The Methodist movement that began in England and spread to America in the 1700’s was the most significant spiritual movement in our nation’s history.  There was a time when a full third of all Americans were Methodist.  In the early days, the thing that gave Methodist Christians their distinctive feature was that they participated in a weekly small group called a Class Meeting.  You could not be a Methodist without being in one of these groups.  These groups of 10-12 people were facilitated by a leader. They would meet weekly with the expressed purpose of “watching over one another in love.” This would be accomplished through the members of the class answering the question “How does your soul prosper?” The group members would answer this question to share how God had been present and at work in their lives since their previous meeting. The members would also report successes and failures related to the General Rules of the Methodists: do no harm, do good, and keep the ordinances (prayer, scripture reading, worship, Holy Communion, etc.). The Methodist Movement became the most powerful spiritual moment of the 18th and 19th centuries on the backs of these groups that wrestled with these questions. We simply cannot grow into the people that God has made us to be without the help of each other.

This fall, we are going to offer what we are going to now call METHODIST COVENANT GROUPS at three different times. Wednesday evenings here at the church at 6:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. beginning September 4th and Sunday evenings beginning September 8th here at the church at 5:00 p.m.  These groups will meet through the beginning of December.  Wednesday Groups will end on December 4th and Sunday groups on December 8th.  If this is not the right time for you, we will have sign-up for the spring in December.  Those groups will begin on January 8th and 12th. 

CHILDCARE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL TIME SLOTS.

Please click the link below to sign-up. EVERYONE WILL NEED TO SIGN-UP (Leaders included) EVEN IF YOU WERE IN A GROUP LAST SPRING. Please select which day and time you prefer. If you would like more information about these small groups, please give me a call or send me a text. I WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP. My number 432-559-0208. 

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Steve Brooks