Domestic Abuse Prayer & Support Group

This prayer group has been created for women dealing with domestic abuse who need a safe place to talk and receive support. If you need help, know someone who needs help, or if you would like more information regarding joining this group and how to support someone dealing with domestic abuse, please contact women@brookwoodbaptist.com (this is a confidential email managed by only one female leader in the church). Resources available below.

Domestic Abuse includes any kind of verbal, physical, sexual, and spiritual abuse which desecrates the image of God created in the other person. An assault on one of God’s image bearers through domestic abuse is an attack on God. To ‘desecrate’ means ‘to treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect. – adapted from the Association of Biblical Counselling

 

Domestic Abuse includes intimidation, manipulation, humiliation, isolation, threats, insults, force, sexual or physical coercion or harm, verbal degradation, financial control, and using Scripture against another person, used to maintain control over another person in an intimate relationship. Abuse does not respect the value inherent in another human being.

Receive Prayer
Receive Prayer

We meet two Wednesdays a month, 11:45 am to 12:30 pm, in the Welcome Centre at Brookswood Baptist Church. If you’d like to receive prayer for anything, please join us.

Upcoming Meeting Dates:

Oct. 11, 25, Nov. 8, 22, Jan. 17, 31, Feb. 14, 28, Mar. 27, Apr. 10, 24, May 8, 22

Domestic Abuse Resources

For Women Who May Be In An Abusive Relationship If There Is Abuse, What Can You Do? What A Healthy Relationship Looks Like Warning Signs of Abuse What To Do If Someone Is Being Abused Why Women Stay In Abusive Situations More Resources & Contacts
Resources
Resources

Note: resources featured here cover fostering good relationships to dealing with troubled relationships to leaving and healing from abusive relationships. Our heart is that you find good resources that help you wherever you are right now and that speak to your situation and needs.

The Church’s Response to Domestic Violence by Char M. Newbold

The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian

Black & White Bible, Black & Blue Wife by Ruth Tucker

The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller

 

 

I Surrender All by Clay & Renee Crosse

 

Boundaries in Dating by Henry Cloud & John Townsend