Facilitator: Pastor Brixton Schmitt
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 18-23
Room: Room 021, Lower Level
Contact Brixton Schmitt at brixton@bethanynaz.org
Description: Sunday Community Group is an opportunity to ask questions and have discussions about what is going on in your faith.
Read MoreGroup for: Couples and individuals welcome; Multigenerational
Leader: Rick & Carrie Lance
Time: Sundays at 6pm
Location: Meets in a home - contact leader
Contact: carriejlance@gmail.com
Description: This group exists to encourage one another in reading through God’s Word. The members are committed to reading through scripture chronologically using the Bible Recap as a guide. Couples and/or individuals desiring to read through scripture within community are encouraged to join.
Read MoreGroup for: Couples and singles age- 60-80
Leader: Jane Riley
Time: Every other Sunday 6:00- 7:30
Location: Meets in a home; contact leader
Contact: jane-riley@att.net
Description: This group helps people become more like Jesus by looking for ways to put the Scripture into practice. The group meets every other week to discuss the scriptures and sermon topic from Sunday’s message, pray for one another, and encourage one another to become more like Jesus.
Read MoreFacilitator: Steve Kelley
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: All ages welcome
Room: Room 120
Contact Cecil Bowles, cecil.bowles@cox.net for more information.
This group is focused on service, fellowship, and discipleship. Our class sessions include interaction around all three of those elements as we support, encourage, and learn from each other.
Our current service commitment is to come alongside the Tulakes congregation as they seek to meet the spiritual and physical needs of their community, and we will share in service projects there regularly.
Read MoreFacilitator: Martha Highley
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 30-70
Room: Family Life Center, Room 1
Contact Martha Highley, mahighley@cox.net for more information.
This class is for women who are single, divorced, or married and attend alone. Ladies of Legacy is a prayerful and supportive class, welcoming anyone with love. Many different backgrounds are represented, and everyone connects well with one another through discussion time and prayer.
Read MoreFacilitator: Winford Akins
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 60-70
Room: Room 153
Contact Winford Akins, wakins@cox.net for more information.
Each week the group format centers on a discussion, with the focus being reflecting on the pastor’s sermon, sharing reflections, and seeking to make an individual application.
Read MoreTime: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 50-80
Room: Room 152, Chapel
Contact Lowell Churchill, nazpaz@yahoo.com for more information.
This class is a lively group, and is very welcoming to newcomers. The group format is lecture presentation with some discussion and praying together. This group is service-oriented, and hosts regular social events outside of class time.
Read MoreFacilitator: Ron Willard
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 50-70
Room: Room 151, Chapel
Contact Ron Willard, rewillard@juno.com for more information.
Great Expectations is a fellowship of faithful, encouraging, caring people who love to laugh, share, and pray for each other. The class format is conversational-style Bible teaching that encourages class participation.
Read MoreFacilitators: Lyndell Watson
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 60-80
Room: Room 123, Main Level
Contact Gary Banz, glbanz22@cox.net for more information.
A mixture of those still in the workforce and those now retired, this group often sings together, with sharing and discussion on a weekly basis. Reach Out has as annual class retreat.
Each week’s lessons are based on Scripture, rarely using other books or video resources.
Read MoreFacilitator: Kep Keoppel
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 55-70
Room: Room 150, Chapel
Contact Kep Keoppel, kkeoppel@snu.edu for more information.
This class is made up of people from a wide range of occupations, most with grown children. The class is generous, mission-minded, and socially active, with small group suppers, and several social events throughout the year.
Read MoreFacilitators: Jane Riley, Terry Wood, Larry Jones
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 55-70
Room: Room 022, Lower Level
Contact Mark McCaslin, m_3@swbell.net for more information.
Lifelifters class features a team-teaching approach with a teaching focus being on Bible study and discussion. This class consists of singles and married couples. Class members are very supportive of each other in prayer and have regular social gatherings.
Read MoreFacilitator: Deretta Austin
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 50-70
Room: Room 027, Lower Level
Contact Marlene Russell, blueyesok@gmail.com for more information.
This class is highly interactive and service-oriented. Group members come from a variety of backgrounds and ages, and it is their mission to make everyone feel included. Teaching style includes a presentation by the teacher with significant opportunity for discussion and prayer.
Read MoreFacilitator: Bill Thomas
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 50-70
Room: Room 100, North Entry
Contact Bill Thomas, rev.dr.bill.thomas@gmail.com for more information.
Cornerstone class has an active, engaging atmosphere. Lecture, discussion, and video are all a part of the learning method in this class. They have regular social events and includes people from various life stages and backgrounds.
Read MoreFacilitator: Gaylene Simms
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 50-65
Room: Room 028, Lower Level
Contact: Lyndel Lackey, llcpa@sbcglobal.net for more information.
A smaller class with a family-life atmosphere, some members are single, some are married couples. Some have children at home, others are empty nesters. The class focuses on Bible study through lecture-style teaching, and includes time for sharing and prayer.
Read MoreFacilitator: Jim Priest
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 50-70
Room: Room 025, Lower Level
Contact Kerry Albright, kerry.w.albright@saic.com for more information.
A highly interactive group with purposeful discussion, Salt and Light includes people who are single, married, those who have kids, and those who do not. Teaching and discussion are focused on Christian discipleship in all stages of life. In addition to weekly fellowship, regular social events are planned.
Read MoreFacilitator: Stephanie Shellenberger
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 40-55
Room: Room 024, Lower Level
Contact Stephane Shellenberger, sshellen@snu.edu for more information.
The Gathering primarily consists of married couples and single people with children. Participants are in the prime of their work careers, and have a desire to be welcoming of newcomers and those who don’t have family attending church with them.
The Gathering alternates focusing on Bible passages and topical studies.
Read MoreFacilitator: Norm Henry
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 40-65
Room: Room 122
Contact Tim Adams, timadamsfd@aol.com for more information.
This group is focused on living out the Christian faith, and is known for serving the greater community. Are you Single? Married? Children at home? Empty nest?
You are welcome here, regardless of stage in life. Circle of Friends is active in social events and service opportunities.
Read MoreFacilitator: Brenda Teeters and Tim Haws
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 30-50
Room: Family Life Center, Room 2
Contact JR O’Hair, jrohair44@yahoo.com for more information.
This class is team-taught and was created as a resource for parents in the child-raising phase of life. Lesson topics include current Christian literature, books of the Bible, and marriage enrichment studies. The group is friendly, talkative, and actively involved in serving.
Read MoreFacilitators: Laine and Susan Diffee
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 30-45
Room: Main Building, Room 205 (Second floor, enter the SW Lobby)
Contact Jason Ayers, jason@ayersnet.net for more information.
This class strives to be welcoming and inclusive. Journey is a very social group, and many participants are parents. This group desires to grow spiritually and engage in a lot of discussions.
Read MoreFacilitators: Tim & Elizabeth Taylor
Time: Sundays at 10am
Ages: 30-40
Room: Room 023 North, Lower Level
Contact Tim Taylor, ttaylor@snu.edu for more information.
Roots is a friendly, informal class, a mix of persons who are single and married couples, many with young children. Participants spend time digging deeper into the Bible and Christian living through discussion.
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