Hope For Couples
Ministry Leaders: Pastor Arnold Deknatel & Mary Peeso
Hope for Couples is our team dedicated to helping couples build more meaningful and satisfying relationships with each other.
- Our program, Merge, focuses on foundational principles in establishing a life-long relationship.
- Re/Engage, is a group for every marriage type – an encouraging and hope-filled experience.
- Need some encouraging words? “A Minute for Your Marriage” is a simple signup that provides brief yet impactful texts and/or emails to strengthen your relationship. — sign up today!
Merge
Marriage Preparation

Merge is an eight-week session premarriage group designed to help couples prepare for a lifetime of love and commitment. Through expert guidance, practical tools, and interactive sessions, Merge aims to equip couples with the skills and knowledge they need to navigate the ups and downs of married life.
Completing Merge is a requirement for any couple desiring to be married by a pastor at Hope Church.
- Length: 8 weeks
- Next Start Date: Feb 12, Register by Feb 8
- Cost: $50 per couple
- Location: 1301 Vintage Lane Rochester
Re/Engage
Marriage Enrichment

Re/Engage is a small-group, discipleship-based ministry for every marriage – the healthy, the struggling, and the broken. This ministry gives married couples a safe place to move toward oneness through small groups, teaching, and stories of hope.
We believe that every marriage can benefit from Re/Engage, whether couples are struggling to get along, the marriage seems broken, or they simply want to grow closer together relationally.
The goal of RE/Engage is to fashion couples into better disciples of Jesus Christ. We believe as our hearts better align with God’s plan and desire for our lives, all relationships (including our marriages) will improve.
- Length: 16 weeks
- Next Start Date: Feb 12, Register by Feb 8
- Cost: $50 per couple
- Location: 1301 Vintage Lane, Rochester