Compass Marriage exists to strengthen marriages and teach relational education to youth and adults.
How do we work?
We partner with community sponsors made up of government agencies, non-profits, schools, and churches to provide relationship education to every community.
Married Couples
Learn to develop healthy attitudes and practical skills in communication, conflict resolution, and problem-solving, as well as tips for marriage enrichment. We provide a myriad of presentations from conferences, retreats, and date nights; we do this by working with churches and organizations to provide high-quality marriage education resources.
Engaged Couples
Learn to set realistic expectations about marriage and learn relationship skills and concepts that will increase your chances of success. Our facilitators use the Prepare-Enrich premarital education curriculum. We equip Prepare-Enrich facilitators and trainers to invest in young couples and to train others to minister as well. Prepare-enrich.com
Clergy, churches, professionals, and organizations
Train churches, pastors, lay mentors, counselors, social workers, and community groups to enhance their own marriage ministry by teaching them new ways to help couples build strong marriages. We collaborate with organizations to provide conferences, in-service and on-site training, webinars, workshops, and to produce events custom-tailored to their specific needs. Contact us to learn more about how we can help you build a marriage ministry.
Youth Education
Youth and Singles: Learn healthy relationship skills and how to make wise choices in dating, friendships, and marriage. Using the curriculum "How Not to Marry a Jerk" by Lovethinks.com
OUR STORY
Originally Marriage Alliance of Central Virginia
Started in 2001 as a collaboration of Christian churches, Catholic Diocese, and Jewish Synagogues who signed a pact stating that they would not perform a marriage without first going through premarital education.
Our team
Adam Holcomb, M.A., CTP, LPC Administrator of Compass Marriage & Relationship Services and counselor at Hope for Tomorrow Counseling, with over 10 years of experience. Adam has worked in counselor education at the American Association of Christian Counselors, provided mental health assessment and counseling at Centra Health, and holds a Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree from Liberty University. Married to Alexandra for 22 years!
aholcomb@patrickhenry.org
Larry Compter, M.A., Executive Director Emeritus of Compass Marriage & Relationship Services has been a marriage and relationship educator and coach for over 20 years. He has developed and presented hundreds of conferences, workshops, retreats, and presentations all over Central Virginia. His clients include government agencies, professional organizations, schools, colleges, churches, and nonprofits. Larry has a Master’s degree from Liberty University. Larry retired in December 2021 but is still available for conferences and presentations.
larrycompter@gmail.com
