Community
Loving God in Community
Just as a great meal is better with friends the sweetness of Christ is better savored in community.
In the same way a car was created to run on gasoline, we were created to run on God. Jesus told us that we are to love our God with all our heart, mind, body, and soul. We are however sinners by nature and choice. Our sin keeps us from loving God. The gospel is only way we can love God. Jesus has paid the penalty for our sin and brought us back into relationship with the Father. Because God first loves us in Christ, we can enjoy Him as we were created to do. We are invited to respond to His love together in community. We do this a number of different ways. We love God by reading and studying His word together, worshipping in song , making disciples, confessing and repenting of sin, and praying to him with thanksgiving. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
Loving People in Community
As we learn to give and receive ministry between Sundays, we start to become a real church and not just a Sunday morning event.
The gospel doesn’t call us to a “just me and Jesus” mentality. Jesus tells us that the second greatest commandment is like the first – we are to love our neighbor as ourselves. In Acts chapter 2:42 we see the first gospel community, and what we see is a group of people that are known by their love. We don’t point to Jesus or grow to be more like him alone. In the messiness of sharing life, weeping and laughing, giving and receiving we bring glory to God and joy to others. The New Testament is full of “one anothers”. By God’s grace and with lots of help from the Holy Spirit we can serve, love, challenge, remind, protect, confront, and comfort one another.
Pushing Back Darkness in Community
Community Groups are missional communities seeking to make an eternal impact in our city.
Jesus called his followers the light of the world. We are sent into dark places to shine the light of Jesus. We share his light in word by telling people the good news of the gospel. We share his light in deed by demonstrating his Kingdom in acts of compassion, love, justice, and beauty. We are missionaries to our jobs, schools, friends, neighborhoods and cities. We don’t go alone. Jesus is scattering Community Groups all over the metro to be salt and light in a dark World. Community Groups are much more than once a week gatherings for Christians. Together we can see Jesus change lives and shake a city.
ACTS 2
LEADERS: Aaron & Mary Bloedow
CONTACT: MaryBloedow@spacesok.com
TIME: Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:00
DETAILS: Adults only, 2 dogs 1 cat.
HIS BELOVED
LEADERS: Jenny Gross & Ashley Fivekiller
CONTACT: NurseJenny529@yahoo.com & ashley_5killer@yahoo.com
TIME: Sundays, 6:00 – 8:00
DETAILS: Meets the second and fourth Sundays of the month. Co-ed’s and consists of mainly 20 and 30 year old.
DISCIPLING
LEADERS: Charles & Libbi Davis l Matt & Kristian Clevenger
CONTACT: charlestdavis@cox.net
TIME: Sundays, 6:30 – 8:00
DETAILS: Adults only. Group is for those who would liked to be trained & in active one-on-one discipleship. A cat lives in this host home.
DOWNTOWN
LEADERS: Jonathan & Alish Myers
CONTACT: jemyers@okcu.edu
TIME: Thursdays, 8:00pm
DETAILS: Everyone welcome!
COLLEGE & 20′s
LEADERS: Cale Freeman
CONTACT: cale.freeman.1@gmail.com
TIME: Tuesdays, 7:30pm
DETAILS: Single and college aged
MIDTOWN – YOUNG ADULTS
LEADERS: Wes & Serena Anderson
CONTACT: wanderson@bokf.com
TIME: Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:00
DETAILS: Adults only, host home has one dog.
VERITAS
LEADERS: David & Lori Callahan & Teddy & Kristen Holmes
CONTACT: callahan.dave@gmail.com
TIME: Sundays, Dinner at 5:30, Group at 6:30
DETAILS: This group is kid friendly!
ADVENTUS
LEADERS: Jeff Nine
CONTACT: jeffnine@gmail.com
TIME: Tuesdays, 6:30pm
DETAILS: We will be studying the nature and purpose of the church, while laying the foundations for a new church plant in west OKC. Involvement in the group does not commit you long term to the plant, but will aid in starting a new Gospel presence in that part of the city.
JAMES 1:27
LEADERS: Zoe Miles & Kris Stevents
CONTACT: maryfaithsmiles@gmail.com
TIME: Wednesday nights
DETAILS: Has a heart for one another and this city. We rotate our location each week, meeting in homes to break (figurative) bread together one week and to serve the greater Oklahoma City area the next. In this manner, we are able to build each other up while celebrating Jesus’s life and facilitating the Holy Spirit’s work in a broken world.
ARTISTS GROUP
LEADERS: Doran Tripp
CONTACT: vandorentripp@gmail.com
TIME: Wednesday , 7:00 – 9:00
LOCATION: The Refuge – Downtown
DETAILS: For artists of all mediums to gather in Christ to see Him glorified in their work.
CENTRAL OKC
LEADERS: Taber & Allie Halford
CONTACT: Taber.allie@gmail.com
TIME: Thursdays, 6:45pm
DETAILS: Cultivating a culture of family among people from all back-grounds. We are 25 & 26, and this group is open to everyone. No pets in home.
MISSIONS
LEADERS: Alex Lange
CONTACT: alangepa@gmail.com
TIME: Thursdays, 6:00pm
DETAILS: Mission minded group that takes trips overseas as well as service the city.
THE FURNACE
LEADERS: Matthew Burrell & Jordan Gullo
CONTACT: Mburrell@frontlinechurch.tv
TIME: Tuesdays, 7:00pm
DETAILS: Adults only. There are pets at this host home.
BARNABUS PROJECT
LEADERS: Jeff Bayne, Rob Hurtlocker & Nathan Pexant
CONTACT: vintonvonbayne@gmail.com
TIME: Thursdays, 7:30pm
DETAILS: 18-40 year old, unwed. There is a cat in the house.
SELAH
LEADERS: Adam & Cheri Pratt
CONTACT: Cheryl_reber@yahoo.com
TIME: Sundays, 5:30pm
DETAILS: Open to everyone, including children of all ages in the Yukon/OKC area. We will have a baby sitter in the house while we have the group. No pets in the home.
EDMOND
LEADERS: Caleb & Rebekah Curry
CONTACT: caleb@radialengines.com
TIME: Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm
DETAILS: Married & single families in North OKC & Edmond. Baby sitter watches children during group.
PAROXUSMOS
LEADERS: Joshua and Tiffany Cain
CONTACT: jc_theatre@yahoo.com
TIME: Wed. 6pm (dinner starts at that time)
DETAILS: We are a group of people committed to community that generates real life changes through relationship with each other, confession, and discipline. We want to be a community training families to be leaders that effect their community of influence, and train new leaders to do the same. A group that is an example of iron sharpening iron.
REAL LIFE
LEADERS: Alan & Laurie Spies
CONTACT: alan-spies@ouhsc.edu
TIME: Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:00
DETAILS: Married and Single college and young adults
CONJUNCTION JUNCTION
LEADER: Jordan Gullo
CONTACT: jordan.gullo@gmail.com
TIME: Tuesdays 7:00
DETAILS: Conjunction- The act of joining together; combination; union - Our desire as a C-group is to discover what it means and looks like to be conjoined with the triune God, and with Jesus’ body on the earth (the church). John 17:20-26
OKC NORTHWEST
LEADERS: Wes and Caitlyn Tyler
CONTACT: westyler@ou.edu
TIME: Tuesdays 7:00 – 9:00
DETAILS: We are committed to establishing meaningful relationships within the church body both as a way of supporting and caring for one another and also as a strong group to impact the community for God’s glory.
THE ECLECTIC
LEADERS: Justin and Courtney Coffee
CONTACT: jcoffee@frontlinechurch.tv
TIME: Thursdays 6:30 – 8:30
DETAILS: We are jacked up broken people who love Jesus and and learning to follow Him, not just merely believe in Him. We have a diverse group, and are primarily in NW OKC East of Hefner Parkway and South of memorial There is childcare provided.
PROVERBS 31 GALS
LEADER: Becky Grantham
CONTACT: b.i.grantham@hotmail.com
TIME: Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:30
DETAILS: This young ladies group gets together weekly to practice spiritual disciplines and discuss spiritual & personal issues. We want to build a culture of mutual accountability and self-disclosure, without judgment…….to love-on, encourage and build up one another.
THE GROUP
LEADERS: Chris Partain and Tara Rehrig
CONTACT: clpartain@gmail.com
TIME: Sundays 6:00
DETAILS: A group of singles being Jesus’ hands and feet in the community and in each others lives. We meet weekly to dig into God’s word, pray and worship through song.
THE CORE
LEADER: Joshua Stephens
CONTACT: jsstevens@bancfirst.com
TIME: Saturdays 11:00 am
DETAILS: The core is men only discipleship group that will focus on meeting the needs of the body of Christ. This group will be active in helping people within Frontline and out with Jobs that require your hands and a wiliness to serve others. The goal of this group is to make Men who make Disciples and sever their communities.
