Beginning Experience of Grand Rapids
Renewing Hope Through Certified Peer Ministry

From heartache to hope for the widowed, separated and divorced and for the benefit of their children.

The purpose of the Beginning Experience (B.E.) ministry is to help divorced, separated and widowed men and women heal the grief of their losses and free them once again to love themselves, others and God. These individuals, in turn, offer a better quality of life to all those with whom they come in contact.

The lay ministers in the B.E. ministry are “wounded healers” - specially trained men and women who are themselves widowed, separated or divorced, but further along in the grieving process.

Beginning Experience Weekend is a Friday evening to Sunday afternoon program for adults grieving the loss of a love relationship who are ready to come to terms with their losses and begin to move forward with their lives. This is the core program and the foundation of the B.E. ministry.

While B.E. is affiliated with the Grand Rapids Catholic Diocese, we do not receive any financial support from the Diocese. We are a non-profit organization and our only external source of funding is the United Way.

B.E. practices an inter-faith approach in it’s ministry. We welcome all Christians, regardless of where they may be in their faith journey.