Marriage

your marriage matters

We have an army of dedicated volunteers at each campus ready to come alongside you.

We want you to experience a strong marriage that lasts a lifetime. The best way to prepare is to learn about God’s design for marriage, seek wise advice, and discover any underlying expectations. Kensington is here to encourage and equip you to grow in a relationship that honors God and one another.

Marriage Growth

What grows marriages? Focusing on the two of you and being in community! If you want to strengthen your communication and gain a deeper understanding of your partner in a private setting, check out The Marriage Course. If you’d like to be in community with other couples seeking to better your relationship in a group setting, check out a marriage small group.

The Marriage Course
Small Groups

Marriage Restoration

Every marriage faces challenges – no couple has it all figured out.  Whether you’ve been married for 6 months or 60 years, our marriage mentors can encourage, support and guide you by sharing personal experience and a biblical perspective on marriage.

Find a Marriage Mentor

Marriage Preparation

Love is a good start, but a great marriage needs more. Learn more about building a foundation for a strong, lasting marriage, through our marriage preparation process.

Marriage Preparation

Blended Family Workshop

Find a community of people who are contemplating blending a family or are “in the trenches” building and growing their blended family! Blended Family Workshop addresses the confusing roles and boundaries involved in blending families and identifies why parents so often struggle in their blending efforts.

Register Here

resources

Looking for self-paced and private ways to grow your marriage? This Resource Section is a great place to start and full of trusted, vetted and impactful resources to meet you where you are in your marriage. Dive in here and plug in with our groups/courses when you’re ready.
Books
Subscriptions
Websites
Podcasts
Retreats
what people say
I was just thinking about how thankful I am for this class and how wonderful it is that we are blessed with two awesome couples who are so candid and encouraging.
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My Fiance & I are currently participating in the Marriage courses and we've been loving it!
MARRIAGE COURSE
I love that the newsletter gives many resources not only to read but also to listen to and watch! I love that it recommends a text to send and it highlights real mentors within the Kensington community. 🙂 It always has great insight, I love the great information I will be able to apply to my future marriage!
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Very good marriage prep program
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“We bit off more than we could chew in life and found ourselves looking into a marriage abyss. The Marriage Mentorship program paired us with Johanna and Ron, who met with us regularly. From listening to our gripes to suggesting applicable steps to rebuild our love, they helped pull us back from the abyss. While some larger problems might require professional counseling, they helped us recalibrate and reminded us why we fell in love - and God was helping that happen again. We are forever grateful to them and the program.”
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Marriage Videos

Vertical Marriage

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LOOKING FOR A COUNSELOR?

We have selected counselors in the community who we believe will provide wise care and counsel to you. Several of the counselors have multiple locations to better suit your needs.

Counselors We Trust

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Contact your campus Marriage Mentor below:

Birmingham | 248.786.0713 or email

Clarkston | 248.786.0719 or email

Clinton Twp | 248.786.0714 or email

Orion | 248.786.0712 or email

Traverse City | 231.216.1120 or email

Troy | 248.786.0710 or email

Books We Love

Preparing For Marriage

Marriage Prep
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Before the Last Resort

Marriage Restoration
Buy Here

Vertical Marriage

Marriage Growth
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Secrets of Sex and Marriage

Intimacy
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Men Only/For Women Only

Marriage Growth
Buy Here

Smart Step Family

Blended families
Buy Here

The Meaning of Marriage

Marriage Prep
Buy Here

The Power of a Praying Wife

Marriage Growth
Buy Here

The Power of a Praying Husband

Marriage Growth
Buy Here

The 5 Love Languages

Dating
Buy Here

Love and Respect

Marriage Growth
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Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away

Marriage Restoration
Buy Here

101 Questions To Ask Before You Get Engaged

Dating
Buy Here

Newlywed Couple's Devotional

Newlywed
Buy Here

Subscriptions

Marriage 365

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Married People

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Growing In Marriage

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Prepare Enrich

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Websites

Loveology
Family Life
Fierce Marriage
Rejoice Ministries

Podcasts

XO Marriage - The Naked Marriage
Family Life - Blended
Family Life - Married w/ Benefits
Listen To Fierce Marriage
Listen To Growing In Marriage

Retreats

Weekend To Remember
Lake Ann Couples Retreat
Marriage 365 Couples Retreat

Ministries

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Next Steps

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Congregational Vote - Latest News!

Dear Kensington,

Yesterday was the Special Meeting vote to affirm our Senior Pastor candidate, which took place at all campuses during all services. If you were there or joined us online, thank you for taking part to vote on our candidate, Brian Mowrey, as our new Senior Pastor. Because of such a strong, positive turnout, members and the congregation have confirmed Brian as our new Senior Pastor with nearly 99% voting yes. Brian has said yes, and the Mowreys are coming to be part of the Kensington family! 

We all know this has been a long journey, requiring much patience and trust. Your continued commitment to Kensington and your willingness to lean into this process with us is what helped get us here today. With such a strong positive vote for Brian’s leadership, there is no doubt that we are ready to be led into what God has for us in the years ahead.

The next few months will be a time of transition and we ask that you continue to pray for Brian, Becca and the girls as their adventure is just beginning with us; also pray as they are concluding a chapter of their life with Walnut Hill. While this transition over the next few months will mean that Brian is back and forth between Kensington and Connecticut, Brian will be actively engaged with all that is happening at Kensington and will be relocated and in place with us by the end of summer.

Brian wanted to share with all of you a quick word of thanks for your trust in his leadership of Kensington. Watch here. 

Thank you, God, for your provision. It’s just beginning. Immeasurably More!!

Grace and Peace,

Craig A. Mayes
Lead Pastor & Elder
Kensington Church

Websites

Loveology
Family Life
Fierce Marriage
Rejoice Ministries

Subscriptions

Marriage 365

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Married People

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Growing In Marriage

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Prepare Enrich

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Children's Programming During Services

Troy

5pm | 12/23
Birth–PreK programming

7pm | 12/23
Birth–PreK programming

11am | 12/24

Birth–PreK programming

1pm | 12/24
Birth–PreK programming

3pm | 12/24

Birth–PreK programming

5pm | 12/24
Birth–PreK programming

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Orion

5pm | 12/23
Birth–PreK programming

7pm | 12/23
No children’s programming

11am | 12/24
Birth–PreK programming

1pm | 12/24
Birth–PreK and Elementary programming

3pm | 12/24
Birth–PreK and Elementary programming

5pm | 12/24
Birth–PreK programming

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Clinton Twp

5pm | 12/23
Birth-PreK and Elementary programming

7pm | 12/23
Birth–PreK programming

11am | 12/24
Birth-PreK and Elementary programming

1pm| 12/24
Birth–PreK programming

3pm| 12/24
Birth–PreK programming

tickets

Birmingham

11am | 12/24
Birth-PreK programming


1pm | 12/24
Birth-PreK programming

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Traverse City

2pm | 12/24
No children’s programming

4pm | 12/24
Birth–PreK programming

tickets

Clarkston

10am | 12/24
Birth-PreK and Elementary programming

12pm | 12/24

Birth-PreK programming

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Marriage and Blended Family

The Marriage Course offers essential tools and practical ideas to help couples invest in their relationship and build a strong marriage. Strengthen your communication and gain a deeper understanding of your partner. The Marriage Course is based on Christian principles but designed for all couples with or without a church background.
REGISTER

The Blended Family Workshop addresses the confusing roles and boundaries involved in blending families and identifies why parents so often struggle in blending their efforts. Find a community of people who are contemplating blending a family or are “in the trenches” building and growing their blended family!
REGISTER


Please email marriage@kensingtonchurch.org with any questions.

Short term trips

packing lists

Brazil
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Houston
India
Israel
Kenya
Nepal
South Africa
Sample Med. Kit Inventory

Learning Labs

Discover rhythms and practices that can help us abide in the love, grace, and hope of God, where our lives can be transformed. Explore some of these practices together with others who are pursuing the same.

Orion

In-person

Birmingham Campus

We are offering a time for our congregation to gather after the 10am service for prayer in the Groves Auditorium, 20500 W 13 Mile Rd, Beverly Hills, MI 48025.

On Sunday evening, Dec 5, parents of high school and middle school students are invited to the second half of our Edge gathering at Genesis Church, 309 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067, at 6:15pm. We will have a breakout to equip parents in caring for themselves and processing pain with their children in times of tragedy.

Parents & Student Resources

Parents – self care is critical. It’s important to do your own processing with another adult so that you can be more present as your child processes. Here are tools that you can use to get you started.

Podcast

A podcast talking to kids about school violence and trauma

Helpful Blogs

A blog about responding to the trauma of school shootings
Processing your pain for better emotional health

Other Materials

High School crisis conversation guide 
Middle School Crisis conversation guide
5 things to remember when tragedy strikes
Talking to your children

Counselors Are Needed After Tragedy

“The aftermath of the Oxford shooting tragedy will undoubtedly result in traumatic symptoms and experiences across our communities for quite some time. Healing the brain through evidence-based therapies is absolutely possible with clinical guidance. There is a valuable village of Trauma Therapists with collective resources standing by for Oxford, for both direct and secondary survivors to engage in therapy. Until then, we honorably hold a sacred space, as students, families, staff and school partners continue to mourn.” -Laura Azoni, LMSW, Founder of Sanctuary Services

Orion Campus

We believe that unity at this time is more important than ever. Several churches in the area are partnering together to offer space for students to begin the process of healing.

We will have several grief and trauma specialists on site this Sunday evening at our Orion Campus (4640 S Lapeer Rd Lake Orion, MI 48359) from 5-6:30pm and will have a night of prayer, worship and an opportunity for students to process with each other.

Tate Myre Funeral:
Monday, 12.6 Visitation 1 to 8pm
Tuesday, 12.7 Visitation 10-12pm and funeral at Noon

Clinton Township Campus

We will be offering a time for our congregation to gather after each service for a time of corporate prayer in the Greatroom. Prayer will be offered at 10:15 am and 12:15 pm. (25000 Hall Rd, Charter Twp of Clinton, MI 48036)

This Sunday at 3:30 pm as a community we want to gather, pray and mourn together. We are all looking for answers and wondering why tragedy happens but we can find hope and peace in Jesus. 

Troy Campus

Join us Sunday night, December 5th for a Community Prayer Vigil at Kensington Church at 6:00 pm. Invite friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers to come together for a time of hope and prayer. 

Following the Vigil, at 7:00 pm, there will be breakouts for students and for parents to process and be equipped in caring for themselves and those around in times of tragedy.

Marriage Classes

What grows marriages? Focusing on the two of you and being in community!
The Marriage Course includes seven sessions, designed to help couples invest in their relationship and build a strong marriage. Some couples do the course to intentionally invest in their relationship, others are looking to address more specific challenges. Either way, the course offers essential tools and practical ideas to help you build a relationship that lasts a lifetime. The Marriage Course is based on Christian principles but designed for all couples with or without a church background.

Please email marriage@kensingtonchurch.org with any questions.

Register today

Financial Peace University (FPU)

Financial Peace University (FPU) is a catalyst to help people live in financial freedom and enable them to have a posture of openhandedness. We have witnessed numerous Kensington families experience life change as a result of applying Biblical truths to their personal finances. The real blessing is seeing people create lives of margin that allow them to hear and respond to the Lord’s calling on their lives.

Please email discipleship@kensingtonchurch.org with any questions.

Virtual Classes

Bible Basics

Whether you are brand new to the Bible or have been reading it for decades, Bible Basics is a course that will help you understand the overall flow of the Bible. Over the course of several weeks, learn how the Bible came from the original writers to the English versions we have today. We’ll look at the big-picture story of the Bible and how all the individual books add to the whole. We’ll even learn a little about the history of the Jewish nation. But most of all, we’ll grow in our awe of the amazing author of this amazing book!

Please email discipleship@kensingtonchurch.org with any questions.

Orion

In-person

Alpha

What is my purpose? What value does the Bible have in my life? How do I pray? How can I grow in confidence to share my faith? These are the big questions that are at the heart of what it means to have a relationship with God. Alpha is a space to explore life’s big questions, to say what you think and to hear other people’s points of view. Over ten-weeks you will explore and discover while listening to weekly topics, participating in table discussion, and developing community. Alpha courses meeting in-person gather around a meal.

You don’t have to come for the whole series—just check it out for the first session and see what you think. No pressure.

Please email discipleship@kensingtonchurch.org with any questions.

Birmingham

in-person

Orion

in-person

Troy

in-person

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For additional questions, please contact giving@kensingtonchurch.org or call 248.786.0637

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GROUP LEADER DEVELOPMENT

September 2020: Virtual Groups Best Practices

Workshop Video
Workshop Handout: The 5 Essentials of Virtual Meetings
Simulated Virtual Small Group

October 2020: Conflict Resolution

Workshop Video
Workshop Handout: What’s Your Leadership Style?
Workshop Resources & Video Links

November 2020: Mental Health

Workshop Video
Workshop Handout: Mental Health Tools and Resources