Day and Time	Leader	Location
1st/3rd Thursdays 7:30-9:30pm (all welcome)	Erik Alm	Zoom
2nd/4th Tuesday 10-12am (women only)	Beth Schaefer	Zoom
1st/3rd Wednesdays 7:00-9:00pm (men only)	Ty White and Mark Henriques	Zoom
1st/3rd Thursdays 9:30 -11:00am.(seniors only)	Rev. Barbara Meyers and Barabra Hyde	Zoom

Excerpts from an Interconnections article on Small Groups describe the many benefits of Small Group Ministry:

• In the late 1990s the Rev. Dr. Glenn Turner, of Maine, and the Rev. Bob Hill, of Texas, proposed that what was missing from many of our congregations was small groups, where people could connect in meaningful ways for “intimacy and ultimacy.” Groups where people could tell their stories and listen to the stories of others. Groups where people could relate to each other on a deeper level than they could on Sunday mornings.
• Having small groups gives congregations an immediate place to connect newcomers. It increases the pastoral care ability of a congregation. There’s also a major increase in personal growth, in the deepening of relationships, in spiritual growth, and in finding a place to belong.
• “People come to church for two reasons,” said Hill. “One is to find friends and community, and the other is to ‘be lifted out of the ordinary,’ to have a place to relate to others on a deeper level.”
• Small groups have a ripple effect throughout the church. The way we relate to each other in covenant groups spills over into all other areas of congregational life. It is an effective way to build relationships while exploring our spiritual paths. It connects us in close communities of shared thoughts and experiences, and enables us to practice listening and speaking from the heart.