Inwardly Supportive
Ware Church is an inwardly supportive community. This takes two main forms: time spent together in fellowship groups and time spend in pastoral moments.
Over the course of the month, we have multiple opportunities for folks to be apart of this community. We offer yoga four times per week. We have a weekly Bible study and twice a month mid-week Eucharists. We have a community breakfast each Sunday and a community lunch on the third Wednesday of the month. There is a book club, art group, and maintenance team. Everything we do, we intentionally structure to do together.
We also offer pastoral support in times of grief or loneliness. The pastoral care team visits with homebound parishioners and the prayer group is committed to holding everyone in their prayers.
Outwardly Serving
Ware Church is an outwardly serving community. We find our purpose in serving those in the wider Gloucester-Mathews area through group and individual efforts.
Ware hosts a number of ministries throughout the year that are other-focused. The ArtWalk is a twice a year event where we throw a festival for young artists in the school system and display their artwork on our campus. The Garden is a seasonal ministry where all of the produce grown is given to the Bread for Life food pantry (last year we grew over 300 pounds!). These ministries are done in groups, and are a great way to get to know other Ware parishioners.
Ware also supports a number of community organizations. GUEST, Samaritan Group, Bread for Life, the Gloucester-Mathews Health Clinic are among the groups that we help through volunteering and financial assistance.