Moms

When I moved to Ventura six years ago from a town that I had lived my whole life in, I knew that I needed to connect with other moms who were in the same season of life I was in…but I [...]

MOPS and MOMSnext are gatherings for moms that meet twice a month during the school year. Audrey McCoy, mom to Lauren, shared the impact MOPS has had on her life. “After the birth of my daughter, [...]

One of the local ministries ENCOUNTER supports through your giving is Tender Life Maternity Home. Tender Life is a Christian maternity home that provides safe housing for pregnant women who are [...]

Kelly and her family have been attending ENCOUNTER since 2014 and she has been serving in Kids’ Cove for the past 2 ½ years. Recently she invited her oldest son Kieran to join her one [...]

Hi! We’re the Bowles family. Our family consists of my husband Brandon, me (Amanda), and our 6 kids. Four of them were adopted through foster care, one was adopted through private domestic [...]

Dear ENCOUNTER Church Family, Last Mother’s Day we formally met. I was invited to share my story. My call is to do foster care as a full time working, single woman. I had just brought home a 2 [...]

Being a mom is so wonderful, a blessing, crazy, and sometimes super tiring!!!! We are so thankful for such a fabulous tradition at MOPS… Spa Day!!! Almost 100 mamas met in The PLEX Spa! Vendors [...]

We’re growing our ministry to moms and we couldn’t be more excited! MOMSnext is for moms who are – past the diaper years and kids are sleeping through the night – meeting [...]