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2026 lenten series small groups
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What if Lent – Christ’s journey to the cross and the empty tomb -is, at its heart, a journey of healing? Not just spiritual healing in the abstract, but healing for us? Our stories, our wounds, our relationships, our world!
In his book Healing What’s Within, Reverend Chuck DeGroat reminds us that spiritual healing does not happen at a distance, “it begins when we become compassionate witnesses to our own interior world and allow God to meet us there.”
This Lenten season, “Healing What’s Within: Coming Home, Mystics, Music and Meaning” invites our congregation to slow down, breathe, listen and walk with Christ into the deeper places of the soul where healing begins. In a world marked by hurry, noise, anxiety and fragmentation, we are creating intentional space to reconnect with God’s restoring and healing presence.
If you are looking to be inspired by the courage of Christ, this series is for you. If you are journeying through a difficult season of life right now, this series is for you. If you are looking for community, this series is for you. Or maybe you have a story that could inspire someone else. No matter where you are, you are invited to participate in this timely study during the season of Lent.
2026 Spring Lenten Small Groups
1. Thrive – Wednesday at 7 AM, Conference Room C, Led by John Hage
2. Theology on Tap – Wednesday at 6 PM, Hickory Tavern, Led by Gerald Ostlund and Charles Harris
3. Zoom Group – Thursday at 7 PM, Led by Marvin Hage on Zoom
4. Sisters in Faith – Wednesday at 6 PM, Rotating Homes, Led by Amelia Kirkland and Stacey Ostlund
5. Tuesday Evening Group (dinner and childcare provided) – Tuesday at 5:30 PM, Youth Suite, Led by Jared and Kelli Garbett
6. Donuts and Devotionals – Sunday at 10:15 AM, Conference Room C, Led by Elizabeth Doolin and Bill Rock
7. Wednesday Afternoon Group – Wednesday at 3:30 PM, Conference Room B, Led by Pat Henry
8. Monday Afternoon Group - Monday at 12 PM, Conference Room C, Led by Debbie Brooks
9. Belle Meade Group - Thursday at 10 AM, Belle Meade Chapel, led by Charlene Kinelski
10. Library Group – Starts Friday, Feb. 27, 11 AM in the church library, led by Pat Smith
11. Tuesday Afternoon Group – Tuesday at 1:00 PM, Parlor (Atrium), led by Susan Bowness
12. Sue and Gloria Group – Thursdays at 11:00 AM, Gloria Revere welcomes the Lenten study in her home (11 Village Green Circle, Southern Pines) led by Sue Hudson
This Lenten season, “Healing What’s Within: Coming Home, Mystics, Music and Meaning” invites our congregation to slow down, breathe, listen and walk with Christ into the deeper places of the soul where healing begins. In a world marked by hurry, noise, anxiety and fragmentation, we are creating intentional space to reconnect with God’s restoring and healing presence.
If you are looking to be inspired by the courage of Christ, this series is for you. If you are journeying through a difficult season of life right now, this series is for you. If you are looking for community, this series is for you. Or maybe you have a story that could inspire someone else. No matter where you are, you are invited to participate in this timely study during the season of Lent.
2026 Spring Lenten Small Groups
1. Thrive – Wednesday at 7 AM, Conference Room C, Led by John Hage
2. Theology on Tap – Wednesday at 6 PM, Hickory Tavern, Led by Gerald Ostlund and Charles Harris
3. Zoom Group – Thursday at 7 PM, Led by Marvin Hage on Zoom
4. Sisters in Faith – Wednesday at 6 PM, Rotating Homes, Led by Amelia Kirkland and Stacey Ostlund
5. Tuesday Evening Group (dinner and childcare provided) – Tuesday at 5:30 PM, Youth Suite, Led by Jared and Kelli Garbett
6. Donuts and Devotionals – Sunday at 10:15 AM, Conference Room C, Led by Elizabeth Doolin and Bill Rock
7. Wednesday Afternoon Group – Wednesday at 3:30 PM, Conference Room B, Led by Pat Henry
8. Monday Afternoon Group - Monday at 12 PM, Conference Room C, Led by Debbie Brooks
9. Belle Meade Group - Thursday at 10 AM, Belle Meade Chapel, led by Charlene Kinelski
10. Library Group – Starts Friday, Feb. 27, 11 AM in the church library, led by Pat Smith
11. Tuesday Afternoon Group – Tuesday at 1:00 PM, Parlor (Atrium), led by Susan Bowness
12. Sue and Gloria Group – Thursdays at 11:00 AM, Gloria Revere welcomes the Lenten study in her home (11 Village Green Circle, Southern Pines) led by Sue Hudson