Affinity Team Leaders
Dare 2 Love
Team Leaders:
Lonnie and Christie Lawrence & Carolyn and Goldman Mix
dare2lovetec@gmail.com
The Dare 2 Love serving team exists to help couples establish and cultivate a marriage relationship build on God’s Word. Our events, discussions groups and getaway serve as proactive opportunities for spouses to strengthen and rediscover their friendships with one another and fellowship with other couples. We are committed to helping couples interact by aligning with the Core Passions of The Emmaus Community.
College Connections
Team Leader: Rev. Jesús Marquez
jmarquez@theemmauscommunity.org
The College Connection exists to offer ongoing encouragement and support to enrolled college students (locally or away) up to the age of 25. The goal of the College Connection Team is to remind TEC students that TEC remains relevant and available to them as they travel along the next part of their life’s journey.
New Beginnings
Team Leader: Theretha Lewis Reid and Kim Thompson
The New Beginnings Team helps familiies celebrate a “new beginning” be it a wedding ceremony or birth of a baby. The team primarily serves as liaison between wedding party or Baby blessing representatives and TEC. In addition, they assist with planning and organizing of the flow of wedding, baby blessing ceremonies and Confirmation of New Members
Mosaic (Griefshare)
Team Leader: Sharon Spencer
sharonspencer.tec@gmail.com
The Mosaic team responds with love and the compassion of Christ to families experiencing the loss of a loved one. The team meets with those bereaved once a week or twelve consecutive weeks. Our goal is to provide a safe space for people to share (or not share if they choose) their feelings as they transition to a new way of living. If you believe a gentle touch, a warm greeting, the ability to listen with empathy and feel called to journey with those in the grief process this may be the serving team for you.
W.I.N.G.S
Team Leader: Louise Baker
lousfaith@aol.com
W.I.N.G.S. is TEC’s mentoring program dedicated to young women ages 11-18. W.I.N.G.S. strives to provide a Mentor and a Mentee relationship that promotes encouragement, builds self-confidence, emphasizes discipline and respect for self and others using various activities and programs.
Missions
Team Leaders: Kim Thompson and Carolyn Taylor Mix
caroltgm@comcast.net
josielee60@gmail.com
The Missions Team facilitates opportunities for the people of The Emmaus Community to serve the local, national and international community. Missions Team members typically; work with the Pastor to initiate and plan outreach projects and events; develop communication materials to update the TEC family about its collection mission efforts; and work with the Pastor to equip, inform and prepare TEC volunteers for mission efforts.
M.I.S.T.E.R.
Team Leader: Thomas Jefferson
tsjefferson@comcast.net
M.I.S.T.E.R. is mentoring program targeted toward young men ages 12-18. MISTER strives to help young men with their Christian walk in the journey from adolescence to manhood. M.I.S.T.E.R. mentors foster spirituality, self-confidence, discipline, self-respect, respect for others and provide positive male role models with goal of helping young men develop a foundation upon which to build a life as responsible MEN in service to their families, church community and to G_d.