Welcome to The ReWrite™
Community, Connection, and Hope
After the Loss of a Spouse
Life may have changed in an instant, but your story is not over.
The ReWrite™ is a Christ-centered discipleship program and community created specifically for men and women navigating life after the loss of a spouse. Through biblical teaching, meaningful community, guided studies, and practical support, we walk together toward healing, spiritual growth, renewed hope, and purpose.
Whether you join us around a restaurant table in Tulsa, connect through our virtual gatherings, or grow with us through Bible study, you'll find a place where your grief is understood, your story is honored, and you don't have to navigate the journey alone.
This is not about forgetting.
This is not about replacing what was lost.
This is about learning to live forward while carrying love with you.
Together, we share.
Together, we laugh.
Together, we remember.
Together, we heal.
Together, we rewrite the next chapter.
It is a place to belong.
A place to breathe.
A place to heal.
A place to hope.
Because while loss may change your story, it does not have to be the end of it.
Community
Find belonging among people who understand the unique journey of losing a spouse and learning to live again.
Connection
Build meaningful relationships through shared experiences, honest conversations, gatherings, and encouragement along the way.
Biblical Encouragement
Grow in faith through Scripture, biblical teaching, guided studies, prayer, and conversations that help you trust God in the midst of grief.
Hope for the Journey
Discover that grief and hope can coexist as you begin rebuilding, growing, and embracing the purpose God still has for your life.
How We Walk TogetherHealing after the loss of a spouse was never meant to be walked alone. The ReWrite™ creates space for meaningful relationships, spiritual growth, and the kind of support that helps you continue moving forward.
Lunch Conversations
Join us around restaurant tables throughout Tulsa for meaningful conversation, shared meals, encouragement, and genuine connection with others who understand life after the loss of a spouse.
Dinner Conversations
Can't attend in person? Join us from wherever you are. Bring dinner, your favorite takeout, leftovers, or simply a cup of coffee as we gather online for conversation, faith, laughter, and community.
The ReWrite™ Bible Study
Through Scripture, guided reflection, and honest conversation, the Bible Study helps participants discover hope, healing, and purpose while learning to live again after the loss of a spouse.
WAYS TO CONNECTThere's a place for you at the table
Whether you're looking for conversation around the table, connection from home, or an opportunity to grow deeper in God's Word, there's a place for you within The ReWrite™. or growing through God's Word, there's a place for you in The ReWrite™ community
Partner With The ReWrite™Together, we can bring hope, healing, and Christ-centered discipleship to those learning to live again after the loss of a spouse.
The ReWrite™ partners with churches and organizations seeking a Christ-centered discipleship program created specifically for men and women navigating life after the loss of a spouse.
Through biblical teaching, authentic community, meaningful connection, and practical support, The ReWrite™ creates a pathway for healing, spiritual growth, renewed purpose, and learning to live again.
Partnership opportunities will begin in Summer 2027. Churches and organizations interested in bringing The ReWrite™ to their communities are invited to connect with us now to learn more and receive future partnership information.
Meet Your Leadership Team
Walking with you, faithfully
Dr. Charis M. Rooks
Founder & Executive DirectorDr. Charis M. Rooks founded The ReWrite™ after experiencing the unexpected loss of both her mother in 2023 and her husband, Kent, in 2025. Through her own journey of grief, God birthed a vision to create a Christ-centered ministry where men and women navigating life after the loss of a spouse could find hope, healing, biblical encouragement, and authentic community.
She holds a Ph.D. in Christian Leadership with a specialization in Ministry Leadership, an MBA in Leadership, and is a 2026 graduate of Rhema Bible Training College. She serves as a graduate professor and doctoral chair while authoring books, Bible studies, journals, and ministry resources focused on grief, healing, and spiritual growth.
Her passion is helping those who have lost a spouse discover that while grief changes life, it does not end God's purpose.
Pastor Paul E. Collins
Ministry Partner & Director of Pastoral CarePaul E. Collins began his ministry in 1990 while serving in the United States Army. During that season, he received the baptism of the Holy Spirit while attending a Kenneth Hagin Faith Seminar in Warren, Ohio.
Paul and his late wife, Ruth C. Collins, faithfully served at Fountain of Life in Pittsburgh, ministering as members of the church's Healing Team. He was later ordained through the Greater Works School of Ministry, earned a B.S. in Human Resources from Geneva College, completed an MBA from Waynesburg University, authored There Is Life in the Word, and graduated from Rhema Bible Training College in 2026.
Today, Paul provides pastoral care, biblical encouragement, discipleship, and compassionate support to men navigating life after the loss of a spouse, while serving alongside Dr. Rooks in helping individuals find hope, healing, and renewed purpose after loss.
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