Find Your Place at Acts 2
For more information about small groups, please contact Rev. Brandon Blacksten.
At Acts 2, we believe spiritual and personal growth works best when we practice what we call “worship plus two”—weekly worship, a place to learn, and a place to serve. Below, you can find many of the opportunities to learn and serve at Acts 2 and in the community.
Use the following navigation links to browse our opportunities. If you’re not sure where to start, try our core offerings. If you have questions, contact Rev. Brandon Blacksten.
Core Offerings
I’m new to Acts 2. I want to know what it means to belong here.
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.
I’m ready to go deeper in my faith. I want to know what the Bible says.
Disciple Fast Track
Contact: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Start Date: Sept. 4, 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. Registration for the 2020-2021 class will open in July.
I want to explore life’s big questions.
Alpha
Contact: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Time: Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Begins Wednesday, February 5
Childcare Provided
Whether you’re new to Christian faith or a long-time follower of Jesus, Alpha is an opportunity to explore the life’s deepest questions. It creates an environment of hospitality where people can bring their friends, family, and work colleagues to explore the Christian faith, ask questions, and share their point of view.
I want to meet new people and form deep relationships.
Dinner for Eight
Contact: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
September – December
Once Monthly for Four Months
Dates and times set by each group
Dinner for Eight is a fun and exciting way for you to connect with new people from Acts 2. Groups meet monthly to share a meal in homes over a four-month period. If you would like to meet people in our church in a casual and relaxed atmosphere, this is the group for you! Groups will form again in August 2020.
Sunday Morning Classes
Friends and Followers
Leader: Alvin Myers
Meeting Time: Sundays at 9:15 a.m.
Location: Southwest Portable
Contact: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
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.
Faith Builders
Leader: David Gwinn
Meeting Time: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.
Location: Classroom 3
Contact: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
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.
Sunday Conversations
Leader: Lloyd Honeycutt
Meeting Time: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.
Location: Classroom 2
Contact: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
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.
Women’s Ministries
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)
Contact: mops@acts2umc.org
Date: Sept. 5, 2019 – May 21, 2020
Meeting Time: First and Third 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 and third 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.
Women's Bible Study: The Gospel of Mark
Leader: Gretchen Reasner
Dates: January 8 – April 29
Meeting Time: Wednesdays, 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Chapel
Contact: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
This study is designed to help you understand Scripture in fresh ways under the guidance of one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars, N. T. Wright. Thoughtful questions, prayer suggestions, and useful background and cultural information all guide you or a group more deeply into God’s Word. Discover how you can participate more fully in God’s kingdom. Register Today
Acts 2 Women of Faith
Evenings Every Other Month
Contact: Chantelle Foster
Acts 2 Women of Faith is an open fellowship group for women of all ages and stages of life. They meet every other month for fun and fellowship – to build community, lift one another in prayer, and laugh together.
Book Study: Fervent
Leader: Julie Hanneman
Dates: Begins January 15
Meeting Time: Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Contact: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Childcare provided
The study is based on the book Fervent: A Woman’s Battle Plan for Serious, Specific, and Strategic Prayer by Priscilla Shirer. This study will explore how women can pray with vitality and power around the areas that affect their lives most: their identity, family, regrets, pressures, temptations, fears, and more.
Small Groups
Small Groups
Location: Meeting in Homes
Beginning March 1
Time and day determined by group
Contact: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Beginning March 1, small groups will gather in homes to grow and learn together for 6 weeks during the season of Lent. This will be an opportunity to meet new people, grow deeper in your faith, and experience the community, encouragement, and support a small group can create.
New groups will be forming, and this is also an opportunity for existing groups and groups that are no longer meeting to restart and renew their fellowship.
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
Contact: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
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.
Acts 2 Men's Group
Leader: Scott Lindell
Meeting Time: First 3 Saturdays of each month at 7:30am
Location: Wild Bill’s Donuts (2nd & Fretz)
Contact: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
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.
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.