Ohio LME Community

Upcoming Important Dates for Encountered Couples!

♥ 2nd Saturday               In-Person Journey Group – Every Month

  • Location: Our Redeemer Lutheran (7196 S.O.M. Ctr Rd, Solon, OH 44139), but can arrange hybrid-with-zoom for those who live farther away
  • Date:  Second Saturday of every month
  • Time:  6:45 pm to 9:00 pm
  • Contact:  Jim & Jan Grover if you’d like to receive a reminder

♥ Aug 9, ’26                      International Kite Fest

  • Location:   Edgewater Park, Cleveland, OH 44102
  • Time:   11:00 am – 5:00 pm (LME tent will be set up by Don & Tammy Jenkins by 1:00 pm)
  • Questions:   Contact Don & Tammy Jenkins

♥  Oct 11, ’26                  Top Golf

  • Location:   Independence, OH
  • Who:   Everyone is welcome, but probably not so easy for young children
  • Questions:  Contact Don & Tammy Jenkins
  • Time:   Details to come, but likely 2 – 4 pm
  • Cost:   Approximately $15-$20 per person
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♥  Nov 6 – 8, ’26            Streetsboro, Ohio Marriage Encounter Experience

  • Location:   Fairfield Inn & Suites, Streetsboro, Ohio
  • Cost:   $100 application fee per couple
  • Register and Details
  • Invite Now!

2027  Upcoming Events

♥  Jan 9, ’27                    Chili Cookoff – We had so much fun in January 2026, we’re doing it again!

  • Location:  Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 7196 SOM Ctr Rd, Solon, OH 44139
  • Details:  To come

♥  Feb 20, ’27                 Making Quilts for Malachi House

  • What:  Malachi House serves as a hospice for the homeless in Greater Cleveland. We’ll have some fun and games and food, too, but our main loving task is to share our love.
  • Details:  To come

♥  Mar 5-7, ’27               Annual Encountered Couples Retreat

  • Location:  Brunswick, OH
  • Theme: “I am the bread of life”
  • Activities: Personal sharing, fellowship, music, and bread making!
  • Cost: $425 per couple
  • Registration:  To come

The Ohio Marriage Encounter Community is an active, lively group that enjoys organizing events like these 2025-26 events:

  • Dessert Date Night
  • The Park Family Annual Clambake
  • Natural History Museum Scavenger Hunt
  • Enrichment Days
  • Bunco
  • Glenn Band
  • Birding at Magee Marsh
  • Annual Encountered Family Campout at Maple Lakes Campground

We hope you can join us in 2026 and 2027 at more activities like the above! If you also have ideas for even more interesting activities for our encountered couple community, contact David & Jean Fell and let’s get it scheduled!