Dear Small Group Leaders,
I hope you're doing well. First, I want to thank you for the faithful work you’ve been doing in leading and hosting small groups in your home. Your commitment to discipling others and creating space for spiritual growth has been a true gift to our church family.
As we move into a new season, we’re excited to launch a weekly small group night at the church on Tuesday evenings from 6:00–8:00 PM, beginning October 7th. Dinner will be provided each week, and our hope is to create a welcoming, unified space for learning and fellowship.
This shift is part of a larger effort to make it easier and simpler for people in our church family to get connected to small groups. By gathering under one roof—right here in the church building, a place where many already feel safe and known—we believe we can remove barriers and create a more accessible path to community and spiritual growth.
After we gather together for dinner and connection, we’ll divide into small groups throughout the building. This format allows us to maintain the intimacy and depth of small group life while benefiting from the sense of unity and belonging that comes from meeting in a central location.
The rhythm for these gatherings will be twice each month. We’ll follow this pattern through the fall, and then take the entire month of December off to allow space for rest and holiday rhythms.
Importantly, our hope is that this season will serve as a catalyst for deeper relationships—laying the foundation for healthier small groups to be re-launched in homes in the future. By building connection and trust in a central, accessible space, we believe we can prepare the soil for strong, sustainable home-based groups down the road.
To help make this possible, we’re asking you to consider pausing your home-based gatherings and instead help host and facilitate these Tuesday night small groups at the church.
Thank you again for all you do. I’m looking forward to seeing how God continues to move through this next step in our journey together.
With gratitude,
Matthew Briseño
^ Here is what our church has communicated so far.
Couples/Family is the top group of interest.
Second is mens groups followed by womens group.