{"id":206550,"date":"2026-06-02T21:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=206550"},"modified":"2026-06-02T21:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:00:50","slug":"churches-teaming-up-to-offer-griefshare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/06\/02\/churches-teaming-up-to-offer-griefshare\/","title":{"rendered":"Churches teaming up to offer GriefShare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First United Methodist Church and Trinity Friends Church in Van Wert are partnering this summer to host GriefShare, a special weekly seminar and support group designed to help people rebuild their lives after losing a loved one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 7-week session will run on from 6-8 p.m. each Wednesday night from June 10-July 22.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Grief-support-group-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206551\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The group will meet at First United Methodist Church in the Scheidt Room, located at 113 W. Central Ave., Van Wert. The facility is fully handicap accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At GriefShare, participants will watch a weekly video featuring counsel and insights from respected grief experts and relatable personal stories, followed by a time of sharing and support. Session topics include what is &#8220;normal&#8221; in grief, how to handle difficult and overwhelming emotions, and what to do with regrets, questions, and worries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participant workbooks are available for $20 each to help guide individuals through the 7-week journey. Scholarships are available. GriefShare is a network of thousands of grief support groups meeting worldwide. The program is designed to offer help and hope as individuals navigate the intense pain of losing a spouse, child, family member, or friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, to register, or to inquire about the program, please contact Jamie Ramos at First United Methodist Church (419.238.0631 ext. 105), Megan Tschantz at Trinity Friends Church, or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/vanwertfirst.net\/events\">vanwertfirst.net\/events<\/a>. General information about the program can also be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/griefshare.org\">griefshare.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted information First United Methodist Church and Trinity Friends Church in Van Wert are partnering this summer to host GriefShare, a special weekly seminar and support group designed to help people rebuild their lives after losing a loved one. The 7-week session will run on from 6-8 p.m. each Wednesday night from June 10-July 22. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-206550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-10 11:54:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206552,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206550\/revisions\/206552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}