Circle of Friends

A Place to Belong

A moving message of hope and belonging from Circle of Friends president, Lisa Troyer.

Looking for a place to belong? Find it in a community of women fostering relationships through authenticity, affirmation, and accountability —find it in the Circle of Friends. Your outlook will never be the same as you explore the ministry potential of a dynamic group of “women helping women,” and catch their vision to be women committed to Jesus Christ, obediently seeking God’s will, and fulfilling their life mission as Christ-followers.

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Happy Like This

By Jennifer Allen | 05.16.13

I’ll never forget my first encounter with Ann Voskamp and her book One Thousand Gifts. It is no secret that I love this author and her writings. I’ve written about my love for Ann many times before now.

I remember sitting in Barnes and Noble, book in hand, settled deep into an overstuffed chair. I opened One Thousand Gifts, a gift from my sister, and began to read words that line by line, page by page changed my heart and changed life. Instantly absorbed in Ann’s words of hope,

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Confessions of a Peace Lover...

By Beth Beechy | 05.14.13

I don’t know about you but at our house it seems like yesterday was the first day of Spring and suddenly we’ve jumped to mid-May! This month has been jam-packed with activities, among them Parents Weekend at Emily’s college; a 10K fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis shared with daughter Leah; basketball games for Meg; weekly guitar lessons for Clay; and a nice long phone call on Mother’s Day call from Krista, a fun time of catching up on life in her world. This summer she’s hanging out with a friend from

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