Divorce Education Mediation , run by the courts, educates couples considering divorce in Hamilton County. This program, a pilot project sponsored by State Senator David Fowler and supported by Judges Neal Thomas and Marie Williams, requires those filing for divorce to learn about the long-term impact of divorce on children and all those affected. Marriage Savers contacts senior pastors and then moves to their staff and into the church pews, according to Power. One of Marriage Savers' core programs is a program of mature couples mentoring younger couples. The DAWN Prayer Summit was strengthened by networking among pastors who have signed Marriage Savers Covenants.
Racial reconciliation is boosted as pastors work towards a common goal.
Marriage Savers brings the faith community together. In Chattanooga 22 denominations and 115 churches are involved. Power believes that this work complements work for racial reconciliation, ministry to youth, community wide prayer, crises pregnancy and more. He is looking for 85 more churches to sign the Marriage Savers Covenant by year's end, bringing the total to 200. Coming May 15th Sowing the Seeds of Peacemaking Learning to resolve conflict biblically is the purpose of May's Peacemakers Seminar.