At the most basic level, church is a group of people who share faith in Christ and are committed to supporting one another in pursuit of the abundant life Jesus promises. This necessarily means that members know and are truly known by others in the community. As obvious as this may seem, it is not easy and many walk in and out of Churches each Sunday without really being connected to anyone in an authentic way.
At the Grove we intend to change this by making no assumptions and by removing all the obstacles to the life in community God calls us to. Our Grove Group initiative is simply our attempt to facilitate the relationships that may not happen otherwise. We want each person who considers themselves part of the Grove family to have at least 6-8 others that they know and that truly know them.
To do this we gather a bit of information about season of life, availability, and interest and begin to match members together. Ultimately, the effort and responsibility required will remain with each member. However, we hope that by shorting the distance and giving everyone a starting place we will find easier to obey our command to love one-another.