Ministry Groups are communities of women who gather to find healing on a specific subject. They often open registration for a brief period but will operate as a closed group throughout the remainder of the session in order for women to feel comfortable opening up to the group.

Embrace Grace: This group is for women who find themselves in an unexpected pregnancy to provide emotional, practical, and spiritual support. This group meets every Tuesday at 6:30 pm at our Northwest Campus for 12 weeks. For additional information, please email Janna at jdaglish.sms@gmail.com or text 661-808-3641.

Divorce Care: Divorce Care is a safe place where caring people come alongside you as you find healing from the pain of separation or divorce. This 13-week support group will provide you with helpful counsel to manage the emotional turmoil and practical tools for decision-making. Classes will meet every other Thursday at 6:30 PM at a home in the 93311 area. To register, please email Tina Shores at tinashores007@gmail.com.

Living Grace for Mental Well-Being: Living Grace is a 16-week curriculum to guide you through simple biblical and neuroscience insights and tools to reduce stress, depression, anxiety, and other challenges. This group will meet every other Thursday at 6:30 PM at a home in the 93311 area. To register, please email Tina Shores at tinashores007@gmail.com.

Anchored: Do you have a loved one in the throes of addiction? Do you feel tossed by the storm of their struggle, wondering how to stay anchored in truth and hope as you walk beside them? Then join us for Anchored, where we will help you navigate the storm of a loved one’s addiction and hold fast to our great anchor, the Lord. This group meets every other Sunday, at 4 pm, at our Northwest Campus. To register, please email Deanna Smith at dsmith@vbf.org.

Ladies in Waiting: The journey of infertility can be filled with challenges, questions, emotions, feelings of loneliness, and isolation. Ladies in Waiting is a safe place where women who are currently navigating the complexities of infertility can come together to support and pray for one another. If you are currently experiencing infertility, we open our hearts to you and offer to walk alongside you with compassion and empathy while offering encouragement and hope. The group meets on the second Saturday of each month at 9 am. Breakfast will be served. Please call Debbie Tweed at 661-325-2251 or email dtweed@vbf.org to sign up and for location info.

Passionate Hearts: Passionate Hearts is a curriculum-based support group for women 18 years and above recovering from wounds caused by childhood sexual abuse. We offer a safe place for survivors to tell their stories while pursuing healing and freedom in Christ. Passionate Hearts is currently closed for the remainder of the 2024 season. The class will open again in July 2025.