Support Groups

http://www.griefshare.org/

The above website lists GriefShare support groups that meet in Rock Hill and the surrounding area.

On the GriefShare website, you can search programs in your zip code. Search FIND A GROUP at the top and enter your zip code.

These are the local churches who offer the program in Rock Hill, Fort Mill, and York.

First ARP Church

Westminster Church (PCA)

Hope Fellowship Church

First Baptist Church

Resurrection Anglican Church

Hopewell Presbyterian Church (PCA)

Woodhaven Baptist Church

Lakewood Baptist Church

Fort Mill Church of God

Bethesda Presbyterian Church

Restoration Church of the Carolinas (Fort Mill,SC)

Pleasant Valley Baptist Church (Indian Land, SC)

First Presbyterian of York

Also, several opportunities exist in Charlotte, NC, Clover, SC and Lake Wylie, SC.

There are many articles on the website that contain tips and resources to help you navigate the loss of loved one.

https://www.centerforloss.com/

The Center for Loss & Life Transition, led by death educator and grief counselor Dr. Alan Wolfelt, is dedicated to helping people who

are grieving and those who care for them.

The website offers many helpful resources, including books and articles.

Support Services

https://www.hospicecommunitycare.org/grief-support

Bereavement & Grief Support Services available through Hospice & Community Care

include a weekly grief support group, workshops, children’s services, and a children’s gallery.

On the website there are also articles available for adults as well as children and teens.

Woodland United Methodist Church

801 Cherry Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730

803) 328-1842

Dementia Support Group - 2nd Monday of each month, 10:00 a.m.

Respite Care Program for individuals living with dementia and Alzheimer’s

Mondays or Fridays, 10:00 a.m.-1:50 p.m.

Cost is $40.00 per day, and lunch is provided on space availability.

Monthly Worship- dementia-friendly workshop experience

Last Wednesday of month from 1:30-2:00 p.m.

Town Square Fort Mill

368 Fort Mill Parkway, Suite 106, Fort Mill, SC 29715

(803) 591-9898

townsquare.net

Adult Day Care: A model of care that uses unique settings to facilitate engaging

activities for seniors experiencing the normal effects of aging as well as activities

specifically focused for those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia

adultenrichmentcenters.org

Adult day centers, which provide support for individuals and families, are available in

Fort Mill and York, SC as well as in surrounding communities

Books

Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Howell, Carol. (2013). Let’s Talk Dementia: A Caregiver’s Guide. Amazon.

The author, a Certified Dementia Practitioner and caregiver to her mother, helps to

educate the reader on the various forms of dementia. She also provides hands-on tips

that make life easier for the caregiver and better for the loved one with dementia.

Mast, Dr. Benjamin. (2014). Second Forgetting: Remembering the Power of the Gospel

During Alzheimer’s Disease. Zonderman.

This book provides helpful information from a pastor’s perspective: up-to-date answers

to common questions about the disease and its effect on personal identity and faith;

personal stories of those affected and the loved ones who care for them and what their

experiences were like—where they found hope and how they most needed support;

and practical suggestions for how the church can support families and those struggling

or hurting.

Cancer

Haugk, Kenneth C. (2017). Cancer Now What? Taking Action, Finding Hope, and

Navigating the Journey Ahead. Stephen Ministries St. Louis. http://

www.stephenministries.org

Written for those with cancer and their loved ones, this book provides useful

information and practical ideas for dealing with a wide range of medical, emotional,

relational, and spiritual challenges that cancer brings.

Death of a Child

Apple, Dennis L. (2008). Life after the Death of My Son: What I’m Learning. Beacon Hill

Press of Kansas City.

The author offers hope to bereaved parents as they face the realization that their lives,

and the lives of the entire family, have been changed forever as they struggle to find a

new normal.

Scott, Hallie. (2021). Hope Beyond an Empty Cradle: The Journey Toward Healing After

Stillbirth, Miscarriage, and Child Loss. Zondervan.

A marriage and family therapist gently guides readers through a journey of healing and

offers guidance, insight, comfort, and hope.

Death of a Spouse

Lewis, C. S. (2015). A Grief Observed. Harper One.

The author writes about the devastating process of losing his wife to cancer. Lewis

discusses how pain and hardship can lead to wisdom and spiritual growth.

Zonnebelt-Smeenge, Susan & De Vries, Robert. (2019). Getting to the Other Side of

Grief: Overcoming the Loss of a Spouse. Baker Books.

The authors, a clinical psychologist and a pastor, draw on personal experiences,

psychological insights, and biblical observations to offer wisdom, care, and comfort to

those grieving the death of a spouse.

Divorce

Grissom, Steve and Leonard, Kathy. (2005). Divorce, Care: Hope, Help, and Healing

During and After Your Divorce. Thomas Nelson.

This 365-day devotional, contains encouraging and inspirational messages from wellknown

Christian leaders and psychologists that can help to transform deep loss into

meaningful growth with God.

The Dying Process

Karnes, Barbara. (2008). Gone from My Sight: The Dying Experience. Barbara Barnes

Publishing.

This book, written by a nurse, explains the process of dying in a simple, direct way that

reduces fear and helps people understand dying, whether their own or someone else’s.

Forgiveness

Thompson, Anthony, Rev. & George, Denise. (2019). Called to Forgive: The Charleston

Church Shooting, a Victim’s Husband, and the Path to Healing and Peace. Bethany

House Publishers.

This book is the account of Reverend Anthony's wife's murder, the grief he

experienced, and how and why he made the radical choice to forgive the killer. Anthony

teaches us what forgiveness can and should look like in our personal lives,

communities, and nation. He shares how true biblical love and mercy differ from the

way these ideas are reflected in our culture.

Healing After Loss

Noel, Brook & Blair, Pamela D. (2008). I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving,

Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One (A Compassionate Grief

Recovery Book). Sourcebooks.

A helpful grief book to read when you're ready to start healing after the loss of a loved

one, this trusted guide offers the compassion and clarity you need when grief is

sudden, raw, and overwhelming.

Sitter, Jerry L. (2021). A Grace Disguised Revised and Expanded: How the Soul Grows

through Loss. Zondervan.

The author lost his mother, wife, and daughter in a tragic car accident. Writing with

vulnerability and honesty he shows that new life is possible--one marked by spiritual

depth, joy, compassion, and a deeper appreciation of simple and ordinary gifts.

Zonnebelt-Smeenge & De Vries, Robert C. (2001). The Empty Chair: Handling Grief on

Holidays and Special Occasions. Baker Books.

The authors share a comforting blend of emotional support, spiritual guidance, and

personal experience to help readers honor their loved one on important days.

The Journey through Grief

Haugk, Kenneth C. (2004). Journeying through Grief. Stephen Ministries St. Louis.

Stephen Ministries St. Louis. http://www.stephenministries.org

A series of four short books on the topics of A Time to Grieve, Experiencing Grief,

Finding Hope and Healing, and Remembering and Rebuilding.

Hodges IV, Samuel J. & Leonard, Kathy. (2011). Grieving with Hope: Finding Comfort as

You Journey Through Loss. Baker Books.

This book is filled with short, gospel-centered chapters that address the issues grieving

people face but often hesitate to mention to others, such as feeling alone, adjusting to

a new reality, dealing with insensitive comforters, forgiving those responsible for the

death, and feeling anger toward God.

Jose, Stephanie. (2016). Processing Through Grief: Guided Exercises to Understand

Your Emotions and Recover from Loss. Callisto.

Written by an expressive arts therapist and mental health counselor, this book answers

questions often asked about the experience of loss and illustrates how personal and

unique each person's experience is with loss.

Kessler, David. (2020). Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. Scribner.

In this groundbreaking book, the author journeys beyond the classic five stages of grief

to discover a sixth stage—meaning.

Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth, M. D. and Kessler, David. (2005). On Grief and Grieving:

Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss. Scribner.

The author, who first explored the now classic five stages of grief, and her colleague

apply these stages to the grieving process and weave together theory, inspiration, and

practical advice, including sections on sadness, hauntings, dreams, isolation, and

healing.

O’Connor, Mary-Frances. (2022). The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How

We Learn Through Love and Loss. Harper One.

The author, a grief expert and neuroscientist, shares discoveries about what happens in

our brain when we grieve and provides a new way to understand love, loss, and

learning.

Wright, H. Norman. (2004). Experiencing Grief. B & H Books.

This brief but powerful book helps to lead readers out of their grief experience through

five stages. At the end of the journey is peace and a seasoned, more mature faith.

Wolfelt, Alan. (2007). The Wilderness of Grief: Finding Your Way (Understanding Your

Grief). Center for Loss & Life Transition. http://www.centerforloss,com/

This book takes an inspirational approach to the author’s 10-touchstone method of

grief therapy by presenting the idea of wilderness as a sustained metaphor for grief

and likening the death of a loved one to the experience of being wrenched from normal

life and dropped down in the middle of nowhere. People are initially overwhelmed but

begin to climb up out of despair. The touchstones for each of the 10 steps are

described in short chapters.

Life’s Losses

Wright, H. Norman. (2006). Recovering from Losses in Life. Revell.

Life’s losses include life-changing and more subtle events such as leaving home, the

effects of natural disasters or war, the death of a loved one, divorce, changing jobs,

moving, or a broken friendship. Certified trauma expert and best-selling author H.

Norman Wright shows you how to work through loss and come out a stronger person

on the other side.

Prayer and Support

Dunn, Bill & Leonard, Kathy. (2021). Through a Season of Grief: 365 Devotions for Your

Journey from Mourning to Joy. Thomas Nelson.

A devotional designed to support and uplift you in the first, most difficult year of

bereavement.

Gugel, John R. & Ushe, Janine L. (2004). Cries of Faith, Songs of Hope: Prayers for the

Times of Our Life. Stephen Ministries. http://www.stephenministries.org

Prayers, stories, Scripture passages, and hymns provide wisdom, encouragement, and

comfort for the trials and joys of life.

Haugk, Kenneth C. (2004). Don’t Sing Songs to a Heavy Heart: How to Relate to Those

Who Are Suffering. Stephen Ministries St. Louis. http://www.stephenministries.org

An easy-to-read paperback book filled with examples and practical advice.

Hickman, Martha. (1994). Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through

Grief. William Morrow Paperbacks.

This classic guide for dealing with grief and loss contains day-by-day reflections to find

solace in our own lives and comfort in the connection of sharing these meditations with

others.

Marshman, Megan Fate. (2024). Relaxed: Walking with the One Who Is Not Worried

about a Thing. Zondervan Books.

The author, a pastor and teacher, encourages us to call to let go of spiritual

performance, reject our cultural tendency to live under pressure, and find freedom to

walk with God and toward God, one gentle step at a time.

Person, Gretchen. (2001). Psalms for Healing: Praying with Those in Need. Fortress

Press. Rev. Person has created a Psalter entirely from the Psalms, but culled in such a way as

to retain only the most helpful verses.

Suicide

Hsu, Albert Y. (2017). Grieving a Suicide: A Loved One's Search for Comfort, Answers,

and Hope. IVP. The author addresses difficult questions and draws on resources of the Christian faith

to offer comfort and hope for the future.