MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. MOPS exists to meet the needs of every mom - urban, suburban, and rural moms, stay-at-home and working moms, teen, single, and married moms - moms with different lifestyles who all share a similar desire to be the very best moms they can be! MOPS recognizes that the years from infancy to kindergarten are foundational in a mother-child relationship and are filled with unique needs.

Harborside Church is proud to sponsor our MOPS group. We provide a caring, accepting atmosphere for today's mothers to grow and share their experiences with other women. Our monthly meeting consists of fellowship together with our moms over breakfast and coffee with prayer, speakers, crafts, and discussion time. This is a time for encouragement, understanding, and relaxation. Moms have needs. Not only a sense of belonging but, the need to reach out to each other. Harborside MOPS gives moms the opportunity to reach out to each other with understanding and helpful gestures, like trading child care, sharing food, and giving encouragement. We meet those needs and reassure that mothering matters and mothers matter.

Unlike a playgroup or Moms Morning Out, MOPS is a morning where moms and their children can learn and grow under the same roof, but separately. MOPS is an international organization that claims Jesus Christ as our foundation. However MOPS is not a Bible study time. Moms meet together while their children play in their designated MOPPETS class.

MOPS helps moms through relationships established in the context of local groups. We provide a caring atmosphere to meet the needs of today’s mother. MOPS also encourages and supports moms through the resources available at their website mops.org.