Find Your Place at Acts 2
For more information about small groups, please contact Melissa Nelms.
Find Your Place Event
If you have been looking for a place to connect at One Church and Acts 2, then mark your calendar for the next Find Your Place Event at One Church on Friday, January 11 and at Acts 2 on Sunday, January 13. You will have the opportunity to speak to representatives of small groups, Bible studies and mission opportunities to discern what might be a great fit for you and your family. Be on the look out for three new groups offered this spring: Alpha, MoneyLife: Personal Finance Study, The Parenting Hustle: A Love & Logic Based Experience, and Yoga for Anyone. Finding a place to learn and serve together is integral to Acts 2’s goal of helping non-active and non-religious Christians become radical Christ followers. Below you will find information about all the current offerings and opportunities to engage in this goal.
On-Site Small Groups
SUNDAY
Acts 2 Exploration
Contact: Chantelle Foster
Meeting Time: 12:15 p.m.
Location: Acts 2 Chapel
Childcare provided.
Acts 2 Exploration provides an opportunity for you to tour the church, meet the staff, hear the story of Acts 2 and get answers to any questions you might have. The whole family is welcome to attend.
Adult Confirmation
Contact: Melissa Nelms
Dates: Sept. 9, 2018 – March 24, 2019
Meeting Time: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.
Location: Classroom 1
Childcare provided.
Confirmation is a long-standing Christian tradition and holds a special place in our United Methodist heritage. It gives those who were baptized as infants the ability to confirm the decision made on their behalf to become faithful members of the body of Christ. At the same time, confirmation gives those who have never been baptized the opportunity to make that life-changing decision and enter into the body of Christ through the sacrament of baptism.
Disciple Fast Track
Contact: Rev. Andy Nelms
Orientation: Sunday, Aug. 26 at 5:00 p.m
Dates: Sept. 9, 2018 – April 7, 2019
Meeting Time: Sundays from 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Location: Acts 2 Chapel
Childcare provided
Participants in this study receive a thorough introduction to the Bible in 24 weeks. There are 12 sessions in the Old Testament and 12 in the New Testament. This study will run from Sept. 9, 2018 – April 7, 2019. Orientation will take place at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26.
Friends and Followers
Leader: Alvin Myers
Meeting Time: Sundays at 9:15 a.m.
Location: Southwest Portable
Childcare provided
This is an open group and can be joined at any time during the year. The group time is divided into fellowship, study, discussion, and prayer over joys and concerns.
No registration required.
Sunday Conversations
Leader: Lloyd Honeycutt
Meeting Time: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.
Location: Classroom 2
Childcare provided
This group engages in conversations to gain a better understanding of scripture and how it can be applied to our lives today with the goal of living faith out together in community. This group is open to adults of all ages and is a great fit for parents of students that are in youth Bible study at 10:45am.
No registration required.
Faith Builders
Leader: David Gwinn
Meeting Time: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.
Location: Classroom 3
Childcare provided
This group uses the Upper Room devotional to guide their time of prayer and discussion. This is an open group and can be joined at any time during the year.
No registration required.
The Parenting Hustle
Leaders: Stacy Bozarth and Julie Hanneman
Meeting Time: Sundays from 5:00 – 6:30pm
Dates: Jan. 27 – Mar. 3, 2019
Location: North Portable
Childcare provided
The Parenting Hustle is a Love & Logic Based Experience that provides parents with resources and encouragement as they raise their children. The Love and Logic curriculum has been used by parents and educators for 40 years and was developed to make parenting fun and rewarding, rather than stressful and chaotic. We know there’s no one way to parent well, but we hope to provide new skills and techniques to help parents who need new ideas and a little encouragement on the journey of parenthood.
MONDAY
Yoga for Anyone
Contact: Cherie Hightower
Meeting Time: Mondays from 9:30-10:45am
Dates: Jan. Feb. 4 – Mar. 11, 2019
Location: Gathering Space
Childcare provided
Yoga for Anyone is a yoga class focused on breath work, meditation and flexibility for people of all ages, experience, and levels of mobility. It’s literally for anyone! Modifications are available for every position and practice including chair yoga for those with limited mobility and flexibility. Common benefits participants experience includes: increased flexibility, strength, improved posture, better concentration, and basic knowledge of yoga practice.
TUESDAY
Women's Bible Study: Present Over Perfect
Contact: Shareese Poplin
Meeting Time: Tuesdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Date:s Jan. 15 – Feb. 13, 2019
Location: Classroom 4
Childcare provided
In this study you are invited to consider the landscape of your own life and what it might look like to leave behind the pressure to be perfect and begin the life-changing practice of simply being present, in the middle of the mess and the ordinariness of life.
WEDNESDAY
Women's Bible Study: Living a Life of Worship
Contact: Gretchen Reasner
Meeting Time: Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m.
Dates: Jan. 9 – Feb. 28, 2019
Location: Classroom 3
Childcare provided
Discover how thankfulness and worship always open the door for entering into God’s presence and blessings. Even the most routine part of your day can be a spiritual act of worship when you are living close to God, and seeing from His perspective will allow you to truly be able to “give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5:18).
Disciple Fast Track
Contact: Rev. Andy Nelms
Orientation: Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m.
Dates: Sept. 5, 2018 – April 3, 2019
Meeting Time: Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Location: Sanctuary
Childcare provided
Participants in this study receive a thorough introduction to the Bible in 24 weeks. There are 12 sessions in the Old Testament and 12 in the New Testament. This study will run from Sept. 5, 2018 – April 3, 2019. Orientation will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29.
Alpha
Contact: Melissa Nelms
Leaders: Gretchen Reasner & Brandi Dukes
Time: Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8:00pm
Dates: Jan. 16 – May 1, 2019
Location: Southwest Portable
Childcare provided
This study is an opportunity to explore the meaning of life. It creates an environment of hospitality to explore the Christian faith, ask questions, and share your point of view with others.
MoneyLife: Personal Finance Study
Contact: Melissa Nelms
Leader: Jeff Hedrick
Meeting Time: Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8:00pm
Dates: Jan. 16 – Feb. 27, 2019
Location: Southeast Portable
Childcare provided
MoneyLife is a curriculum developed by Crown Financial that takes a spiritual approach to managing finances. MoneyLife can be a great fit whether you’re facing financial challenges or feeling really comfortable with your financial situation and seeking to grow and do even better. Through intentional prayer, scripture reading, basic financial principals and group discussion participants can learn how to become even better stewards of their resources to bless their family and others.
THURSDAY
JOY Group (Older Adults)
Leaders: David Padgett and Jonalyn Padgett
Meeting Time: First Thursday of each month from 6-8 p.m.
Location: Acts 2 Gathering Space
No childcare provided
JOY Group is a lively group that meets together to enjoy a meal, a short devotional, and a service project/speaker/fellowship. Meals rotate between a potluck (each person brings a dish) and pizza or sandwiches (each person brings $5). The first time you attend JOY Group, dinner is free! Every third or fourth, the group meets on Saturday to do a service project or fellowship outing.
No registration required.
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)
Contact: Melissa Nelms
Date: Sept. 6, 2018 – May 2, 2019
Meeting Time: First Thursday of each month from 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Location: Acts 2 Gathering Space
Childcare provided
All moms who have children in Kindergarten and younger are invited to be a part of MOPS. Our group meets on the first Thursday of each month during the school year. We connect moms all over the metro to a community of women who meet together to laugh, cry and embrace the journey of motherhood.
Off-Site Small Groups
Acts 2 Men's Group
Contact: Scott Lindell
Meeting Time: First 3 Saturdays of each month at 7:30am
Location: Wild Bill’s Donuts (2nd & Fretz)
The Acts 2 Men’s Group gathers weekly in fellowship to share their lives and offer mutual support. They share their joys and burdens in a safe and confidential environment so they can improve their walk with Christ.
No registration required.
New Small Groups
Covenant Discipleship Groups
Covenant Discipleship Groups are made up of 4-6 members of the same gender. They meet regularly and provide high accountability for spiritual growth by asking the questions:
- At what moment did you feel closest to Christ this week?
- At what moment did you feel you were responding to God’s call to be His disciple this week?
- When was your faith tested this week through failure?
- What is your plan for spirituality, study, and action for the week to come?
Shared Interest Small Groups
Shared Interest Small Groups are made up of members, guests, friends and neighbors sharing a common interest. There is no membership requirement to participate and participants are encouraged to invite and include guests and friends seeking a church home. These groups meet semi-regularly around a shared interest and provide community and spiritual growth by asking the questions:
- Where have you seen God this week?
- How can we be praying for each other?
Ready to find your place?
Take the first step and let us know what small group you’re interested in trying.
Service-Oriented Groups
Serve at Acts 2
Contact: Chantelle Foster
At Acts 2, we believe it takes everyone working together to be the body of Christ. The business of being the church cannot move forward without the support of the people in it.
Serve the Local Community
Contact: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Acts 2 organizes several different mission projects throughout the year. These projects can range from local cleanup and painting jobs to out-of-state construction ventures. We regularly collect supplies for Infant Crisis Services, Prison Ministries, Troop Support, Hope Center of Edmond and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.
Serve Internationally
Contact: John Hurd
Acts 2 is committed to spreading God’s love by serving those in need. Approximately 748 million people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water, so we have partnered with Living Water International year after year to reach large groups of people who suffer every day without this resource that we can often take for granted.