Groups exist because we are

BETTER TOGETHER

We believe God created us to live in community with others. Groups make life-changing relationships relevant and accessible to you.

Group Details

Groups meet throughout the year in three trimesters.

Group members are responsible for all books/study guides needed (unless otherwise indicated).

This group exists for young adults to meet like-minded people, going through similar stages in life. Making friends as an adult isn’t always easy. Our focus will be on fellowship, as well as spiritual subjects, with some good old-fashioned hangout time. All young adults are welcome whether single…
We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than 100 men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. The main purpose of this group is to show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered. Join us to learn how this 12-step study can transform your life.
Join Pastor John and guests Noah and Holly Ullman for this three hour adventure. We will use biblical text/stories, some original Biblical Hebrew and explore the real life applications. A free will offering will be taken for our guest speakers. Joy Care for kids is available. Coffee and pastries…
We’re bringing small groups to the summer!! Students wanting to experience more are encouraged to join us. We’ll be reading and discussing the book Count Me In: The Daring Life of a Jesus Follower and going through the book of Luke. Lunch is provided.
Join us for this interactive group designed to help you discover more about yourself. We’ll be doing a gift inventory and personality assessment with time to explore what this means for your life and relationships.
Join us for this interactive group designed to help you discover more about yourself. We’ll be doing a gift inventory and personality assessment with time to explore what this means for your life and relationships.
Whether you have a garden or buy your produce, you can plan and prepare for access to local food in the fall and winter. Come together to share what you know, as we learn from each other about the various forms of preserving & storing food.
Come grow in your relationship with God and other men of faith. We start with a short message based on a Bible topic or building on Sunday’s current sermon series. After brief introductions, the guys will have an opportunity to share testimonies of God’s work in their lives. We end with a time…
Learn about hunting wild mushrooms. We will meet at Joy for three weeks to get the basics. Our final week will be at Dave’s home for hands on learning.
Enjoy some friendly competition and great fellowship on Joy’s volleyball sand court. In case of bad weather, we have some fun indoor activity alternatives.

Groups by Day

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Varies

Groups by Title

A message from the Pastor:

Everyone is used to rows―we line up in rows: dismiss by rows, drive our cars to church and park in rows, we enter the building and sit in rows to hear the message. 

Circles provide something different. A circle turns us towards each other in a way that rows can’t. Pastor Andy Stanley said, “There are things that can happen face-to-face that will never happen shoulder-to-shoulder.”

It’s wonderful to come together as the family of God on a Sunday, but we need more than one-way communication. 

I believe that when it comes to church we need both rows and circles. 

In reality the strength of Joy isn’t our rows, it’s our circles.

The Christian life and Joy Christian Center is best experienced together not alone. There will be times in your life that you need the power of love and support that is best experienced in circles. At Joy you will find that in Groups and finding your place on the Dream Team are the circles where iron sharpens iron.

-Pastor Brian

What about the rest of my family?

What about the rest of my family?