Community Groups
Bailey Group
For men and women
Meeting Day/Time: Thursdays at 7pm
Vision: We are mostly young; in college or recent graduates figuring out life together.
We come together to discover who we are and where we fit in the world as we explore life with God. A usual night includes worship, Jesus discussion and prayer. We often spend time in smaller groups to talk about what’s really going on in our lives. We serve in the community and have a shared meal once a month. Please contact Paige for weekly updates on place & time or any other questions. New faces are always welcomed!
CONTACT: Paige Bailey at 614.638.6870 or at paige.554@gmail.com
MEETING PLACE: Brian Packert’s home: 605 East North Broadway St. Columbus, OH 43214
Boettcher Group
For men and women
This is a kid-friendly group.
Includes a shared meal
Meeting Day/Time: Monday 6pm
Vision: building community, engaging suffering
The Boettcher group gets together on three Mondays each month to get to know one another, share a meal, study a book of the Bible, and pray for each other. Once each month we serve as a group by visiting Summit's Trace, an assisted living facility.
Contact Information: karl@centralvineyard.com, 614-327-5778
Meeting Place: 2612 Indianola Ave
Cannell Homegroup
For men and women
Meeting Day/Time: Tuesdays at 7
Vision: At our homegroup we have a time of worship, interaction with the Bible, and opportunities to pray for one another.
Once a month our group provides a banquet for the poor in the Clintonville/North Campus area.
Contact: Adrienne 614-905-0585 or acannell@mac.com
Meeting place: 2632 Summit St. Cols, 43202
Carlson Group
For men and women
Includes a shared meal
Meeting Day/Time: Wednesday - 7:00pm
Vision: A welcoming community of friends.
Each week we read and discuss the Bible, worship, pray, eat and serve together. Our rotation each month has us visiting Bryden Place; two to three weeks of worship, scripture discussion, and ministry time; and a monthly potlucks. Other events such as gaming nights, dinners, nights out, and tea parties often crop up outside of our weekly meetings. We would love to have you join us.
Contact: Erica Carlson; 614.297.2967 or efoster@sbcglobal.net
Meeting Place: 350 Kelso Rd. Columbus, 43202
Anderson Group
For women
Meeting Day/Time: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays – 7:30- 9:00pm
Vision: A place for new mothers to find support.
We are an intimate place for mother’s of young children to gather, share the realities of motherhood and learn to find Jesus in the midst of it. Often, we incorporate worship and a devotional time in the Word, but we spend most of our time sharing our lives & learning to hear God’s voice through prayer for one another. This group is a strong support for new moms transitioning into motherhood. We welcome babies in arms but we do not have childcare.
Contact: Jennifer Anderson at ronandjen@me.com
Meeting Place: 938 Spring Grove Ln. Columbus, Oh 43235
George Group
For men and women
Meeting Day/Time: Sunday, 4:00-5:30 pm
Vision: Helping each other take a step closer to Jesus.
We meet the first three weeks of the month to worship, pray and study. On the fourth Sunday, we do an outreach together.
Contact Information: Ben George - 614-657-5516, benjamin.n.george@gmail.com
Meeting Place: The Decker home - 872 Poling Dr, Columbus, OH 43224.
Hartman Group
For men and women
This is a kid-friendly group.
Sundays, 3:30-5:00pm
Vision: Experiencing God's transforming grace through prayer and relationships.
Prayer is foundational to our group. Beyond this, individual Sundays will vary, sometimes centered on extended worship, other times focusing on facilitated Scripture discussion. We will also engage in a monthly, weeknight community outreach opportunity.
We look forward to getting to know you!
Childcare: Bring your kids. Childcare will rotate among members: everyone will have a chance to interact with our littlest members. :-)
Contact: Monica Hartman at -614.447.3417 - 571.327.4715 -mehartman@gmail.com
Meeting Place: 151 Brighton Road, Columbus 43202
Livingston/Shumaker Group
For women
Meeting Day/Time: First and third Monday of each month
Vision: Learn to entrust our lives to Jesus through reading, teaching and discussion and fellowship
Contact Information: Mandy Shumaker 614-648-7693 or Sheila Livingston 614-306-0185
Meeting Place: 3108 Indianola Ave #1 Columbus, Oh 43214
Paxton Group
For women
This is a kid-friendly group.
Meeting Day/Time: First 3 Fridays of the month, 9:15am-10:45am
Vision: Our group is a place where women gather to pursue relationships with each other and with Jesus.
A typical meeting includes worship, a short teaching and time for prayer. We enjoy being together and often share meals together. (This group is not exclusively for moms, but we have a lot of small kids most weeks.)
Contact Information: Amy 614-298-8424
Meeting Place: 2449 Kensington Dr. 43221
Peterson Group
For men and women
Includes a shared meal
Meeting Day/Time: Sundays, 11-1pm (directly after the first service)
Vision: Marrieds and singles; Those with kids and those without; Sharing life together.
We continue our Sunday worship together over a shared lunch, discussion of the sermon, and time to pray for each other in small groups. Our desire is to support and challenge each other to go deeper in our daily walk with Jesus, focusing on how to apply the sermon to our lives.
Our home group is a mix of people in different phases of life. While children are welcome to join us, and are currently a part of our home group, we do not have any formal childcare at this time. New people are welcome.
Contact Information: 574-850-8272; bwbpeterson@gmail.com
Meeting Place: 551 Brevoort Road Columbus, Oh 43214
Sigler Group
For men and women
This is a kid-friendly group.
Includes a shared meal
Meeting Day/Time: Second, third, and fourth Mondays of the month
Vision: We desire to be a place that welcomes radical giving and radical receiving from each other and the Lord.
We eat, worship, have a discussion, wait on the Lord, and set aside time for prayer. Our outreach is the first Tuesday of the month at the Clintonville-Beechwold Resource Center, when we bring a meal to share at 5:30.
Contact Information: Jenny Sigler - softletters@gmail.com or 586-5410
Meeting Place: 48 Tibet Rd
Slagle Group
For men and women
This is a kid-friendly group.
Includes a shared meal
Meeting Day/Time: 1st three Mondays of each month from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Vision: We eat, worship, learn and serve as a family.
The Slagle homegroup is made up primarily of parents with young children. We gather the first three Mondays of each month at 6:00 to share a meal, begin worship and study at 6:30 and finish by 8:00. Our ministry and meeting place is set up to be child friendly.
Teaching is discussion-based and open for everyone to come with questions. People are encouraged to come having read the passage and to comment and discuss that weeks text.
Contact becky@jeremyslagle.com or jeremy@jeremyslagle.com with questions.
Meeting Place: The Schlagbaum’s home 1352 Redwood Court, Columbus, 43229
Whitman/Crawford Group
For women
Meeting Day/Time: 2nd Sunday of each month from 7:30 PM -9:30 PM
Vision: A safe and nonjudgmental place for women to come together to love Jesus and each other
We gather to share each other's lives, pray for each other, and study the Bible together.
Contact Information: Megan Crawford 261-1393 (email: mrsdylan@gmail.com) OR Kate Whitman 546-9196 (email: kwhima2@gmail.com)
Meeting Place: Sandy Nance's House, 374 E. Kanawha Ave. Columbus, OH 43214, PH: 309-9909
Convergence Groups
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
For men and women
Meeting Day/Time:
Vision: It's impossible to be spiritually mature, while remaining emotionally immature.
In this group we'll use Peter Scazzero's book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, the accompanying "Daily Office" prayer guide and other materials to help us understand the ways that emotional and spiritual health and maturity depend upon one another. We'll learn how to recognize the problem of emotionally unhealthy spirituality in ourselves and explore ways to develop an emotionally healthy spirituality. We'll focus on and practice habits of prayer that encourage emotional healing and spiritual growth in the love of Jesus and in his body, the church community. The group will last 12 to 16 weeks and will be offered again periodically if there is interest.
To get signed up for the next start date, contact:
Mary Beth Dubuc: 614-596-2820, mbdubuc@sbcglobal.net or
Paul Dubuc: 614-596-2819, pmdubuc@sbcglobal.net
Financial Peace University
For men and women
Vision — To use Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University curriculum to help people pay off debt, create a budget, and honor God with their finances.
This is a 13 week class that meets every week for about an hour and a half. The cost of the course is $100 per family/individual/couple. This fee is for the official class materials which include a book by Dave Ramsey, a class workbook, CD’s of all the lessons, and other useful budgeting supplies. The format of each class is to watch a video teaching by Dave Ramsey, then discuss the lesson and review previous lessons.
To get signed up for the next start date contact Ellen Essex: ellen.essex@gmail.com
Sacred Marriage Discussion Group
For men and women
Vision: Through discussion, prayer and study we hope to experience the purpose and presence of God, more fully, in our marriages.
This group is a gathering of 5 - 7 couples who commit to a 6-8 session discussion group on the text Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas. (Engaged couples are welcome.)
To get signed up for the next start date contact Chelsea Kay 578 9888 or Chelsea@christopherkay.com
Discovering Community
For men and women
This is a kid-friendly group.
Includes a shared meal
Vision: New or newish to Central Vineyard? Here is your next step.
Join us for catered meals, conversation, and everything you might want to know about the Central Vineyard story, how you can be a part of it, as well as opportunities to personally connect with some of the pastoral staff, and hear how Jeff and Adrienne Cannell were called to start this church. Jeff and Jared will be tag-teaming the conversations.
Cost for 6 weeks dinner, materials including a book, and childcare for $50. Pay at once, in small chunks, or what you can. Limited financial resources should not limit participation.
To get signed up for the next start date contact Karl; karl@centralvineyard.com.
*Find the most updated information on this group at cvcity.org