How to Navigate the Small
Group Catalog
1. Read through all of the listings and note
any groups that may work for your life
stage, availability, and location. Some
groups have italicized descriptions,
but if they do not then they are open to
all people within the broader category
(couples, mixed, men, women).
2. Email any group leaders if you’d like to
visit their group, and they will provide
you with the group’s next meeting time.
3. Check out as many groups as you’d
like in order to find a good fit. Some
groups are brand new this fall and
others have been meeting for one, two,
or more years. All groups are open to
newcomers and would love to meet
you.
4. Commit to joining a group for the
year and growing in your faith and
friendships.
Married Couples’ Groups
1. Brent & Elizabeth Berdick
[email protected]
Wheaton, Most Sundays, 4pm
For those with school-aged children
2. Dan & Judy Boyer
[email protected]
Western Suburbs, Every-Other Friday Night
For those in their 50s-70s
3. Chris & Taylor Oakland
[email protected]
Naperville, Wednesdays, 7:30pm
For young couples who don’t yet have
kids
4. Brian & Mandie Porick
[email protected]
Wheaton, Sundays, 6-7:30pm
Couples with school aged children.
5. Hans & Nancy Thunem
[email protected]
Wheaton, Thursdays, 7pm
For middle-aged couples with young
adult children
6. Bob & Andrea Wourms
[email protected]
West Chicago, Sundays
For middle-aged couples with grown
children
Men’s Groups
22. Chris Maxwell
[email protected]
Wheaton, Tuesdays, 6:45pm
This group is fragrance/perfume free
to protect the health of the host.
7. Craig & Joy Yerly
[email protected]
Carol Stream, Every-Other Sunday, 1pm
For young couples starting families
14. Mark Mixter
[email protected]
Wheaton, Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30am
23. Joy Pascoe
[email protected]
Wheaton, 4th Sunday of month, 1pm
For single moms who want to support
and encourage one another
Mixed Groups (Open to Any Adults)
8. John Bria
[email protected]
Lisle, Tuesdays, 7pm
For young adults (college & 20s)
9. Bruce & Judy Duncan
[email protected]
West Chicago, Sundays, 6pm
For middle-aged adults
10. Mike & Cheryl Koch
[email protected]
Carol Stream, Every-Other Sunday
Evening
11. Rusty and Claire McMakin
[email protected]
Wheaton, Thursdays, 6pm
Dinner followed by community time
12. Peggy Maurer-Hall
[email protected]
Carol Stream, 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 9:00am
For thoses middle-aged and older
13. Marty McLysaght
[email protected]
Winfield, 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 8am
TMQ- Tuesday Morning Quarterbacks
Men of all ages are welcome
15. Drew Piech
[email protected]
West Chicago, Thursdays, 6:30am
For men who want to study the Bible,
chapter by chapter, more effectively
and intentionally
16. Brook Silvestri
[email protected]
South Elgin, Fridays, 6:15am
Women’s Groups
17. Kaylea Brzozowski
[email protected]
Wheaton, Mondays, 5pm
For young women (college & 20s)
18. Joanne Cu
[email protected]
Glen Ellyn, every-other Thursday,
6:30pm
19. Jan Hanselman
[email protected]
Wheaton, Thursdays, 9:30am
An open, honest group of women
seeking deeper intimacy with God
20. Monica Lanham & Alicia Piech
[email protected]
N. Naperville, Thursdays, 9:30am
For all ages, childcare offered
21. Neleen Lehman
[email protected]
Winfield, Every-Other Friday Evening
24. Amy Schmidt
[email protected]
Wheaton, Wednesdays, 9:30am
25. Debi Vanaria & Lucy Campo
[email protected]
Wheaton, Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30am
Alpha & Beta Courses
26. Alpha Course
Marion Medina, Community Life Pastor
[email protected]
Alpha meets Tuesdays from 6:308:30pm. Contact Marion for more
information.
This ten-week course is a place
for those who aren’t sure about
the Christian faith. Alpha is a fun,
non-judgmental, pressure-free place
to ask questions and learn about the
basics of Christianity.
27. Beta Course
Marion Medina, Community Life Pastor
[email protected]
Three courses run each year. Contact
Marion for the next start date.
This seven-session highly interactive
group learning environment teaches
participants how a daily relationship
with God works. They will also
experience spiritual friendships and
gain clarity on what it means to follow
Jesus daily and live on his mission.
Need More Help With Small
Group Selection?
Email Allison Borton, Connections Pastor,
at any time for guidance in group selection,
[email protected].
services times 9 & 11:15 a.m.
services held at corner of prince crossing rd., & e. hawthorne ln., west chicago, IL 60185