Growth Groups

Growth Groups, designed to help you grow deeper in your faith and build stronger connections with others! Growth Groups will meet once a week for just 1 hour over the course of 10 weeks via Zoom.

Growth Groups feature dynamic and engaging topics, including In-Depth Bible Studies where you can dive deeper into the Word of God and explore its relevance to your life. There are also topical studies with life application where you can learn how to apply biblical principles to your everyday life.

This is a perfect opportunity to strengthen your relationship with God and others, while growing in knowledge and faith in a supportive community. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to grow, connect, and be transformed! Growth groups will begin the week of September 15 and registration will open Wednesday, August 20.

GROWTH GROUP	FACILITATOR(S)	DATE / TIME	TARGET AUDIENCE
Better Together: Weathering the Seasons Towards a Loving & Happy Marriage	Kermit & Dr. DeLynn Williams	Mondays 7:00 -8:00pm ET	Engaged couples, newlyweds, & seasoned married couples
Sew Blessed	Deacon Cecelia Thurman	Tuesdays IN PERSON 6:00 – 7:00pm ET	All are welcome
Joy Yet Resides Here	Min. Jamil Campbell	Tuesdays 6:30 – 7:30pm ET	Individuals age 40 and under
She Speaks: Wisdom from the Women of the Bible to the Modern Black Woman	Rev. Dr. Pat Carson	Tuesdays 7:00 – 8:00pm ET	Women
For Those Who Care: Reflections to Nourish the Caregiver	Rev. Sheila P. Spencer	Thursdays 6:30 – 7:30pm ET	Caregivers of every kind — and to anyone seeking spiritual reflection, emotional support, or intentional self-care
Equipping the Saints V Romans 1:1-5 - 21	Rev. Dr. John Foulkes & Floyd Bridges	Saturdays 10:00-11:00am ET	Adult Men & Women

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Better Together: Weathering the Seasons Towards a Loving & Happy Marriage This growth group offers honest, grace-filled conversations about the complexities of marriage and the issues that can strain relationships. Together we’ll explore how to build healthier personal habits and stronger mutual skills. Through open dialogue and biblical guidance, we’ll learn practical ways to deepen trust, communication, and connection. Our hope is to grow marriages that reflect the love and intention God desires for us.

Sew Blessed

This growth group is designed for anyone interested in learning to sew or improving their sewing skills. Participants will practice basic hand-stitching techniques and gain confidence with their skills and potentially using a sewing machine. No prior experience is needed, just a willingness to create and enjoy the process.

Joy Yet Resides Here:

This growth group will explore the book “Joy Yet Resides Here” by Candace Boyd Simmons, which is a powerful collection of prayers, laments, and reflections written from the honest place of a “shaky Christian”—someone who believes but is unafraid to name the places where faith trembles. Candace beautifully lays bare her soul, showing how:

Every prayer becomes a beacon of light in the dark
Every lament tells the truth our hearts often hold quietly
Every word reminds us that joy still resides here, even in the in-between places of life

Throughout the group, we’ll walk through each section of the book and explore how prayer and lament act as spiritual radar. Guiding us to locate joy in our present circumstances, whether we’re in seasons of triumph or trial.

She Speaks: Wisdom from the Women of the Bible to the Modern Black Woman

This Growth Group will explore the stories of biblical women through the lens of modern Black womanhood. Using She Speaks: Wisdom From the Women of the Bible to the Modern Black Woman. Participants will engage in conversations about faith, resilience, purpose, and identity. Each session will draw wisdom from women in Scripture and connect their stories to the challenges and triumphs of women today.

For Those Who Care: Reflections to Nourish the Caregiver:

This growth group is designed to support and uplift those who give care — whether caring for loved ones, serving professionally, or simply walking alongside others in challenging seasons.

Through scripture-based reflections, guided journaling, group conversations, and spiritual practices, participants will explore themes such as presence, rest, compassion fatigue, sacred interruptions, grief, and renewal.

This group offers a sacred space to breathe, reconnect with God, and receive the emotional and spiritual nourishment caregivers often pour into others. All are welcome — whether caregiving is your calling, your assignment, or a season that found you.

Equipping the Saints V

This Growth Group focuses on the Apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, written from Corinth in anticipation of his visit, which is considered to be the most complete exposition in the New Testament of the central truths of Christianity. The Epistle was intended to communicate the great doctrines of grace, the basis of Paul’s ministry. This Growth Group is for any serious explorer of scripture. Diversity of age groups is welcome to enhance the depth of the exploration. The texts are approached through a dialogical exploration based on a model of inquiry/exegesis that forces the explorer to struggle with the text and to critically analyze the text, formulating the results of the God conversation that takes place in that analysis.

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