And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Acts 2:42-47 (ESV)

From the very beginning of the Bible, we were created for belonging amongst others. Theologians over the years have come to describe the perfect community of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as a Triune Dance. And as carefully described in the story of creation, as those created in God’s image, we are invited into this dance. However, this perfect dance of love and fellowship is disrupted with the intrusion of sin and man’s rebellion against God. And as those cast out of the Garden, it took one leaving this perfect community on mission to search for those lost and otherwise hopeless to grant us re-entrance into this community and fellowship. It’s in this grace that Gospel communities are formed and grown.

And it’s through the common bond formed in the grace of God and when gazing upon Jesus together that true Gospel bonds are forged. For we were all, once again, created for community. And our longing is to be gathered in such a manner where presence with one another is not threatening but safe. Though done with imperfect strokes, our desire is to cultivate a community that sees the invisible, heals the wounded, and invites the skeptical — all while aimed at the unity found when together looking into the Story of the one who befriended us first. That we might find belonging not just because we find other friends in this gathering but because we find Jesus among us and with us, gathering a diversity of people around His table.

At Christ Our Redeemer, it’s our conviction and desire for our Community Groups ministry to be a driving force that catalyzes intentional and deeper community. It’s our conviction that the people of Christ Our Redeemer will flourish not when merely attending worship services weekly but when involved in the regularity of gathering together in smaller groups. Our goal is to see growth as groups dive into the Scriptures together, understand the Gospel on a deeper level, and do life together where members are known in their identities as daughters and sons of the King. We trust that this Spirit-led work will ignite a movement of the Gospel that affects us personally and corporately toward lasting transformation.

Our Community Groups meet in various homes throughout the week on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. If you click on our interest form link below, you‘ll be provided with options available. Or, if you’d like to be placed in a group, please fill out the form with your needs and/or preferences, and we’ll be happy to arrange something for you. Our current semester of Community Groups is running from February to May. Please click on the link below, if you are interested in joining. We’d love to have you join!