First Baptist Church Elgin

Life Groups

Life groups are small gatherings of people who meet to build relationships, encourage each other, and focus on Christ. They can provide an environment for people to be real with each other about spiritual things, and can help people grow spiritually together.Life groups can take many forms, and can include activities like: prayer, Bible study, fun and food. Life groups can meet in homes, coffee shops, or other places where people like to connect. The group decides how often they will meet, and if they will focus on sermon-based discussion or Bible study.

Please feel free to reach out to a group leader directly, or if you want more details, Contact Pastor Kevin

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Travis and Cassie Frankie

Family Group with kids

Email: cwelker91@gmail.com
Mobile Phone: 5058508953

We meet Wednesday at 6:30-8:00 pm at our house 106 Wedgewood LN Elgin.

We do not have dinner. We will discuss the scripture that the sermon is based on. We are in our 30's and have 4 kids under 6.

We have the men meet first for 30 min. While the women watch the kids then we switch and have the men watch the kids while the women meet.
Gregory and amber dettloff

Adult Group, No childcare

Email:gmdett@gmail.com
Mobile Phone: 3133782786

We meet Tuesdays at 6:30-8:00 pm.
We live 2 mins from church, and our group studies the weekly sermon & questions provided. Typically we don't do dinner, but drinks are offered.

No childcare at this time as we have a 1 year old that we put to bed shortly after meeting starts.
Pam AlAKAI

Family Group with kids
Groupe familial avec enfants

E-mail: pamelaalakai@gmail.com
Téléphone mobile: (207) 409-5717

Il s'agit d'un NOUVEAU groupe de vie pour les francophones natifs ! Nous nous rencontrons au 157 Coopers Way, à Elgin. Notre groupe se réunit chaque semaine et discute des questions basées sur les sermons du bulletin paroissial. Envoyez un SMS à Pam pour plus de détails !
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This is a NEW life group for native French speakers! We meet at 157 Coopers Way, in Elgin. Our group meets weekly and discusses the sermon-based questions from the church bulletin. Text Pam for details!
Jeffery and Lindsey Stark

Family Group, Group Babysitter

Email: starkjeff22@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone: 5122298890

Our group trades off hosting at different member's homes. We usually meet on Wednesdays at 6pm for dinner, and start our study by 630pm (for about a hour). We will be reviewing the B.L.E.S.S. book for the first part of the semester.

We pay two teenagers from the church to babysit for us.
Michael and Madison Bullock

Young married Group, with none to very young children.

Email: itsmebullock@gmail.com
Mobile Phone: 2146366045

We meet at 7PM on Tuesdays Our group uses the sermon based discussion questions. We don't offer additional childcare, but your very young children can come along!
KASEY AND Janette Gammons

Families with kids, shared childcare duties with kid play area.

EMAIL: kgammons1@gmail.com
Mobile Phone: 3252261199

Our group is mostly made up of families with little ones, and we welcome any who want to do life together in community. Join us for a study on the book of James. Our first hour tends to be fellowship and snacks, followed by discussion and focus on God's Word.

Sundays from 4pm-6pm at the Gammons' residence in east Manor.
phil and Sue Bohn

Adult Group, No Childcare

Email: philbohn44@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone: 3618159566

We meet Mondays 6:00-8:00 pm
at 12600 Waynespur Ln. in Elgin. We
host a sermon discussion, and share dinner or snacks. Our Life-Group members are mostly retired, but all are welcome!

No childcare provided.
Jason and Fallon Crunk

Family group with kids (1 mo-13 yo)

Email: jasonmcrunk@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone: (254) 931-882

We meet at the church Sunday evenings, from 5-7pm. Meals are finger foods if we do a meal. Childcare is handled by splitting parents up, women one week men the next and a full group fellowship activity/meal once a month.
Luke Gomez

College & Career, no child care

Emails: lukegomez78@gmail.com. (Luke)
a.full.imagination@gmail.com. (Ellie)

Mobile: (512) 285-7817 LUKE

Our group is open to anyone 18-26 years old. We meet at the church on Sundays from 4:30 to 6:30PM. We discuss the sermon and take a deeper dive into the scripture that it was based on. We also do ice breakers and open up to one another about our week, have time for prayer and prayer requests. We also have food!
Kim Foehner / Holly Duty

Adult Group, Ladies only, No Childcare

Email: kimber.foehner@gmail.com
Mobile Phone: 5127878068
Co-leader Holly Duty

We are hosting a female only life-group! We meet every other Sunday at 5:30pm. Our meetings use the sermon discussion questions and last around 2 hours max.

We meet at various restaurants around Elgin.
Ben and Julie Richards

Adult Group, no childcare

Email: williamb.richards@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone: 5122993238

We meet Tuesdays at 6:30-8:00 pm with the Dettloffs! Our group studies the weekly sermon & questions provided. Typically we don't do dinner, but drinks are offered.
JEFF AND GINA CARTER

Sunday school for empty-nesters, seniors and couples without kids.

EMAIL: carter.jeff@outlook.com

This is a Bible study with small group discussions that meets Sunday mornings at the Church, 8:30-9:30 am.

No childcare provided during this study.

Life Group FAQ

Most Life Groups are based on life stage such as College & Young Adults, Singles, Marrieds, Married w/kids, Empty Nesters while others are mixed. We also have Life Groups for Divorcees, Widows and other life stages. If we don't have a Life Group for you, we'd be happy to help create one!
Life Groups can meet at homes, coffee shops and restaurants, parks or even at church. Most of our Life Groups are based in Elgin; however, we would love to establish Life Groups in Manor, McDade and the surrounding areas.
Life Groups meet weekly on a specific day of the week (Sun - Sat) depending on the group. Most groups meet for an average of 1.5 - 2 hours.
Groups gather weekly to further discuss the Sunday sermon, and/or read through a book of the Bible. Some groups start with food and fellowship while other groups jump right into the study time. Each Life Group and group members is provided with sermon-based discussion questions, and a Bible study guide to help direct the conversations and understanding of Scripture. By engaging together, groups get to know the Bible and each other more as they study together. Along with focused times of reading the Bible, groups are challenged to put into practice what they discuss by sharing the lesson with another person, inviting others to 'come and see," and intentionally making disciples outside of the group!
We want to help you be able to join and wholeheartedly attend your Life Group. Each group handles childcare differently; so depending on your childcare needs, we may suggest specific groups that are better suit to accommodate.
There are two ways to join a Life Group. 1) Join an existing Life Group, and 2) Start a new Life Group.

Either way, you begin by letting us know your interested by completing this Life Group form.

Our Life Group Coordinator will work with you to get you connected to an open group that fits your lifestage and availability. If no open Life Groups are available our Life Group Coordinator will work with you and others that are looking to join a group to form a new Life Group.
If you have additional questions or need more information about the Life Group Ministry please email Pastor Kevin by clicking HERE.

Want to START a NEW group? CLICK HERE