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Connect Groups are designed to help you grow through community. As a believer in Christ, growth is essential, and it's hard to do alone. Christ calls us to grow and mature together. Connect Groups provide support and encouragement to keep growing as a believer in Christ, and are a great way to build community by living life together.

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sunday

Missions Connect   

Tom Severson
3rd Sundays | Year-round
11:30 am-1:30 pm | Room 207

Do you have a heart for missions? This group is open to anyone who does. We hear from a different church-supported missionary or missionary family every month and pray for them, and we also enjoy a potluck meal together. Please bring a dish to share.

monday-friday

Morning Bible Study

Oswald Mendez
Monday-Friday | Year-round
8:15-9:15 am | Community Room

Here's a great way to start the day . . . meet with fellow believers for an hour in the Word! Allow God to unleash new life in and through you as you come to understand and appreciate the Word of God more deeply and apply it in your life. Open to both men and women.

monday

Prayer Altar

Lila Bishop
Weekly | Year-round
10 am-12 pm | Location varies

This fall and winter, we’re exploring topics such as Moves of the Holy Spirit; Engaging Holy Hope: Living from Heaven, and The Arts, Beauty, and Creativity. We enjoy snacks after each meeting and sometimes share a meal together. Locations vary, and there’s also an option to join via Zoom. For details, contact Lila.

Worship Jam

Len & Claire Kruse
2nd Mondays | Starts Jan 12
6:30-9:30 pm | Elgin

For musicians and anyone who loves worship music! Come together to play, sing and experience God through heartfelt worship in a relaxed, welcoming setting. This is a once-a-month gathering of musicians in a free-style jam session of worship music. Bring your instruments (and a snack to share if you want). A sound system will be set up. This group will not meet in February. January 12, March 9, April 13, and May 11

tuesday-friday

Morning Prayer

Lori Hall
Four days a week | Starts Jan 6
6-7 am | Zoom

Start your day seeking the Lord in prayer with other believers. Join us Tuesday through Friday mornings for intercessory prayer for our church family, encouragement, and spiritual refreshment. Everyone is welcome to participate via Zoom. Contact Lori or see The Midweek to get the Zoom link.

wednesday

Moms' Prayer Group

Stacey DiGrazia
Weekly | Starts Jan 7
9-10 am | Room 207
In our Moms' Prayer Group, we focus on praying for our adult children who struggle in their faith or need to return to the Lord – lifting up our kids and grandkids boldly before the throne of grace. 

Vineyard Choir

Brian Walker
Weekly | Starts Jan 7
6-7 pm | Sanctuary
Love to sing and worship the Lord? We're always looking for singers to join the choir. Come join us!

friday

Street Reach Bible Study

Jim Hoeflich & Len Kruse
Weekly | Starts Jan 2
5:15-6:30 pm | Room 207

Our group meets prior to Street Reach on the weeks that Street Reach meets. The study is open to all men and women, not just those who come for Street Reach. Each week, we dive into Scripture together, explore God’s Word, and discuss how it applies in our lives.

saturday

Crucible Project Men's Group

Lou DiGrazia
1st & 3rd Saturdays | Starts Jan 17
8-9:15 am | Vineyard Loft

Are you feeling stuck? Hungry to grow as a man, husband, father, or friend? This Crucible Project Exploration Group is an experiential space for men to get honest, face what’s holding them back, and pursue personal and spiritual transformation together. There’s no cost or materials needed—just a willingness to show up and grow.

Vineyard Game Night

Chris Hunt
2nd Saturdays | Year-round
6:30-10:30 pm | Community Room

This group is no longer just a men's group — it's now open to men, women and teens too! All are welcome and RSVPs are required. If you love strategy board games, you'll enjoy this gathering. Please bring a game and a snack or soft beverage to share.
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The following groups are part of Vineyard Community Nights.

Vineyard Community Nights

Vineyard Community Nights are a weekly community event on Tuesday nights at 6pm. We get together for dinner, worship, Connect Groups. All of these Connect Groups meet on Tuesday nights at 7pm following our communal dinner and worship. Attending the Community Night is not required. Read below to learn more about each group!

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VK Clubhouse

Molly Ackerman
Tuesdays
7-8 pm | Community Room

Vineyard kids will be joining Molly Ackerman for games, snacks and a Jesus-focused look at Scripture in the cozy Clubhouse. VK Clubhouse is for children ages pre-school-5th grade. For children 0-3 years old childcare is provided.

Christian Sexuality Group

Justin & Elisa Maher
Tuesdays
7-8 pm | Community Room
This video-based, comprehensive discipleship experience will help young adults, youth and youth leaders, teachers, mentors and parents engage in one of the most important conversations of our age.

The Bible Project

Ralph and Tricia Schultz
Tuesdays
7-8 pm | Community Room
This is a creative approach to Bible study combining Bible Project videos, Scripture study, discussion and prayer.

Practicing the Way

Lisa Nelson
Tuesdays
7-8 pm | Community Room
The Practicing the Way video course will invite you to continue growing in your spiritual formation, whether you’re at the beginning or well established in your journey with Jesus. Our goal as apprentices of Jesus is to be with Jesus, become like Jesus and do what Jesus did. Key components of the course are: 1) Prayer. 2) Formation audit; assessment of your personal soul care right now. 3) Scripture reading; Lectio Divina. 4) Sabbath. 5) Meeting God in pain and suffering; dealing with emotions. 6) Healing from sin; confession. 7) Rule of Life. 8) Life Together; doing life in community. For homework each week, we will read sections of John Mark Comer’s book ($14 purchase on Amazon) and do various spiritual practices.

Truth Rising

Elizabeth Sands
Tuesdays
7-8 pm | Community Room
Truth Rising is the Charles Colson Center study which is based on a documentary by Os Guinness. The study is designed to move Christians from feeling powerless in the face of cultural decline to recognizing their God-given calling in history. The four essential concepts are interconnected and provide a framework by which we can a) approach our civilizational moment, b) know the true story of reality, c) know the truth about who we are, and d) know how to live in light of God's truth. Videos, discussion and prayer are part of each session.

Alpha

Brenda Brainerd, Len and Claire Kruse
Tuesdays
7-8 pm | Community Room
Alpha creates a safe space to explore the basics of Christian faith with others. Following dinner and a video each week, there will be an opportunity to have honest conversations and share with others.

Marriage Group

Stacey & Deanna Murphy
Tuesdays
7-8 pm | Community Room
Experience what marriage is meant to be. God has designed marriage to be a supportive, loving, life-giving relationship that mirrors His own unconditional love for us. The Re|engage study will help you better understand that design and learn how to apply it to your own marriage. Re|engage is for one man-one woman couples who are married (in other words, this is not for seriously dating, engaged or cohabitating couples). Previously married couples who are separated or divorced and are considering reconciliation are encouraged to attend as well. There is a book to purchase for each participant that costs $15.00.

Vineyard Community Nights are hosted every Tuesday night at 6pm.
Join us for dinner, worship, and Connect Groups!

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