Community Groups
One of the best ways to get connected at Immanuel Community Church is through our Community Groups, which meet regularly at members’ homes or at our church. During Community Group gatherings members go through an assigned inductive Bible study together from a book in the Bible. Occasionally groups may also be asked to study Bible passages based on sermons (or a sermon series) preached during our Sunday worship services. These gatherings provide members with an opportunity to share their lives and encourage one another, pray for each other, and spur one another on to spiritual growth by applying God’s Word into their lives. In addition to these Bible studies Community Groups regularly meet for fellowship events such as meals at members houses, bowling, movies, game nights, and restaurant outings. The primary emphasis of our community groups is for members to connect with others in our church body as we strive to build a strong community of faith.
We offer a variety of groups in regards to location, life stage, and meeting times. Additionally, we have both "split (by gender)" and "joint/coed" group formats. The “split groups” meet separately by gender, with men generally meeting one week and women on the other alternating week. This allows one spouse to be available to stay at home and provide childcare while the other is freed to attend the Bible study. However, these split groups do meet for coed fellowship events occasionally (i.e. once a month or quarterly). Our joint or coed groups meet with both men and women together on a weekly basis.
We currently have groups meeting throughout most of the suburbs of Chicago and below you will find a list of all of our groups, their leaders as well as the tentative format, meeting time and location and general area the members reside in.
Our groups generally meet from mid-September to early June and take a break during the summer, and you are free to join at any time of the year. If you're already part of a group but find that your needs have changed (e.g. time, location, life stage) now is also a great time to consider relocating to a different group that might better serve you. If you are interested in joining a current group or being a part of this newly forming group, please click HERE to sign-up. If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please contact Pastor Peter Cho.
We offer a variety of groups in regards to location, life stage, and meeting times. Additionally, we have both "split (by gender)" and "joint/coed" group formats. The “split groups” meet separately by gender, with men generally meeting one week and women on the other alternating week. This allows one spouse to be available to stay at home and provide childcare while the other is freed to attend the Bible study. However, these split groups do meet for coed fellowship events occasionally (i.e. once a month or quarterly). Our joint or coed groups meet with both men and women together on a weekly basis.
We currently have groups meeting throughout most of the suburbs of Chicago and below you will find a list of all of our groups, their leaders as well as the tentative format, meeting time and location and general area the members reside in.
Our groups generally meet from mid-September to early June and take a break during the summer, and you are free to join at any time of the year. If you're already part of a group but find that your needs have changed (e.g. time, location, life stage) now is also a great time to consider relocating to a different group that might better serve you. If you are interested in joining a current group or being a part of this newly forming group, please click HERE to sign-up. If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please contact Pastor Peter Cho.
Please note that meeting times and format are tentative and are subject to change if the needs of the group change.