Surviving Christmas with Grief and Loss
Location(s): Zoom
Dawn Davis Anderson is the associate pastor of care, recovery, and small groups at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church (LLUMC). She holds a Master of Divinity degree with an emphasis in pastoral care from Brite Divinity School. Dawn has facilitated grief support groups for over 20 years, including “Surviving the Holidays” seminars and Blue Christmas services.
Dr. Sharon L. Larkin is the Executive Pastor at St. Luke Community UMC. She served as a Pastor of Congregational Care from 2019-2024. During her tenure as a Care Pastor she completed her Doctor of Ministry degree at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. She created one-to-one grief counseling curriculum along with a class to deal with Holiday Grief called, “Holiday Hi5” and has conducted grief recovery at church and in the community.