Life Groups
Life groups are gatherings of people who meet weekly to encourage one another, grow spiritually and to focus their lives on Christ.
Life groups can meet in homes, coffee shops, or other places where people like to connect. When you join a group, you can expect to spend time learning the Bible through sermon-based discussion questions, build relationships, and grow to embrace the mission of Jesus.
Please feel free to reach out to a group leader directly, or if you want help finding or starting a new group:
Ben and Julie Richards
Adult Group, no childcare available
Email: williamb.richards@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone: 5122993238
We are kicking off a brand new life group! We will meet in our home in Elgin, and study the weekly sermon discussion questions. Let's get together! We will begin the week of February 9th!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Kim Foehner / Holly Duty
Adult Group, Ladies only, No Childcare
Email: office@fbcelgin.org
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.
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!
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.
Kathy Thaler
Sunday School for Women
EMAIL: kithaler@gmail.com
We are a ladies' Sunday School class, which meets at 8:30 a.m. on Sundays (prior to the first worship service) at the church. We use the LifeWay Bible Studies for Life series as the basis for our studies. Though most our membership is retired, we welcome women of any age.
No childcare provided during this study.
Do you provide childcare? How do you handle that?
We do not provide childcare.
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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
