If you would like to discuss starting a Community Group based
around an interest you have, please contact Pastor Ann Harrington
at the church office @ (810) 984-5571 or click
here to email Pastor Ann.
Benefits of Belonging to a Community
Group
A Community Group is a place where you can know others and
be known, a place where you can have fun, share life, and
grow in your walk with the Lord. A Community Group is a place
where you can ask questions and discuss your faith, and a
place where you can pray and be prayed for.
One of the greatest benefits of belonging is that you get
to build relationships with others in your church family.
As you are involved with other believers, you have the opportunity
to grow spiritually in an environment of encouragement and
accountability. You also have the chance to be a support to
those in your group using the gifts God has given you.
A Biblical Perspective for Community
Groups
As we read through the New Testament, we see continual examples
of Small Group ministry. The greatest example was Jesus' own
ministry with His disciples. At its essence it was a small
group being trained to continue the ministry when Jesus left.
If we look at the New Testament church, we see that they
were basically home Bible studies. We are told that Paul went
from house to house, teaching, and that the first Christians
broke bread together in their homes. Consider the following
verses:
"They devoted themselves to the apostle's teaching
and to the fellowship, the breaking of bread and to prayer.
All the believers were together and had everything in common.
Every day they continued to meet together…they broke
bread in their homes and ate together…and the Lord
added to their number daily those who were being saved."
Acts 2:42, 44, 46-47
"Day after day, in the temple courts and from house
to house they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the
Good News that Jesus is the Christ." Acts 5:42
To learn about specific groups, click on the "Groups"
link on the left side of this page.
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