
Where Women in Church Planting Gather & Connect In Community
Find gospel-rooted feedback and support for the challenges you face, no more feeling isolated.
Registration for 2025 Alongside Groups is Open
Find Support and Resilience in an Alongside Group
An Alongside Group is a supportive community where you can feel seen and known. It’s a safe place to process your challenges in the light of the gospel so that you feel more resilient and less alone.
Each group is made up of 4–6 women and is led by trained, empathetic Parakaleo facilitators—women who are further down the road in church planting and have a heart to walk alongside others. These groups offer space for deep connection and personal growth—the kind of change that doesn’t happen in isolation.
Over the course of 10 sessions (1.5 hours each, meeting bi-weekly over a few months), you’ll build relationships with women who understand your unique context and participate in peer coaching—giving and receiving empathy, feedback, and gospel perspective. Together, you’ll grow in gospel-based resilience to face the challenges in front of you.
Cost: $300
(A 50% discounted rate is available.)
Here’s how to get started:
Fill out an interest form.
We’ll personally match you with a group that fits your needs.
Register and begin your journey with your group.
We’d love to walk with you in your ministry.

What To Expect

Virtual Alongside Groups are offered throughout the year
Want to stay in the loop?
Let us know your interest and receive program notifications.
Local Network Groups
If you are planting with a network, check out our list of network partners and reach out to see if a local Alongside Group is offered near you.
Northeast Ohio
The Ohio Presbytery (PCA)
In Person
Lisa Wallover
lisawallover@gmail.com
Asia Pacific
Virtual
Wendy Mugridge
mugridge7@bigpond.com
St. Cloud, Florida
Florida Church Planting Network & Renew Polk
In Person
Luchrysta Caswell luchrysta@ccpclakeland.org
Tampa/St. Petersburg,
Florida
Florida Church Planting Network
In Person
Angie Woodall
angwoodall@gmail.com
Colorado
Western Church Planting Network
Virtual
Amanda Garcia
Garciafam.pr@gmail.com
North Atlanta, Georgia
In Person/Virtual
Kristy Caston - Atlanta
kristydcaston@gmail.com
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Tennessee Vally Presbytery (PCA)
In Person/Virtual
Mary Lu Strawbridge
ml.straw@gmail.com
Mid-South Church
Planting Network
In Person
Marianna Shaw
mbreazeale@gmail.com
Japan
Virtual
Utako Grateley
utakog@hotmail.co.uk
Mailand, Florida
Florida Church Planting Network
In Person
Lucy Aitcheson
lucy.aitcheson@gmail.com
Baltimore, MD
In Person
Maria Garriott
mariagarriott@gmail.com
Metro Atlanta, GA
In Person/Virtual
Megan Johnson
megan@newcitychurchatl.org
Great Commission
Collective
Virtual
Marie Newell
marie@gccollective.org
Lakeland, Florida
Florida Church Planting Network
In Person
Ashley Bennett
ashmbennett@me.com
