get married.stay married.enjoy your marriage.
We connect couples and churches with the help and resources they need for every stage and season of marriage.
For Couples
Resources, ideas and a vetted list of counselors, classes and groups, kept current so you are not guessing where to turn.
See what’s availableFor Churches
A plan and a toolkit for building marriage ministry in your church, whatever its size or staffing.
Get the toolkitJoin the initiative
Counselors, pastors and ministry leaders serving these two counties — meet the others doing this work.
Come to a gathering
We are better together!
No church can carry every marriage alone, and no couple should have to guess where to turn. We have gathered the counselors, classes, groups and mentors already at work in Collin and Grayson County.
Strengthening the marriages of Collin and Grayson County by God’s grace, for His glory, and for the good of our neighbors.
Why it matters
Strong communities are built on strong marriages
Healthy marriages decrease
- Crime
- Domestic violence
- Substance abuse
- Poverty
- Teen pregnancy
- Juvenile delinquency
- Suicide risk
Healthy marriages improve
- Life expectancy
- Physical and emotional health
- Relationships with children
- Overall outcomes for children
- Financial prosperity and potential earnings
- Happiness and fulfillment
Source: [CITATION]. These associations come from the research literature and need their citation before launch — most of it is correlational, so the page should point at the studies rather than claim cause.
2026 gatherings
Lunch, every other month, for anyone serving marriages
Pastors, counselors, mentors and volunteers meet from 12:00 to 1:30 at a rotating host church. You will eat, hear what one church is learning, and leave knowing who else is doing this work near you. There is no cost and no pitch.
- 12:00 – 1:30, lunch provided
- Host churches rotate across both counties
- No cost — register so we can order enough food
Dates and hosts for the first year are still being set.
State of our counties
What marriage looks like where we live
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See the full picture →277,515
married-couple households
Married-couple households: about 250,000 in Collin County and 28,000 in Grayson. Every one is a marriage a church could walk alongside.
321,841
children under 18
Children under 18 growing up across Collin and Grayson County. Their homes are shaped by the marriages around them.
1 in 3
Grayson County children not living with married parents
Nearly a third (31%) of Grayson County children don’t live with married parents. In Collin County it is about 1 in 5 (19%).
1 in 8
Grayson County adults currently divorced
12.9% of Grayson County adults are currently divorced — above the Texas average of 10%. In Collin County it is about 1 in 11 (8.8%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
A marriage that thrives changes more than two people. It changes a home, the children in it, and the church and community they belong to.
Giving here puts marriage prep, counseling and mentor couples within reach of families across Collin and Grayson County.
Running a class, retreat or group?
Tell us about it and we will list it, so couples across both counties can find it.
Submit a resourceHear from us every other month
One short letter: the next gathering, one thing a local church is learning, one resource worth your time.
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