LIFE Groups

LIFE Groups are our small groups here at eFree. They are a place were you can find

A Community of Grace
A Community of Growth
A Community on Mission

There are many different groups that meet at various times and locations, study different topics and are comprised of different ages. What group will work for you? For more information, please contact Keith Maurer at keithmaurer@scefc.org or call the church office at 814-237-8020.

Currently Available Life Groups:

SUNDAY 9AM
Galatians
Study Guide by John MacArthur
JOY Life Group
At the Church (Conference room next to library)
Contact Nev and Bev Corl (814-238-1267)

Or Fred and Carmen Gass (803-546-1217)

SUNDAY 6PM

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
You can’t be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature.

Come join us as we together learn how to develop emotional and spiritual health.
At the Church
Contact Keith & Jody Maurer (814-769-3469)
Children Welcome!

TUESDAY 6PM (2nd and 4th Tuesday of the Month)

To be decided
20s/30s something, Married or Single
Rotates Locations
Contact James and Bethany Ringer (814-237-1612)

TUESDAY 6PM
To be decided
Each week, we have a corporate dinner. After dinner, we split male/female, with the men watching the kids one week while the women do a Bible study and then the reverse the following week.

20s/30s something, Married or Single
Children Welcome!

Rotates Location (State College)
Contact Paul & Kate Shaffner
Paul's cell: (814-603-1581)

TUESDAY 7PM

Malachi
Rotates Locations
Contact Chris Beers (814-769-9423)

WEDNESDAY 6:15AM
Men’s Life Group (Bagel Bunch)
1 John
At the Church
Contact Dave Eggebeen (814-466-6862)
Coffee & Bagels provided

WEDNESDAY 9:15-11:30AM

Experiencing the Heart of Jesus

By Max Lucado
Women’s Life Group
At the Church (Multi-Purpose Room)
Contact Sandy Kline (814-278-1299)
Childcare available.
All ages and stages welcome!

WEDNESDAY 7PM
The Names of God

104 Farmstead Lane (State College)
Contact Ed & Dew Kaiser (814-237-0984)
Or Peg Ludovina (814-867-1907)
Multigenerational!

WEDNESDAY 7PM
20-Somethings

3118 Shellers Bend (State College)
Contact Nicolle Maurer (814-769-9119)

THURSDAY 7PM (Twice a month)

The Names of God
Rotates Locations
Contact Jim & Beth Hopkins (814-861-8841)
Or Dean & Lori Lapp (814-466-8759)

THURSDAY 7:30-9PM
Mark
Inductive Study
1417 Estate Drive (Boalsburg)
Contact Dave or Linda Eggebeen (814-466-6862)

                                          One of our many LIFE groups - consider joining one soon!

A Community of Grace

In a Life Group you will experience a group of friendly people who are genuinely glad you are there. Laughter, friendship, caring, authenticity, and getting to know each other are important aspects of our times together. We are all “in process” so you don’t need to feel like you have to have your act together to get involved. Life groups are “safe places” where people can be themselves and know that they are accepted and believed in, but also challenged and helped to grow.

A Community of Growth

God loves and accepts us right where we are, but He loves us too much to let us stay there. He is guiding us all on a continual growth process towards maturity in Christ. Life Groups contribute to this process through:

• The interactive study and application of Biblical principles to our lives. Whether we are studying a book of the Bible or a book on marriage, our desire is to spur one another on to be “doers of the Word”.
• Applying the “one another” commands of scripture. It is often only as we get to know one another in the context of a small group that we feel safe enough to get involved in each other’s lives the way scripture admonishes us to do (encouraging, bearing one another’s burdens, speaking the truth in love, etc.)
• Loving accountability. We all need people who will help us to apply truth to our lives.

A Community of Mission

Scripture tells us that God blesses us in order that we can be a blessing to others. Life groups help us to be that blessing through:

• Serving one another in the group and in the church. This may be as simple as providing a meal for someone in need or it could involve helping a single parent with household repairs or cleaning.
• Community service. Each group is encouraged to be involved in several projects a year. This could involve anything from helping to clean a section of highway to providing a meal for a large group of international students.
• Adopting one of our missionaries. Each Life Group has a missionary that they help support through prayer, encouragement, and in any other way possible. An example of this is one group who organized sending Christmas presents to our missionaries.