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National Community Church is here to support you and help you grow closer to Jesus through the inevitable challenges of life. We provide support, care, and recovery groups as well as individual pastoral care, prayer ministry appointments, and Christian counselor recommendations.

We are dedicated to providing you with support, guidance, education, and prayer as you encounter various life challenges and seek to grow spiritually, emotionally, and relationally.


Please note: Many of these options are also available via phone or video chat.

Care

NCC provides several avenues of support, guidance, education, and prayer.

To request a prayer ministry appointment, pastoral care appointment, or counselor recommendation, please fill out the following form:

Support Groups

Care-Oriented Small Groups

  • Art Transforming Trauma In-person
    This is a clinical group for adult survivors of complex trauma (military, domestic violence, sexual abuse, trafficking, etc.).
  • Building Resilience in Families Through Art In-person
    This is a safe space for families surviving chronic stress and trauma.
  • Cancer Care Group for Women Online
    We are a group of women from different parts of the world who have been diagnosed with cancer at any time in our lives.
  • Celebrate Recovery In-person
    A Christ-centered 12-step program for those dealing with any sort of hurt, habit, or hang-up, Celebrate Recovery meets year-round and you can join at any time. 
  • Celebrate Recovery Women’s Step Study In-person
    The Celebrate Recovery women’s step study is a deeper dive into the Celebrate Recovery material with weekly homework.
  • DivorceCare @ NCC In-person
    A safe place where caring people come alongside you as you find healing from the pain of separation or divorce. 
  • DivorceCare for Kids Prep Team In-person
    NCC is planning to launch DivorceCare for Kids next spring, so this fall we’re spending time praying for the launch and prepping materials for the program!
  • The Good Marriage In-person
    This 6-week study about the Good Marriage includes the option to get away on a retreat together in the beginning of November.
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss Care Group Online
    We gather as parents of pregnancy and infant loss to celebrate, grieve, hope, pray and grow with one another.
  • Prepare: Engaged Couples In-person
    A premarital class for engaged couples or those seriously considering the covenant of marriage.

Recommended Groups

We also recommend the following groups, which are being offered either online or locally by various churches and ministries:

  • GriefShare
    A friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences.
  • Sexual & Relational Brokenness Programs
    These groups offered by Regeneration Ministries help individuals find healing and transformation so they can experience true intimacy with God and others.
  • Faith-Based Disordered Eating Groups
    Support groups and courses offered by Rock Recovery for those dealing with disordered eating and other food and body image issues. 
  • PATH: Past Abortion Transformation & Healing
    This group offered by the Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center provides a safe, confidential space to process the confusion, pain, and other emotions left by an abortion.  Registration is requested in advance for this sensitive topic.
  • DC Chapter of Revoice
    Revoice chapters are local community hubs for sexual minorities who follow Jesus and observe the historic Christian doctrine of marriage and sexuality.
  • Living Grace
    For adults experiencing a mental or emotional health difficulty or disorder.
  • Family Grace
    For family members and spouses supporting a loved one through a mental or emotional health difficulty or disorder.
  • Thrive
    Designed to help you master the science and faith experience to see whole-health results — physically, mentally, spiritually, and relationally.
DC Area Resources

Local Support Centers

Local Counseling Networks

DC-Area Hotlines and Shelters

Resources Available Anywhere

Christian Resources

12 Step Programs Meeting