Life Groups

These Life Groups focus on the positive with each meeting ending in greater understanding and vision concerning mental health difficulties. While the Life Group does allow time to share with one another the great stories and challenges, the emphasis is on learning how to filter difficulties through God's grace and implementing the many practical skills and tools presented in each topic. This group starts on Sunday September 24th from 9:45-10:45am until November 19th in the Main Office. Cost for this group is $15 which includes the workbook.

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"Being a Caregiver for a loved one dealing with mental health difficulties is challenging. Caregivers need care also. "Family Grace" is peer support for Caregivers. Based on a combination of clinical and biblical truth, "Family Grace" is an opportunity to stabilize the foundation of mercy and grace Caregivers need in order to care well. In addition, when we strengthen our faith as Caregivers, this can have a transforming effect on the one(s) we care for with Christ-like love, support and counsel." This group starts on September 24th at 9:45am in Room 200 and will meet weekly until November 19th. Cost for this group is $20 which includes the workbook.

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These Life Groups focus on the positive with each meeting ending in greater understanding and vision concerning mental health difficulties. While the Life Group does allow time to share with one another the great stories and challenges, the emphasis is on learning how to filter difficulties through God's grace and implementing the many practical skills and tools presented in each topic. This group meets Thursday mornings from 9:15-10:30am. Childcare is available for 6 weeks to Pre-K and must be registered for through the group registration form.

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These Life Groups focus on the positive with each meeting ending in greater understanding and vision concerning mental health difficulties. While the Life Group does allow time to share with one another the great stories and challenges, the emphasis is on learning how to filter difficulties through God's grace and implementing the many practical skills and tools presented in each topic. This group starts on Thursday September 28th from 6:30-7:45pm every week until November 30th in the Cafe. Cost for this group is $15 which includes the workbook.

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This is an Empty Nester's Group that will meet Thursdays. They are going to be starting a Study called "Not a Fan" by Kyle Idelman this Fall! This group meets from 6:30-8pm on Thursday evening. You will need to purchase the daily journal of "Not a Fan" by Kyle Idelman for this Life Group.

Meet other families facing the unique challenges of blending a family. We meet to learn and grow together. We are couples at various stages of blending our families and we are focused on living life together through authenticity, truth, love, and grace. Pre-marital, newlyweds, not-so-newlyweds are welcome!

We are a group of parents with young kids - and a couple of people who could be grandparents of our young kids! We like to mix it up! We are looking to grow in community, support, parenting, and our journey with Jesus. Most of the material we will be using will be from the RightNow media resource.

It takes a long time and a lot of work to heal the pain that comes with the breakup of a marriage. DivorceCare is a weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced. Seminar topics include: What's happening to me? Facing my anger, The road to healing/finding help, Facing my depression, Facing my loneliness, Forgiveness, and KidCare.

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Do you want to know and understand Jesus more thoroughly? Then join the Drop-In Life Group where we will look at how Jesus described Himself in the seven "I AM's." Each are independent, so drop-in when you can. The studies will be sent out via email on Wednesdays prior to the class. If you can't attend and would like a copy, send a request to larry45@msn.com. This group starts October 1st and meets in Room 203 at 9:45am.

We are a group of people in different stages of life - most have kids that are out of the house and are married with kids (our grandchildren). We are looking for meaningful friendships - to get connected, have fun together, and spend time in the Word and praying together. Also serving where we see needs. We meet year round with the exception that during FOCUS we meet weekly and over the summer we meet as it works for everyone's schedules.

The purpose of our group is to maintain a welcoming Christian community for young adults. We engage in regular Bible study, prayer, fellowship, and service. While it is not exclusively for young adults, all of our current members are young adults (both married and single/not married).

A Sunday night group for couples or singles that meets every week during the fall/winter/spring for 1 hour of either Bible study with a guide or topical study with a video and then 20 minutes of prayer. Men are separate from women during the prayer time. Our group is a mix of ages and stages and the older kids generally watch the young ones during study. We end with treats and visiting, but don't go too late on school nights. We have 4 families in the group and would welcome at least 2 more this fall!

As a couples life group, we are growing in Christ while building community and deepening friendships. We seek to have a fun and relaxing atmosphere while learning more about God. We are couples in our 40s and 50s, have kids from elementary to adult, and enjoy food! We share a meal together then have a time of Bible study and prayer. We occasionally get together outside of life group meeting times for other activities.

Our goal is to have community and fellowship for people looking to be better connected. We hope to incorporate service projects or other activities to help those whom Christ speaks of in Matthew 25:35-40. The Bible study portion will initially focus on the previous Sunday's message but over time we anticipate the group selecting studies together. Meeting day is flexible as we are just getting started.

We are couples with young kids (ages 0-10) looking to learn from the lessons in the Bible and each other. We are working to form a community among ourselves and with other couples in Rochester as we navigate this life stage together. We spend our group time studying the Word (using study guides and visual media) and sharing our life stories with each other. We hire a babysitter to watch the kids during group time, allowing the adults to focus and have a break. We also like to fellowship with each other throughout the week by participating in volunteer activities, helping watch our kids, and having fun together.

We meet for fellowship in the Body of Christ. Our primary objectives are discipleship, Bible study, sanctification, prayer and outreach. We seek to serve our King, Jesus, and His redemptive purposes.

Married with kids Life Group

The Legacy Journey is a seven-week, biblically based class that teaches you how to truly live and leave a legacy for generations to come. This class will lead you deeper into investing, basic estate planning, purposeful living, safeguarding your legacy, and discovering the keys to generational wealth and true generosity. Through video teaching, class discussions and interactive small-group activities, you'll learn a biblical framework for living intentionally now so that later you'll be able to leave a legacy that will secure your family's future and make a lasting impact on the world around you. The Legacy Journey classes meet for around an hour and a half each week for seven weeks. Childcare is available for this class.

The purpose of the life group is to maintain a welcoming Christian Community for young adults. We engage in regular Bible study, prayer, fellowship, and service. While it is not exclusively for young adults, all of our current members are young adults (early 20's to mid 30's and both not married and married). We are always welcoming new members! Come and try out our group!

We are a group of families/couples and are focusing on inductive study as a group starting with the book of Matthew. We share hosting duties as well as a meal when we meet.

We meet monthly to pray for prayer requests from missionaries from around the world.

We are a group of young mixed singles. By single, we mean not married, dating is fine. We do prefer people under the age of 30, given there is a mixed singles group for 30+. Meeting 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month in Room 301 at 6:30pm.

This group meets Bi-Weekly at 6:30pm. Meeting weekly right now for FOCUS.

Our purpose is to fellowship, to learn the Bible deeper through investigative study, to listen and encourage through life. We also hope to care for those in our community by volunteering to serve together. We are mostly young married couples, the majority of us with small children and babies.

We're a mix of blended and non-blended families. Most of us have young children or teens. We've studied a variety of topics -- book studies (including Bill Hybel and David Platt), Bible studies (most recently James and Acts) and couples studies. Currently we're reading "A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture."

Our purpose is to grow together in our faith, knowledge of the Lord, and in friendship. Children are welcome to attend, but childcare is not provided. Attendees included mixed couples, generally couples with school age children, and all live on the SE end of Rochester. We've done a variety of different studies - topical/video/etc. Group meets year round, meeting the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 11:00am. The summer schedule varies based upon groups' availability & is typically a couple social gatherings.

We are a group of married couples with elementary age children.

We are a mixed group, under 40 years old that meet for Bible Study and Fellowship.

Families with young children that meet for bible study, socials, and service activities. We alternate facilitating bible study and hosting.

This is a new, adult life group for single men and women ages 30-45. Joining a Life Group can be a difficult when single. We will work together toward "restoring our broken world" by studying and discussing the Word for our spiritual health, by performing outreach and service to help others, and by inviting others to join, worship with us, and grow in their own faith journies.

An informal social group for Christ followers who enjoy tabletop gaming. We play all kinds of card games, board games and miniatures games together in a face-to-face social setting. We meet at D6 Games, surrounded by and interacting with other gamers who are not in the life group. While we do not participate in any formal, structured Bible or Christian life study, we do hope that we serve as an example to others who might be seeking or starting their own spiritual journey and, "by our fruits they will know us" as Christians (paraphrasing Matthew 7:16). There is no attendance commitment or other obligation, so, if you enjoy tabletop games of any kind, please feel free to drop by and be a part of this Life Group!

Mission: Restoring our broken world through 1) sharing the gospel and 2) deepening our relationship with Christ from the studying the Word of God and edifying fellowship. Purpose: To live out the core values of CCC, worship, deepen, join, invite and invest through the group. Targeted Audience: Families/singles, believer/non believer from overseas/America or with mixed international background. Tentative Bible Study Topic: To know Jesus better through studying The Book of John. This group meets every Third Friday at 7pm.

Young adults, mostly married or in a committed relationship.

We started out as young married couples without children but quickly grew our group with little people. We focus on lifting one another up in prayer, diving deep into various studies with a focus on marriage and parenting, and enjoy doing life together. This group meets Bi-Weekly on Wednesdays 6-7:30pm.

We are group of married with kids 4th grade to infant. We meet 1st & 3rd Fridays. Our focus is doing life together through Biblical study and prayer and accountability. We do a potluck meal, rotate hosting, shared sitter at host home from 6-8ish.

A group of active duty and retired firefighters, law enforcement officers, & other first responders meeting to pray together and study God's word. Two meeting times every other week are available offering the same information to facilitate members work schedules. Contact Steve at srichardt@charter.net.

A group of active duty and retired firefighters, law enforcement officers, & other first responders meeting to pray together and study God's word. Two meeting times every other week are available offering the same information to facilitate members work schedules. Contact Steve at srichardt@charter.net.

Men connecting over breakfast and making Proverbs 27:17 come alive! Meeting the last Friday of each month for a time of sharing God's Word and what He is doing in our lives.

Men connecting together in community to support each other and grow through studying God's word.

Work off a few calories playing basketball with the guys!

Explore the realities of getting older and look at your later years from God's perspective. Ten week discussion of building strong foundations, facing life's transitions, making wise decisions and understanding our glorious hope based on Billy Graham's book: Nearing Home, Life, Faith and Finishing Well.

We are a men's group of four middle age guys. At the present time we are using the RightNow Media teaching study on the book of James by Francis Chan. The objective of our group is to be involved in one another's lives in such a way to encourage, pray for, and hold one another accountable.

A group of Men asked, "what would Jesus brew?" and then they decided to meet every Thursday of the month in a garage to brew some beer. https://www.facebook.com/groups/wwjbBrewClub/

We engage in studies that encourage and equip Christian men to lead their families through various stages of life and events.

Raising Moms is a group just for Moms! Our group consists of Moms expecting their first baby all the way through Moms navigating the teenage years! Our morning Raising Moms meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 9:00-11:15am and our evening Raising Moms meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 6:00-8:00pm. We offer creative activities, amazing Mentor Moms, meaningful speakers, and the fellowship and friendship of women all in the same stage of life!

Raising Moms is a group just for Moms! Our group consists of Moms expecting their first baby all the way through Moms navigating the teenage years! Our morning Raising Moms meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 9:00-11:15am and our evening Raising Moms meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 6:00-8:00pm. We offer creative activities, amazing Mentor Moms, meaningful speakers, and the fellowship and friendship of women all in the same stage of life!

Interested in reading the entire Bible? Join us this year in listening to the Bible on www.dailyaudiobible.com. Tune in online to listen on your own (20 minutes a day). Then we'll come together as women to unpack what we're learning each week.

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Prayer was the backbone of Jesus' life and ministry. From his baptism to his crucifixion, the Gospels portray Jesus as a man of prayer who knew and deeply valued intimate communion with his heavenly Father. What can we learn from the prayers he prayed? This study will explore the prayers of Jesus to gain new insights into prayer, the character of God, and how to deepen your relationship with him.

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Discover the root to clear and daily communication with God -- humble obedience. Learn how surrender unlocks His many blessings intended for us, centers us in His will, and helps us discern His voice in everyday life.

Discover the root to clear and daily communication with God -- humble obedience. Learn how surrender unlocks His many blessings intended for us, centers us in His will, and helps us discern His voice in everyday life.

This inductive study of the book of Isaiah enables readers to observe and interpret the prophet's message and apply it to their own lives. The brief daily exercises provide the tools readers need to mark key words, list important insights, interrogate the text, and discover life's answers for themselves. Experienced Bible students and beginners alike will enjoy discovering how they, like Isaiah, can stand strong in the face of attack, persevere in a faithful walk with God, and claim the tremendous promises He has provided.

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This inductive study of the book of Isaiah enables readers to observe and interpret the prophet's message and apply it to their own lives. The brief daily exercises provide the tools readers need to mark key words, list important insights, interrogate the text, and discover life's answers for themselves. Experienced Bible students and beginners alike will enjoy discovering how they, like Isaiah, can stand strong in the face of attack, persevere in a faithful walk with God, and claim the tremendous promises He has provided.

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When we hear the name Gideon, most of us think about his 300 soldiers or the fleece he laid out under the evening sky. But Gideon's story is so much bigger than that--bigger than any one man and his mark on Israel's history. Like everything else in the Bible, this is a story about God and His people. His love for them, as well as His strength operating in spite of their weakness--even through their weakness. And because God's people includes you and me, Gideon's story is also about us--our lives, our doubts, our struggles, and our possibilities as believers. From a state of fear, weakness, and insecurity, Gideon emerged as Israel's hero, filled with God's presence and His passion for deliverance. This study will encourage you to recognize your weakness as the key that the Lord gives you to unlock the full experience of His strength in your life. In what ways do you feel insufficient? Those places create the greatest opportunity to experience the sufficiency of God. Instead of ignoring, neglecting, or trying to escape your weaknesses, see them as the gifts that they are, given specifically and strategically by God to unlock the door of God's strength.

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The book of Hosea--it's deeply personal and passionate love story, yet it's a difficult story. As an account full of harsh judgment unfolds, we find in its midst a rare and pure gem: the truest and purest of loves.

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True faith produces fruit. A faith without action and without life change is ultimately a dead faith. The book of James speaks to the realities of a living faith in Jesus--the kind of roll-up-your-sleeves and get-your-hands-dirty discipleship that is born out of an authentic relationship with the risen Lord. James writes to believers who know suffering, who've faced trials, and who ultimately desire a deep relationship with God. Francis Chan unpacks the dense truth contained in the book of James in front of the iconic backdrop of San Francisco, the city where he lives and ministers. Through 12 sessions, Francis works through James verse-by-verse, challenging followers of Christ to move beyond a private, intellectual knowledge of God and His word, to a vibrant faith that impacts every square inch of life.

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We gather once a week during the school calendar, and once a month in the summer. We use the Moms In Prayer International Ministry format, which includes Praise, Silent Confession, Thanksgiving, Petition for our children by name, followed with petition for the CCC Elder board/families and CCC staff/families by name. We also bring before the Lord any CCC special events or concerns, and of course, salvations and baptisms! It is a complete joy to pray with these dear women.

Millions of us are living in the shadow of cancer. Some are hoping to beat the odds and become cancer-free, while others know they are facing cancer for the long haul. And even more of us are standing by someone with a cancer diagnosis and feeling helpless as we grapple with the uncertainty it brings. Whether the cancer is considered "in remission," "cured," or "chronic," it is possible to find peace as we face it. In this beautiful, giftable book, cancer patient advocate Lynn Eib shares how to live well from the moment of diagnosis through the rest of life. She weaves the story of her own experience as a longtime cancer survivor and those of others around the world into these hope-filled pages. You'll discover how to bring God's peace into your own home and heart--regardless of you or your loved one's medical prognosis.

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From judges to kings, from the departure of God's glory to the assurance of His help, from inquiring of the Lord to inquiring of a medium - this book of contrasts sets before us the importance of a life of obedience and how it's lived out in the midst of interpersonal conflicts.

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You don't have anything to prove. Too many of us walk through life feeling as if we don't measure up. We always seem to thirst for more. We think if we could only work harder or be better, we could be enough. But the truth is, we will never be enough. And thankfully, we don't have to be. In this 8-session study, Jennie Allen walks through key passages in the Book of John to demonstrate how only Jesus is enough. We don't have to prove anything because Jesus has already proven everything. Discover how our thirsty hearts can only be quenched by the living water.

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All day, every day, an invisible war rages around you -- unseen, unheard, yet felt throughout every aspect of your life. A devoted, devilish enemy seeks to wreak havoc on everything that matters to you: your heart, your mind, your marriage, your children, your relationships, your resilience, your dreams, your destiny. But his battle plan depends on catching you unaware and unarmed. If you're tired of being pushed around and caught with your guard down, this study is for you. The Enemy always fails miserably when he meets a woman dressed for the occasion. The Armor of God, more than merely a biblical description of the believer's inventory, is an action plan for putting it on and developing a personalized strategy.

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This inductive study of Hebrews reveals the assurance that Jesus is our high priest who makes intercession for all of God's children. As readers learn to keep their focus on Jesus and rely on His faithfulness in all situations, they gain a deeper understanding of God's grace and provision.

Discover God's pursuit of a relationship with man, and marvel as His plan to bless all people unfolds. Full of twists and turns, ruin and redemption, revelation and mystery the Bible study keeps participants captivated by the God who starts in it! Explore concepts such as blessing, covenant, and promise, and the bearing each has on a New Testament believer's life today. Group members will also study the Hebrew names of God introduced on the early pages of Scripture. Throughout 10 weeks of exciting, engaging intrigue, participants will plunge into the heart of Genesis, to God's remarkable pursuit of relationship and to the unfolding of His earthly plan: that through one nation--and ultimately, one man--all people on earth will be blessed. Many of the most profound and enduring concepts in the whole counsel of God's Word are initiated in this marvelous book of beginnings.

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Weekend classes available at all services for kids 6 weeks to 5th grade. Stop by the kidcity desk for more information!