Upcoming Events & News

  • MFM Cycle 3 Life Groups!!

Invest in your marriage and grow with other couples in the marriage Life Groups

Introduction to MFM Life Groups -Sunday, September 7, 2025
  • Life Groups will run from Sept 14- November 23rd
  • 2 Options available - during Sunday School, 9:30-10:30am and Thursday evenings

Topic: Unlocking an Intimate Marriage

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Parents and Couples - Stay Informed- Please share your contact information with the MFM so we can communicate with you via various means. Fill out the form below even if you are currently receiving emails from the MFM. Thanks!

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Marriage & Family Ministry Prayer calendar
Who We Are
Mission Statement
Woodstream Church Marriage and Family Ministry exists to help couples cultivate a healthy, lifelong marriage and to help families be anchored to Christ, while all are intentionally growing in their love for God and each other, as fully devoted followers of Christ who are committed to His worship, His witness and work until He comes.

The Woodstream Church Marriage and Family Ministry, (MFM), desires to live out the combined mission statements of this ministry and Woodstream Church’s. Our ultimate goal is to support marriages and families in emulating the extreme love, grace and sacrifice, that God demonstrated to us to become His children, to one another.  Thus, the lives of our couples and families would have the potential to draw more people, in their sphere of influence, to want to have a vibrant, meaningful love relationship with Christ.
The Core Team
Anyone who would like to be a part of the MFM Core Team is welcome!

○ In 2025, we are hoping to build a solid core team. But for now, anyone who joins our monthly planning meetings is considered a part of the core team! There is no pressure to take on any specific role or responsibility. This is a year of discovery as we plan. Through this process, we are praying that the Lord will build some solid teams to excitedly serve together in the MFM.

○ Join us every 1st Tuesday virtually from 7-8pm as we plan all the things you see on our page.

Zoom Links for all 2025 WC MFM Core Team Planning Meetings


October
Topic: WC MFM October Core Team Planning Zoom Meeting
Time: Oct 7, 2025 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82007022134?pwd=CKZKkY0aJRV6yqz51bCgHOm2laiH58.1
Meeting ID: 820 0702 2134
Passcode: 628753

MFM Core Team Commitment Challenge for 2026! - Thursday, Oct 23, 7-7:45 via Zoom
  • Meeting ID: 820 0702 2134
  • Passcode: 628753

November
Topic: WC MFM November Core Team Planning Zoom Meeting
Time: Nov 4, 2025 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82007022134?pwd=CKZKkY0aJRV6yqz51bCgHOm2laiH58.1
Meeting ID: 820 0702 2134
Passcode: 628753



Service Projects
Thank you for helping our June Service Project to be a success!!  We delivered a plethora of toiletries and cleaning supplies to a local women's shelter.

Help us plan the next one for fall/winter 2025


○ ** Join our Virtual Core Team Planning Meetings, every 1st Tuesday of each month, to help plan some meaningful projects to be a part of.

See Core Team tab for  Zoom link.
MFM Life Groups
Cycle 3 Life Groups
  • When: Introduction to MFM Life Groups -Sunday, September 7, 2025
    • Life Groups will run from Sept 14- November 23rd
    • 2 Options available - during Sunday School, 9:30-10:30am and Thursday evenings
  • Where:  in a church classroom 101 and 103 on Sundays, and in a Bowie, Md home on Thursdays 
  • Topic: Unlocking an Intimate Marriage
Please complete the Google Form to sign up!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfK5u-n2-jPLkeIhIfqnmjbviDwWvq-BaUzJ2icgN9i6p1EhQ/viewform
Social Events
Join our Virtual Core Team Planning Meetings, every 1st Tuesday of each month, to help plan some fun and meaningful fellowships for married couples!
September
MFM Couples Meet Up!!!
  • When: Saturday, September 13th at 6pm
  • Where: Bowie, Md!
  • Please complete the Google Form to sign up!
  • https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5Ek3hsFjMrB_g-UGjvBtrA8-WOyxugEUGL0kmHv5lDLnhgg/viewform?usp=header
November
  • A Couples Meet Up, OR a MFM Social Event
  • Date, time and place - TBD


○ Join our Virtual Core Team Planning Meetings, every 1st Tuesday of each month, to help plan some fun and meaningful social events.

○ See Core Team tab for  Zoom link.
Marriage and Parenting Seminars, Conferences and Retreats
OCTOBER
The Modern Parenting Lab
  • 🗓 Date: October 4, 2025
  • 🕘 Time: 9:00am-11:00am
  • 📍Location: Zoom
    • ID: 820 0702 2134
    • Passcode: 628753
 Marriage Retreat 2026 Planning Committee Meeting
  • Date: Monday, October 20
  • Time: 7-8pm
  • Zoom Meeting ID: 820 0702 2134
    • Passcode: 628753
 

Premarital and Marital Counseling 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • For premarital or marital counseling, each person, please complete the attached Confidential Intake Form 
    • Print the attached Confidential Intake form and email the completed form to Minister Brian Edwards, bedwards@woodstreamchurch.org
    • Then, you will be contacted within 72 hours to schedule an appointment. 
  • Appointments are available in person and virtually.

Is premarital counseling available? 

Premarital counseling is available to individuals who have completed
Woodstream Church’s Membership process.

What resources are used for premarital counseling?

Our primary resources for the premarital counseling process are God’s Word and Prepare/Enrich

How long is the premarital counseling process?

Because we recognize marriage as a sacred covenant for a lifetime, we believe that a couple should invest more time and thoughtfulness into their marriage preparation than their wedding planning. The typical premarital counseling process is approximately 8-10 weeks in length. We recommend that couples consider applying to begin the process even before engagement and setting a wedding date.

Can we have our wedding at Woodstream Church? 

Your counselor will be able to discuss the details of what is necessary in order to request celebrating your wedding ceremony at the church, but you must be a member and have successfully completed at least a portion of your premarital counseling process to be considered.

We are planning to have our wedding at another venue, but we would like one of Woodstream’s pastors to officiate our wedding. Is that possible, and how would we make that request? 

In order to request the services of one of our pastors, you must have successfully completed at least a portion of the premarital counseling process at Woodstream Church. During your counseling period, your pre-marital counselor can assist you in making those arrangements.

Marital Counseling

Marriage is one of the most intimate and significant relationships we share, besides our relationship with God. Marriage can be one of the most uplifting or one of the most difficult aspects of life. Whether your marriage is struggling or thriving, we want to help your marriage become all that God designed it to be.

Who should consider this? Couples who have been married 1-75 years!
  • Marriage counseling should always be considered for anyone who is married. 
  • We must understand that every marriage is intended to be a masterpiece reflecting THE marriage between God and His people. 
  • Marriage is the most frequent metaphor used in the Bible to describe God’s relationship with His people. In fact, writing to the Ephesians, Paul called marriage a “profound mystery” because the man represents Christ, the groom, while the woman represents His bride, the church. 
  • The marital union of husband and wife is a sacred reflection of the gospel itself 
Confidential Intake Form