families can receive an Immediate Placement Package filled with clothing, hygiene and comfort items for the child, along with a meal for the family and an invitation into a caring network of support.
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Support Group at HTC:
The Foster the Family Support Group meets on the first Monday of each month and is led by Jenelle Mears. This is a place for families to connect, share, encourage one another, and find support as they navigate the unique joys and challenges of foster and adoptive care. Child care is available at this monthly meeting.
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Andrew’s Closet
A child often joins a family with little-to-no time for foster families to prepare for the child(ren) that enter their homes. Children come with very few, if any, personal items or clothing. This resource is a tangible way that FHC can assist families who are welcoming children for emergent, temporary, or long-term placements.
Are you in need of items or would you like to donate items? Please use the link below.
Ongoing Support Group
Foster the Family Support Group
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This group meets the FIRST MONDAY of each month
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6:00-7:30pm
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Gforce Room
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Childcare is available—Please let Jenelle Mears know ahead of time.
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Upcoming Event
Family Hope 101
November 1 at HTC
1:30-3:30pm
Have you ever wondered what it looks like to live out the call in James to care for the orphan? For some, that calling means becoming a foster or adoptive parent. But that’s not the only way to make a lasting difference. Whether you’re exploring foster care or adoption yourself, wondering how you can support foster and adoptive families, or simply wanting to better understand the child welfare system, this class is for you!
The James 1:27 Fund
Bringing Families Together
The James 1:27 Fund reflects High Tide Church’s heart to care for vulnerable children and support families who are opening their homes through foster care and adoption. This fund provides financial support to HTC members pursuing adoption, helping remove some of the financial barriers that can stand between a child and a loving family.
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James 1:27 reminds us that caring for orphans is at the heart of pure and genuine faith. When you give to the James 1:27 Fund, you are helping bring families together through adoption and making a tangible difference in the lives of children in our community.
The Blessing Basket Ministry
When someone in our church family is facing a devastating life event and needs encouragement and support, the Blessing Basket Ministry comes alongside them with a tangible expression of God’s love.
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Led by Judy Molinar, this ministry creates beautiful gift baskets using donations generously provided by the HTC congregation. Please Note: Requests are made through HTC Elders, Deacons, Staff, and Ministry Leaders ONLY.
Have questions about the Blessing Basket Ministry? Stop by the Welcome Desk or contact HTC Leadership.