What Is a Community Group?
Community Groups are gatherings of 8 to 12 people that meet in homes weekly for prayer, discuss a previously assigned Bible passage, and socialize over a dessert, coffee and periodic dinners. Groups meet from the week of September 21st through early May. Everyone is welcome to join a Community Group, regardless of your beliefs, or even if you have never read the Bible!
How can I join a Community Group?
You may sign up in one of the following ways:
- Contact the church office at (312) 447-0962 or .
- Find the best group for you based on your neighborhood and schedule.
Studies
Community Groups generally study the same biblical passage that was preached the previous Sunday. Download the latest Community Group Study here.
Community Group Schedule
To view the Winter/Spring 2010 Community Group schedule, click here.
What is the purpose of a Community Group?
Community Groups at Holy Trinity Church help us connect on four levels:
- Connect to God: All people were designed for relationship with God, and God has always been gathering a people to himself. If our community groups excel at the other three points of connection below, but fail to connect people to the one true and living God, then we’ve failed. Ultimately, the only thing that will matter in this life is if our relationship with God has been restored. Through God’s acts in history, He has provided for our redemption through the person and work of Jesus Christ. No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, the others in your community group will be journeying alongside you by studying God’s Word, and collectively you will be learning how to be reconciled with God.
- Connect to the Word: We at Holy Trinity Church are confident that God has spoken to humanity through the Bible, and since God has spoken we need to listen! Therefore, the study of God’s Word is paramount in your community group. We believe as Jesus said in Luke 24:44-47, that all of God’s Word is fulfilled in himself. Through our study of the Word, we always connect the text back to the larger story of God’s redeeming acts, culminating in the person and work Jesus Christ.
- Connect to other people: Most of us reside in the bustling city of Chicago, but we are often isolated from authentic community. We were made for relationship with each other. Participation in a community group will allow you to connect to other people through our common exploration of the Bible and related times of fellowship.
- Connect to the city: We believe God has called Holy Trinity Church to be on a mission for his kingdom. This desire comes from what we have experienced through being in communion with God, and the resulting joy and hope in our life. We want to include as many people as possible to experience our community. God cares about each and every Chicagoan! Consequently, we give of our own time and resources to serve others in Chicago so that everyone in Chicago can be part of God’s community. Community Groups will endeavor to develop hearts and hands to serve the poor and disenfranchised, including ministry as a group during two Hope For Chicago Service Days.
Have more questions
Contact Pastor Tom Barrett, (773) 844-3663 or
