The Mom Community — MomCo for short. The MomCo by MOPS International is a global program that has been alive and growing since 1973! The program has grown to include moms with kids of all ages. It holds the mission: To encourage and equip moms of young children to realize their potential as mothers, women, and leaders, in relationship with Jesus and in partnership with the local church.

The SMLC MomCo chapter began in Fall 2022 and is thrilled to have grown to a community of over 50 women at all ages and stages of mothering. Our group includes a great mix of mamas currently with infants, preschoolers, grade schoolers, and teens. Our group also includes a strong group of Mentor Moms who typically have adult or young adult children. Our group includes stay-at-home moms, many working moms, single moms, and adoptive moms. Please join us no matter which groups you identify with. Saint Matthew enjoys hosting this bimonthly evening MomCo group and welcomes moms who attend other area churches or no church at all. We especially want to welcome working moms with this evening time. Along with our bimonthy gatherings, the group includes occasional service projects and social events.

This is an evening especially for moms. Unfortunately, at this time, we cannot provide childcare, but we hope you can join us!

Each week usually includes a 10-20 minute panel, guest speaker or video speaker, followed by facilitated table discussion with questions related to the speaker’s topic. Tables will also typically share about their lives with each other and give support and encouragement. Some weeks the evening might also include a creative project, or an activity to facilitate moms making connections and getting to know each other. Every week also includes a generous snack table!

Table Groups: The second week all moms will be assigned to their table group for the year. Each group is typically 7-9 women, which includes a Table Leader and a Mentor Mom. During registration you can indicate if you have a preference of being with a table of moms in your same mothering stage, versus a table of mixed mothering stages. Table groups sit together each week, might have occasional meet-ups with or without families, and are generally an ongoing support to each other throughout the year. We are not meant to mama alone!

You know that feeling of I don’t belong here? The quiet middle-school cafeteria panic of not knowing where to sit. It’s funny how we grow up on paper — jobs, kids, bills, calendars, but we still walk into a room feeling the same way. We wonder: Is it just me? Am I the only one who’s lonely?

Maybe it’s because we’ve spent the last few years optimizing our mornings, workouts and wardrobes into a boring beige minimalism. The result? We’re burnt out, lonely and tired of feeling overwhelmed. It’s time to slow things down. Less maximizing every minute, more backyard hangs. More remembering who we are when we’re not doing it all alone. We’re longing for more life and real community.

Into that ache, Jesus speaks with surprising clarity: “I have called you friends.” And then he hands us to each other. This year at MomCo, we’re going back to something wildly simple: We’re bringing back analog friendship. It’s time to be known again.

Fall

September 2nd & 16th

October 7th & 21st

November 4th & 18th

December 2nd & 16th

Spring

January 6th & 20th

February 3rd & 17th

March 3rd & 17th

April 7th & 21st

Contact Melannie Maynard

melanniemaynard@gmail.com

Registrations are open!

Our first meeting is on Wednesday, September 2nd at. 7:00 PM. Use the button below to register!