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How Do I Join?
If you would like to join a Home Group or are interested in hearing more about them, please contact Assistant Pastor Stephen Coleman at 301-935-5900 or coleman@wallacepca.org. Or just sign up on-line.
What is a Home Group?
Home Groups are small, informal groups of people gathering in one another’s homes and apartments usually from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday evenings for three reasons:
- to study and discuss the Bible
- to pray together
- to grow in love for each other
In other words, Home Groups at Wallace Presbyterian Church are basic, intimate Christian communities.
We are following the rhythm the Church established from her earliest days by first meeting together for worship and then later meeting in one another’s homes (Acts 2:42-47; 4:23-31; 12:5, 12). Also, Home Groups are an ideal forum for us to fulfill the numerous biblical commands to care for “one another” (Hebrews 3:12-13; 1 Thessalonians 4:18, 5:11; 1 John 3:16-18).
Meeting during regular cycles throughout the year, Home Groups provide a warm and intimate sanctuary for dealing with the many pressures and difficulties of living in our Metro area. They also provide a context for fulfilling our mission as a church by creating an environment in which the Bible, prayer and love abound.
What is the purpose of Home Groups?
Home Groups realize our purpose as a church by being:
- A Place to Study and Discuss the Bible
The Bible is a reliable guide not only for our faith but also for our lives. It is an incredibly practical work. Home Groups are a place to gather and discuss, ponder and apply Scripture, bringing our faith and our lives together. Home Groups will use a common curriculum. It will be derived from the Bible passage to be studied and discussed the following Sunday during morning worship. This will allow us an opportunity to gain more from the teaching on Sundays and at the same time to grow together as a family. - A Place to Pray Together
Prayer is one of our greatest privileges and at the same time one of our most important tools for helping others. With prayer, God not only gives us His ear, but He promises to make our prayers the means by which He accomplishes His will. Home Groups are safe places to share your burdens and know that prayer will be an indispensable part of Wallace’s ministry to you and your concerns. - A Place to Grow in Love for One Another
Home Groups are a place for deep friendship and fellowship. Scripture gives us a lot of instruction about how we should interact with each other. We are told to encourage one another, serve one another, rejoice and weep with one another, correct, instruct, sing to, build up, accept and love one another.
Home Groups embody these commands in a very real way by giving us a forum for exercising these commands as an act of love, thus both enjoying fellowship and discovering what Christianity really is
How do Home Groups function at Wallace Presbyterian?
Home Groups are the primary place for pastoral care at Wallace Presbyterian. One might say they serve as the nervous system of our church. In response to God’s grace, people are urged to grow in moral beauty and integrity. As they discover and use their gifts, they carry out ministry both within the congregation and to the world. The Bible presupposes that a significant relational life will exist in the church. Home Groups are our chosen means of cultivating that relational life. Because of their foundational role in the life of our church, we look for a great majority of our church family to be involved in a Home Group. Please prayerfully consider being a part of this vital ministry of Wallace.