New Hope life skill classes

We all need community! We each come from different backgrounds and life circumstances, and are experiencing different challenges. No one should have to walk through these seasons alone. Love INC’s New Hope Life Skills provide a safe, nurturing environment for people who want to learn life skills to improve their circumstances. 

We offer classes to help you learn skills in several different aspects of life; physical, relational, emotional, and spiritual.

We begin each evening with dinner, building relationships by sharing a meal. Child care is provided during class time, upon request.

Anyone who feels ‘stuck’ and is ready to do the work to make some changes in their life OR anyone wanting to learn new skills to better life for them and their family is welcome to attend, regardless of your religious beliefs. Please know that the volunteers and staff who lead New Hope Life Skills classes believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior and we are forthcoming about our beliefs.  

We want you to be successful and volunteers from our churches truly care. To demonstrate your care and respect, we expect you to:

1. Arrive on time,
2. Fully participate in class each week, and
3. Complete any homework assigned by the instructor or mentor.

Volunteers from area churches serve as facilitators and discussion leaders for each class. Many have received extra levels of training in the area in which they provide instruction. Most have experienced the pains and strains of making their own lives better, and are passionate about sharing the tools that worked for them

Childcare is available (only upon request) while the adults attend classes, ages 2 through 12. Our childcare team is made up of volunteers from our partner churches who love children and love God. All adults who work with the children are screened and background checked to ensure your children's safety.

Each evening, you will check your child/children in and out with our children's ministry team. Each child will need to be checked in and out by the same parent or guardian at the beginning and end of each night. The first night may take a little longer than normal as we get to know your family, so please go to the check in directly after dinner to ensure you will on time for class.

As Christians, we strongly believe that we are to help others who are in need. We share our time, and our knowledge because Christ gave so much for us. Our churches want New Hope Life Skills classes to be available to anyone who is ready to put forth the energy to change their life for the better.

If you have never been part of our New Hope Life Skills classes, but are interested, fill out the Interest Form at the bottom of this page. We will contact you to invite you to the next class.

At the beginning of each class, we will ask you to complete a contact/photo release form, either electronically or paper. Both new and returning participants and volunteers must fill out the contact/release form at the start of each session.

Prior to the start of each series, you will receive an email reminding you about the class time.

When you arrive at the Love INC building, 710 20th Ave S, Wisconsin Rapids, you will be greeted and checked in at the welcome table. Once you are checked in, you can enjoy a fantastic meal provided by one of our partner churches.  

Shortly before class begins, we’ll share any announcements that need to be made, and parents will check their kids in with the childcare team.

Classes end promptly at 7:30 pm. Parents will check their kids out with the childcare team. We’ll all depart with new learnings and deeper friendships!

For the first week, bring something that you can take notes with (pen/paper or your phone’s notes app.)

Most classes will have a syllabus, handouts, or a workbook for you to bring each week as well.

To respect the class and allow everyone to focus, we will ask you to silence your cell phone during class time.

We will make a decision about cancelling by 2:00 pm on the day of class. We will text and/or email all participants to inform you of the change.

If your phone number and/or email has changed, please let us know so we can update your info and keep you in the loop.

We encourage you to car pool, if possible after the first class, or investigate public transportation options. However, if you require transportation to class, you need to call us to request it. We will do our best to find a volunteer to drive you to classes. If we find a volunteer and you are unable to attend a weekly class, please be considerate and let your driver know or call Love INC 715-424-LOVE(5683) before 2:00 pm.

We love adding new servants to our community! Behind the scenes needs include making invitation &/or reminder phone calls from the office and purchasing paper plates and such for our meals, praying for our ministry, and more. Night-of roles include making our Thursday night meal, helping during the class as discussion leader, and more.

Contact Kaley at officeassistant@loveincswc.org to explore more opportunities and share your talents!