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Heemstra Life Group

We are a middle aged group of individuals who walk along side of each other and desire to grow closer to Jesus and deeper in our faith.  While we may be flawed, we may also be the only glimpse of Jesus that other people will see.  We encourage each other to be bold in sharing our faith and have fun in group together.

The Shock’s Group

Our life group is for married couples with families who are having a hard time fitting in.  If you need real, authentic fellowship, come join us!  We focus on marriage, family, vision and growing our relationship with Christ.

The Edinger Group

Followers of Christ looking to grow in faith and friendships.

Tuesday Night Ladies Life Group

Sisters in Christ gathering together to encourage and support each other through their walk with Jesus.

Growing Together

We are a group of married and engaged couples, growing together as individuals, couples and with each other as we deepen our relationship with Christ.  We share food and fellowship as we do life together.

The Hill’s Group

Our purpose is to share our lives with each other. We chat, snack, study the Bible, and pray together. We usually read and discuss about 2 chapters of the Bible each meeting. We’d love to have you join us!

The Martin’s Group

We are a caring and fun group!  We are a fairly new group but have blended very well together.  We love Jesus and continue to grow in Him through prayer, through sharing life stories and through discussion of teaching plans using RightNow Media and other learning tools.  Our goal is to use transparency and vulnerability to help each other grow more into His image.

Moms’ Coffee

This is a time for moms to get together. The kids play while us moms have coffee and chat about life. It’s a great opportunity to meet other moms or to catch up with ladies you’re great friends with. We have moms of all ages and stages! All are welcomed! We would love to have you join us for coffee!

Seamless Bible Study

Young women growing in their love for God and one another through bible study.

Community In Prayer

STARTING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14:  A one hour focused prayer time covering current events – i.e. our government, our nation, our states, our church.  This is a time of intercessory prayer for racial equality, for the missionaries we support and for human trafficking.  Praying weekly using scripture as our base and humility as our posture.

Singles LifeGroup

Singles lifegroup for men and women who have graduated high school up until mid-thirties. On a general group day we meet up at our house, hangout, talk, eat snacks, play a short game and then watch a video from RightNow Media. We break off into two groups and discuss the video together. At this time we do not provide childcare.

Season’s Change Life Group

Change is inevitable.  We may not always understand why something is happening, but need faith to realize God has a plan for our lives.  Our group will meet to discuss and encourage each other about God, faith, and family while sharing a meal together.  We are foster parents and welcome children to come to our group.  A babysitter will be provided.

Patty’s Life Group Gals

Bringing ladies together to make friends by spending time together and studying God’s word.  Growing closer to God.

The Garage Group

This men’s group has guys from all walks of life and welcomes men no matter where they are at in their walk with Jesus. It’s a warm, friendly gathering. We don’t only have fellowship together, but we are also seeking to do the things that strengthen our relationship with our Savior. Coffee provided!

Couples Life Group

Our couples life group meets about twice a month and has done many RightNow Media studies together!  Presently, we have been doing the First Church “Dinnertime Devotionals” that help talk through the sermon.  We usually spend about 2 hours together and even have snack or desserts on occasion!

The Oezer’s Monthly Sunday After First Service Group

We are a motley bunch of adults (some of us, sorta).  Some of us still have small children in the house, some of us still have adult children living in the house (sigh), some of us are grandparents (awesome)!  So, as you can see, just about anybody would be a good fit in our group.  We like to meet on Sunday after the first service because it fits into our schedule and those with kids are able to drop them off at First Kids.

The Schaper’s Group

We are an empty nester group, with some of us having blended families. We enjoy Bible studies together, watching Christian movies together, sharing a meal together, being each other’s prayer worries; we love doing life together! We also reach out into the community and are active with the Backpack Program as well!

Active Duty and Veterans’ Life Group

This group is for active duty service members and veterans who are new to Christ, new to church, or christians looking to grow closer to Jesus. Having shared backgrounds of deployments, long training rotations, operating in high tempo environments, and oftentimes hardships and struggles, we believe that we can grow stronger together in our faith. We would love for you to join us as we discuss videos or past sermons. The atmosphere is very relaxed and typically contains some storytelling (as any vet gathering would). We currently do not officer childcare.

It’s A Wonderful Life Group

Our life group is made up of people in most stages of life from parents of young children to teens and some grandparents too.  We also are a group of different stages of spiritual growth from new believers to life long Jesus followers.  Our group enjoys spending time building community through our service project, the Backpack Ministry, where we volunteer about once a month.

Missy’s Life Group

We are a group of women, young and old, married and single, who love God! We gather together twice a month and pray, do a devotion, and discuss it together. We laugh, sometimes cry, but always enjoy one another’s company.

Forged Men’s Group

Welcome!  We try to focus our group on biblical ways to become a more Godly man, and how we can become better providers and leaders for our families and others around us.  The word “Forged” comes from Proverbs 27:17 — “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend”.  Our average night usually consists of sharing a meal, then watching a video series from RightNow Media.  We then have a discussion about the topics that were covered in the video.  Our group is mainly outdoorsy young men ages 25-35, but we do have some members much younger and older.  Unfortunately we do not currently have any form of childcare.  Thank you for taking a look at our group.  We are always welcoming and thankful for new members.

The Williams’ Mens Life Group

This group is for men 20 plus years old.  We do RightNow Media plans together.  Our goal is to help men become authentic Christian leaders of their homes and workplaces.

Families Doing Life Together

This group is for families of all types and ages, single parents or couples. You can bring your kids or not! We start off with dinner together, then the kids go play while we watch a short video and discuss. We love spending time together as families and doing life together. If you don’t mind a house full of kids, this group would be great for you!

Jeff & Jennifer Boer Group

We’re a group that includes the whole family.  Kids welcome!  We have a few teenagers that help with watching the younger kids!  A typical gathering starts with sharing a meal together, followed by a 30 minute time spent learning more about Jesus and each other.  This is most often accomplished by watching a short RightNow Media video and discussing the video.

Finding A Better You

Finding A Better You is a brand new life group for women to share a healthy lifestyle within pursuit of Jesus Christ.  We will grow stronger in Christ as He walks through our anxiety, stress, and weight issues with us.  Come learn and share in our safe place of no judgement.  We will be meeting at the Hebron campus.

Molly’s Life Group Gals

We’re a group of gals in our 50’s and 60’s that enjoy meeting up once a month to socialize and grow in our walk with Jesus.  We meet on the 4th Thursday of the month at 6 pm, at my house in DeMotte.  Asking everyone to wear masks and we social distance.  We will be starting a new study in February 2021 so it’s a great time to start up with us!

Grounded

We welcome those from all walks of life looking to grow their Christian community and learn more about Jesus.  We’ll be using a mix of RightNow Media, discussion questions from weekly messages or Strong Roots podcasts, and the bible app.  We will draw from the current sermon series to dive deeper into the Word and find real world steps to grow in our faith together.