Growing in Spirit
We are a safe place to seek, grow, question, and demonstrate who we are in Christ.
Classes and small groups offer opportunities to gather with others and talk about our understanding of God, Jesus, the Bible, religion, life, compassion, serving, loving and a myriad of other important topics in our lives.
Because we are a compassionate, connected community that is respectful of differences, you will find a range of views and beliefs about what it means to live as disciples of Jesus and invite people to share their journey.
Classes and small groups offer opportunities to gather with others and talk about our understanding of God, Jesus, the Bible, religion, life, compassion, serving, loving and a myriad of other important topics in our lives.
Because we are a compassionate, connected community that is respectful of differences, you will find a range of views and beliefs about what it means to live as disciples of Jesus and invite people to share their journey.
Classes & Study Groups
At Maple Grove we gather for Sunday school classes and weekday studies, some are long term and other classes are short term. These study groups offer people a place to dive into a topic and explore who God is and how God speaking to them in their lives.
Current Weekly Classes Via Zoom
9 AM Sunday Kitchen Class meeting on Zoom reading and discussing Marcus Borg’s book Evolution of the Word: The New Testament in the Order the Books Were Written.
10 AM Wednesday Living Spiritually Free on Zoom, using Mark Nepo’s book Seven Thousand Ways to Listen to explore what it means to live as a compassionate, awake, aware individual and honor the spiritual being in other.
10 AM Wednesday Living Spiritually Free on Zoom, using Mark Nepo’s book Seven Thousand Ways to Listen to explore what it means to live as a compassionate, awake, aware individual and honor the spiritual being in other.
Small Groups
Our Small Groups help people connect to God in a deeper way through building committed community that faithfully offers safe space to share life with one other. Our Small Groups provide a place to practice listening to one another, caring for one another, encouraging one another, loving one another, and show up when it’s not convenient.
When done well, small groups are pure gifts for us. They are not meant to spiritually burden us, rather, to lighten our load.
No matter your age, we’d love to connect you with a Maple Grove Small Group! We even have Small Groups meeting that include their small children.
‘Why are Small Groups important,’ you may ask. We asked members of current small groups to answer this very question. Here are a few responses:
“Small group has been a safe space for me to connect with others and "process" the big and little things going on in our lives, in particular, each of our own faith journeys.” – Jonathan
“Maple Grove small groups are awesome! My husband and I joined a Small Group shortly after we joined the church and it has been such a blessing in our lives. We have made wonderful new friendships and the support of our Small Group has been invaluable to us as we navigate today's turbulent and isolating times. The spiritual discussions we've had with our Small Group have helped strengthen our faith and we look forward to more fellowship.” – Kendra
“I see our small group as primarily a place of friendship. I had been a part of the Maple Grove Community for years, but until we started our Small Group, I had not built friendships that were more than exchanging niceties for a few minutes after Sunday Worship. But starting a Small Group has been like planting a garden: we just chose a time and a place and made the decision to plant ourselves in the presence of the same people week after week. In no time, friendships grew. In the welcome warmth of a friend's home, we enjoyed honest and caring discussions about our lives and about our faith. And now I feel like we are all interconnected, genuinely caring for one another, sustaining each other in our growth, and providing a place of belonging for us all.” - Tani
When done well, small groups are pure gifts for us. They are not meant to spiritually burden us, rather, to lighten our load.
No matter your age, we’d love to connect you with a Maple Grove Small Group! We even have Small Groups meeting that include their small children.
‘Why are Small Groups important,’ you may ask. We asked members of current small groups to answer this very question. Here are a few responses:
“Small group has been a safe space for me to connect with others and "process" the big and little things going on in our lives, in particular, each of our own faith journeys.” – Jonathan
“Maple Grove small groups are awesome! My husband and I joined a Small Group shortly after we joined the church and it has been such a blessing in our lives. We have made wonderful new friendships and the support of our Small Group has been invaluable to us as we navigate today's turbulent and isolating times. The spiritual discussions we've had with our Small Group have helped strengthen our faith and we look forward to more fellowship.” – Kendra
“I see our small group as primarily a place of friendship. I had been a part of the Maple Grove Community for years, but until we started our Small Group, I had not built friendships that were more than exchanging niceties for a few minutes after Sunday Worship. But starting a Small Group has been like planting a garden: we just chose a time and a place and made the decision to plant ourselves in the presence of the same people week after week. In no time, friendships grew. In the welcome warmth of a friend's home, we enjoyed honest and caring discussions about our lives and about our faith. And now I feel like we are all interconnected, genuinely caring for one another, sustaining each other in our growth, and providing a place of belonging for us all.” - Tani
