Small groups are an extension of Table fellowship at Village Church.
As we welcome more and more people to the Table on Sunday mornings, we are setting smaller tables where relationships and connection can happen throughout the week and in greater depth. Our small groups use a trimester system, meeting for 8-10 week periods three times per year.
Winter 2025: Growing in Prayer
Groups will begin the week of January 6th and End by March 3rd.
Keep checking back for more groups over the coming weeks!
The Lord’s Prayer Catechism Class
In this class we will walk through the Lord’s Prayer using our catechism, To Be a Christian. The class will meet on Tuesday nights in the Sanctuary from 6:30pm–8:00pm, beginning January 7th and ending February 18th. Seth+, Matt+, and some other awesome folks will all be a part of teaching and facilitating the conversation.
Childcare will be provided for ages 0-10.
Prayer-Focused Small Groups
Healing Yourself and Others Through Prayer
WHAT? Dr. Colin C. M. Campbell, retired professor, author, Order of St. Luke (OSL) leader & lifelong Anglican will lead us in a live lecture and discussion (via Zoom) for this course he is developing for OSL. Topics include:
-understanding the terms: heart, mind, spirit, soul and body and the relationship between them
-hearing the Holy Spirit and finding inspiration in Word and Sacrament
-developing faith through journaling
-recognize the four blocks to healing described in the Lord's Prayer (sin, unforgiveness, trials, attack)
and removal of these to open spiritual, emotional and physical healing
-praying for yourself & others
No published materials for this course are available yet, so there is no homework, but we will ask you to practice some of the things you learn each week and report back. Lecture and Q&A will last about an hour. We apologize but we do not have space for childcare.
WHERE? The Whittington’s (N. Main area). In person attendance encouraged, but a Zoom link will be available.
WHEN? Wednesdays 6:45–8:00pm, from January 8th–February 12th. The first session on 1/8 will be a “soup supper and storytelling” as we get to know one another, and will begin a bit earlier at 6:30pm.
CONTACT: Sherri Whittington
Study of Martin Laird's Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
WHAT? Join us for an 8 week study of contemplation using Martin Laird’s work Into the Silent Land. Each week we will look at a chapter of the book before closing by praying Compline together as well as practicing silent prayer.
WHERE? Judson Greene’s home (Mauldin area).
WHEN? Thursdays 6:30–8:00pm beginning January 9th.
CONTACT: Judson Greene
Women’s Winter Prayer Circle
WHAT? Join as we look at the Lord’s Prayer and pray through a petition each week.
WHERE? Village Fellowship Hall
WHEN? Tuesdays, 9:00am–10:30am beginning 1/14
CONTACT: Katie Fink
Mid-day Prayer Group
WHAT? Join us to pray Mid-day Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer. This brief service fits within the lunch hour.
WHERE? The Russo’s Home (Eastside)
WHEN? January 16th, 30th and February 13th, 27th from 12:15pm–12:45pm
CONTACT: Amy Russo
Other Small Groups
Women’s Weekly Sermon Discussion
WHAT? Join us as we take some time to process the previous week’s sermon together.
WHERE? The Laumann’s Home (West Greenville)
WHEN? Tuesdays from 9:00–10:15am
CONTACT: Alicia Laumann
This Land is Not Our Own
WHAT? The Land Is Not Our Own: Seeking Repair Alongside Indigenous Communities is a course that inspires and equips congregations and communities to stand alongside Native communities in working for justice and repair. The small group process lays a foundation of trust and relationship, so that together participants can acknowledge injustice, honor the interconnectedness of all Creation, and seek healing, repair, and hope. This course is offered through the organization JustFaith, and uses a sliding scale of $35–$55 dollars per participant. There are also two books for the course which cost $40 total. Scholarship funds are also available.
WHERE? Village Parish House Conference Room.
WHEN? Thursdays from 7:00–8:30pm, from January 9th to February 27th
CONTACT: Stephanie Goins