Gospel Community
WE ARE ALL CREATED FOR COMMUNITY.
In an age of increasing isolation and skepticism of neighbor, we combat against the growing patterns of individualism and exclusivism through habited rhythms of gathering. Here are some of the ways our habits of life together continue to form us not just to be a crowd but a communing congregation.
First Sunday Gatherings
Every first Sunday of the month, our church gathers with a particular emphasis on building and being a community. On these Sundays, we enjoy what’s often referred to as covenant worship, where we have our children join us for the entirety of our worship service. Through passing the peace and a bit more energetic than usual sermon times, we exercise our muscles of being together as an entire community on these Sundays.
After our worship services on these first Sundays of the month, we’ll have a time of lunch fellowship. As our COR Eats Team organizes the week before, it’s a potluck lunch fellowship, where food is assembled through a particular theme each month. As we sit around tables, we share stories and conversations, we share hunger and contentment. If you’re new and/or visiting, it’s our joy to serve you and have you enjoy a meal with us — no need to bring anything but your presence and willingness to be known.
Community Groups
We believe that meeting in smaller and more intentional settings build meaningful relationships in community. And so, we develop rhythms to gather as families and in homes to sit around the table with one another. Our Community Groups provide an entry into our community while simultaneously providing an avenue to more depth and interlocked roots with others in the church. We come together toward the goal of knowing and being known amongst each other through the learned habit of communing. We come together for Community Groups nine months of the year. Every group has their own patterns of meeting together (time and day of the week, frequency, etc.), but the commitment is coming together regularly in order to foster deeper conversations of safety and growth. In the summer months, our church engages together during the summer months in our Affinity Groups.
For more information about our Community Groups or to get plugged into a group, reach out to Sun (sun@corpcavc.org).
Affinity Groups
During the summer months, we participate in what we call Affinity Groups. These are interest-based groups (i.e. Brewery, Board Game, Paddle Sports, etc.) that come together regularly for a time of fun and building bridges. We believe that God created us for community and for us to enjoy His common gifts — that while much of creation has been stained by sin, creation is good and for our enjoyment. We come together in the freedom we have in Christ to celebrate God’s goodness in all of life. In laughter and soul satisfaction, we aim our gatherings toward friendships and deeper belonging.
To learn more about our Affinity Groups, reach out to Sun (sun@corpcavc.org).