2025 Fall Connect Groups(The season will launch during the week of September 14, 2025)SUNDAY CONNECT GROUPS:
- Group Name: Sunday Seekers
Meeting Day/time: Sunday 11am
Frequency: Weekly
Leader: Jordan Sheppard, Vivien Bates
Location: Olivet Church, Fireplace Room
Start Date: Sept 7th
Study: A Discussion on the application from the Morning Message
Meeting Day/time: Sunday Evening
Frequency: Weekly
Start Date: Sept. 21
Leader: Ken and Kathy Porch
Location: Porch Home
Study: Escape the Coming Night
Description: Escape the Coming Night is a series that goes verse-by-verse through one of the most challenging and rewarding books of the Bible--Revelation. Pastor David Jeremiah has studied the book of Revelation over the course of his ministry and is well-equipped to lead the advanced student or the beginner through all 22 chapters of this fascinating and final book of the Bible. The study guides provide helpful questions that will lead you as you dig deeper into Revelation and discover its relevance to your life.
- Group Name: Ladies Bible Study
Meeting Day/time: Tuesday 9:30am
Frequency: Weekly
Leader: Rosanne Cervone
Location: Olivet Church, Fireplace Room
Start Date: October 14th
Study: John 1-12: Part One: The Living Word of God
Description: We all long for a full, rich, satisfying life, but many don't know how to fill up the empty places in our souls. How can we quench our thirst for something deeper, more lasting, more meaningful? Take a fresh look at who Jesus is in this thirteen-session LifeGuide Bible Study on the first half of the Gospel of John. Douglas Connelly guides individual and group study participants in the opportunity to establish or renew your faith in the One who offers true meaning, true belonging and true life.
- Group Name: Coffee and the Church
Meeting Day/time: Tuesday 7pm
Frequency: Weekly
Leader: Bruce Richards
Location: Olivet Church, Fellowship Hall
Start Date: Sept 9th
Study: Relentless: The Power You Need to Never Give Up by John Bevere
Description: Expanding on the best-selling Extraordinary that highlighted the "why" and "what" of God's grace, Bevere here reveals the "how" of living and leading in that grace. Examples from Scripture, real-life stories, and practical applications teach you not just to rise above adversity but to rule over your circumstances and advance the kingdom of God.
- Group Name: Stitching Sisters
Meeting Day/time: Thursday 2pm
Frequency: Weekly
Leader: Barbara Bennet/Faye Evans
Location: Olivet Church, Fireplace Room
Start Date: Sept. 11
Study: Devotional Discussion Each Week
Description: A time to come together under the common joy of crocheting, knitting, quilting, and other fabric work.
- Group Name: Growing Together
Meeting Day/time: Thursday 6pm
Frequency: Bi Weekly
Leader: Sam Gubbine
Location: In Home
Start Date: Sept 18th
Study: Proverbs: Learning to Live Wisely
Part Three: Avoiding the Fool
Description: The book of Proverbs is the Bible's how-to manual. The proverbs teach us how to be successful and prosperous in our work, our dealings with family and friends, and our relationship with God. The direction and guidance they give us is practical, concrete, reasonable and fruitful. By reading Proverbs we discover the vital importance of learning to live wisely. Now available in IVP's revised LifeGuide Bible Study format, Proverbs features questions for starting group discussions and for personal reflection, as well as a new "Now or Later" section following each session
- Group Name: Wayfinders (Young Adult Discipleship- 18-30)
Meeting Day/time: Thursdays 6:30pm
Frequency: Weekly
Leader: Kadin Sevene
Location: Bonselaar Home
Start Date: Sept 8th
Study: Romans: Becoming New in Christ
Description: Sometimes our worship loses its passion. Our prayer life becomes stagnant. We forget why we are serving God. And slowly, subtly, the world's ways become our ways. In this nineteen-session LifeGuide(R) Bible Study on the book of Romans addresses these problems, showing us how we can break out of old patterns and become new in Christ. For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid biblical content and raised thought-provoking questions--making for a one-of-a-kind Bible study experience for individuals and groups. This series has more than 130 titles on Old and New Testament books, character studies, and topical studies.
Meeting Day/time: Thursday 7pm
Frequency: Weekly
Leader: Pastor Eddie
Location: Olivet Church, Next Steps Room
Start Date: Sept 18th
Study: Discover and Grow
Description: Life is a journey. The life of faith is no different. During this six week study, we’ll jump into who we are as disciples of Jesus and how we fit into the greater mission of God within the local church.
Meeting Day/time: Friday 5:30pm
Frequency: 2nd and 4th
Leader: Suzanne Seibert
Location: Seibert home
Start Date: September 12th
Study: Decisions: Seeking God’s Guidance
Description: Do you sometimes wish that the Bible could make your decisions for you? Donald Baker is familiar with this desire. He writes, "God has given me free will, and while I appreciate his confidence in my ability to choose, there are times when I wish that he would make the decisions for me." The Bible won't give you a direct answer to each choice--or dilemma--you face. But the Bible will teach you how to make decisions wisely, confidently and in harmony with God's will. This nine-session LifeGuide Bible Study will introduce you to the Bible's lessons on decisionmaking--and show you how to apply what you learn to your own decisions, big and small.
Meeting Day/time: Saturdays 9am
Frequency: 1st and 3rd Saturday
Start Date: Sept. 6th
Leader: Karen Richards/Deb Bonselaar
Location: Olivet Church- Fireplace Room
Study: The Chosen Season 5: God’s Stronghold of the Chosen
Description: The Stronghold of the Chosen is an eight-lesson Bible study for individuals or groups that follows each episode in season 5 of The Chosen. This study teaches readers to run to Jesus when life is hard or confusing and to trust Him as their place of refuge.
- Group Name: Overcoming Grief
Meeting Day/time: Saturdays 10am
Frequency: Weekly
Leader: Ron McBride
Location: Olivet Church
Start date: Sept. 20th
Study: Grief: God’s Help in Times of Sorrow
Description: A friend moves away. You get laid off. Cancer takes the life of a family member. We all experience grief and loss in some form. Whether you're supporting a grieving friend or mourning a loss of your own, these nine-session LifeGuide® Bible from Psalms will help you express what you're feeling and lead you to the arms of our compassionate God, who weeps with us, listens to our cries and understands our pain.
- Group Name: Dine and Discuss
Meeting Day/time: Saturdays 5:30pm
Frequency: Bi Weekly
Leader: Eric and Debra Bonselaar
Location: Bonselaar Home
Start Date: Sept. 20th
Study: Hosea: Unfailing Love Changes Everything
Description: The book of Hosea-it's a deeply personal and passionate love story, yet it's a difficult story. As an account full of harsh judgment unfolds, we find in its midst a rare and pure gem: the truest and purest of loves. Hosea, an old-testament prophet, preached his own life message using his marriage as the sermon illustration. The study of Hosea looks deeply at that message. It provides background to better understand the intricacies of the man and his message. You'll be guided to understand, but more to apply the message of the prophet of love. The book will challenge us with judgment so harsh it will singe our hair-an unheeded sermon warning of devastating doom shortly to come. But it will show us the kind of love we dream about. Be amazed by the love of Hosea for his wayward spouse-and more amazed by the unfailing love of God for His wayward people, and for all people. Hosea showers us with hope-hints and portents pointing to the coming of the promised Messiah.
Meeting Day/time: Saturday 6pm
Frequency: Monthly
Leader: Bruce Richards
Location: Olivet Church
Start Date: October 18th
Study: A time of fellowship and discussion
Description: Each meal will include a devotional discussion for the month in addition to a time of sharing a meal together.