Hempfield United Methodist Church (HUMC), 3050 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, has announced a cancer support group and a ministry focused on emotional healing and soul restoration. Both programs will be facilitated by Brenda Coffin, HUMC's minister of spiritual care and counseling.
Living With Cancer, a lunchtime support group, will meet every other Wednesday from March 13 to May 22 from noon to 1:15 p.m. in HUMC's Prayer Room. Coffin is a cancer survivor, cancer coach and counselor. The group is geared toward people currently undergoing cancer treatment, but it is also open to cancer survivors and members of the public attending in a supportive role as a cancer caregiver or friend.
The informal gatherings, which will be educational, spiritual and supportive in nature, will explore the mind, body, spiritual and emotional aspects of facing and living with cancer. Personal testimonies from cancer survivors and group discussions will be woven into the program.
To learn more and register, readers may visit http://hempfieldumc.org/cancergroup.
HUMC will also host Daughters of the King and Sons of the King, monthly emotional healing, soul restoration and prayer gatherings where men and women meet at separate times. The one-hour spring sessions, which will begin on Sunday, March 10, are designed for those in need of wholeness. They are free and open to the public, and no registration is required.
Sessions for women will be held the second Sunday of each month from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. Sessions for men will take place on the fourth Sunday of each month from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. All sessions will meet in the HUMC Prayer Room.
Each session will include a brief learning component based on finding one's identity as a child of Christ. Other concepts presented during the sessions will include worthiness over worthlessness, forgiveness, self-love and core human emotional needs. Teachings will focus on deep soul work, and a spiritual component will center on restoration through Christ. There will be healing prayer and a brief time for sharing during each session.
Coffin is a licensed therapist, professional certified coach and spiritual director. She holds a Master of Social Science from Bryn Mawr College and is a graduate of the Institute for Life Coach Training. She is also certified in formational prayer and inner healing as well as spiritual deepening and contemplative leadership.
Coffin became a spiritual director after completing a two-year spiritual direction program at Kairos School of Spiritual Formation in 2014. From October 2016 to April 2017, she took part in an extended unit of clinical pastoral education, working at WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital and Adams Cancer Center as a chaplain. She currently meets with individuals, groups and couples for the purpose of building healthy relationships, strengthening marriages and fostering inner healing.
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