Monthly, 3rd Fridays, Sep-Nov, 6:30pm, BAD Alfred’s, 323 High Street, Chestertown, Back Room

Rev. Joel and Bishop Fisher (of Faith Life Church in Chestertown) colead this public interracial men’s group. Can we show the world there are no races, only one human race? What would happen if we could fully, finally dismantle all racism from the world. Big change starts with small steps, like these conversations and relationships.

No book, reading, or preparation needed. Just come!

Twice/Month, 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Sep-Nov, 6:00pm, Rotating homes

Rev. Caitlan has chosen Fr. Richard Rohr’s book, “Falling Upward” for this falls group discussion. How does spirituality and faith change between the first and second half of life?

Books are available online here.

Valerie, in the church office, may have an extra copy or two, or can help you order online if you’re not comfortable doing so.

Weekly, Mondays, Sep-Nov, 5:00pm, PCC Conference Room

The story of Job is not an easy one. What can we learn about God, life, and ourselves by reading and studying this amazing story of struggle, faithfulness, suffering, and redemption? We promise, spend this fall with us, and you will know yourself a little better, feel more connected to God, and will know you have real friends nearby. Elder Scott would love to know your are coming, by email, but you’re welcome to just show up!

Books are available online here.

If you’d like, contact Valerie in the church office, and she might have an extra copy of the book, or can help you order one.

Weekly, Thursdays, Sep-Nov, 7:30pm, PCC Conference Room

This group leans toward spiritual growth. How do we connect with Holy Spirit, feed our own spirit, and connect our spirits to one another? We use scripture and other resources to point us toward wholeness in body, mind, relationships, and communities.

Sep-Nov Books are available online here.

Nov-Dec books are available online here.

Valerie, in the church office, may have an extra copy or two, or can help you order online if you’re not comfortable doing so.

Twice/Month, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Sep-Nov, 6:00pm, Tolbert home

Rev. Joel and Jill host us in their home for a comfortable, casual, anything goes, everything welcome conversation on life, God, faith, Bible, theology, etc… If you’d like, bring something to enjoy yourself, and/or to share with others. Or, just come!

No books needed for this group this season

Sun Aug 25, 11:00am, Fellowship Hall

Come find your small group for Fall 2024! We have lots to choose from with options of frequency, location, day of the week, and topic. We always order a few books, or if you are able, order your own through your favorite retailer.

This congregation expects everyone to have a group where we can build relationships and build faith. Join one today!

This monthly Bible study at Heron Point gathers residents and guests to a honest discussion of faith and life.. The group meets in the Activities Room, near the pool and fitness center, 4th Tuesdays at 1100am with Rev. Joel leading.

This is an interracial men’s group between the men of Faith Life congregation in Chestertown and the Presbyterian Church. We give each other time, attention, and effort and commit to studying and working against any racism in our community. 3rd Fridays at 630pm at Faith Life Church on Calvert Street in Chestertown.

Jesus loved sitting around a table with good food, new and old friends alike, a tall glass, and honest conversation about God and life. This group follows his lead. We gather at “The Retriever” on High Street in Chestertown at 600pm (1st and 3rd Tuesdays), We order food and drink and dive into this season’s book “The World is About to Turn.”

This weekly Bible study takes on a book of the Bible and walks through verse by verse. With the help of commentaries, the original languages, and the wide experience of those at the table, Rev. Joel guides us to see the word come to life. Join us most Friday at 900am in the Conference Room.

This group is for anyone caring for loved ones, and needing support themselves. You spend so much time and energy supporting. Come, feel the support of others in the boat with you. Monthly.

All men are welcome to study Philip Yancey’s book “The Jesus I Never Knew.” It’s a wonderful reflection on the person of Jesus, and together we will learn new things and unlearn some old things to help us be better disciples. Join us and bring a friend.

After the contemplative worship of The Abbey at 700pm, this group gathers in the Conference Room at 730pm most Thursdays to study and discuss the infinite depth of God’s spirit, and the spirit in all of us.

Rev. Caitlan happily hosts a deep authentic conversation. This winter/spring, the book will be “Wholehearted Faith” by Rachel Held Evans with Jeff Chu. The location rotates through volunteer homes, so email to get details.

Fall 2023 - "Sacred Encounters," The 23-24 PW/Horizons Bible Study

This faithful group meets once a month, 4th Tuesdays, in the Activities Room, which is near the exercise room and pool on the 1st floor of the main building in Heron Point. (But hey, non Heron Point residents are welcome too!)

NOTE: We will NOT meet the 4th Tuesday in December, but will shift the Dec gathering to Tue Jan 2 instead.

Fall 2023 - Practicing God's Radical Hospitality, and The 7 Marks of a Vital Congregations

This NEW group gathers women who seek support for one another, and wonderful ways to support God’s work in and beyond this congregation. We meet monthly on the 2nd Tuesday in the church’s conference room.

Fall 2023 - Interpretations Bible Study: Isaiah

This wonderful gathering of men studies a book of the Bible in depth with one another, and we find it reads us more than we read it. Friendships grows, as does understanding of one another and ourselves.

Fall 2023 - "Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith & Politics" by Tony Campolo, 2013

This NEW group focuses on social, cultural, and political issues of our time through a Kin-dom lens. We hope to hold onto one another, be honest and vulnerable with one another, and open ourselves to truths that may not fit what we’ve felt or thought before. We meet weekly, Sundays, after worship and fellowship in the Green Room, in a corner of the Sanctuary near the side entrance to the Memorial Garden.

Fall 2023 - Interpretations Bible Study, Exodus

This group focuses on reading and studying one book of the Bible at a time. With the pastor’s help, we study chapters and verses, unpack the Greek and Hebrew, and learn the history and context around the authorship of each. We meet weekly, Friday mornings, in the Conference Room in the Administration wing

Fall 2023 - "Reaching Out" by Henri Nouwen

This group focuses most on the Spiritual Growth of each individual. We find resources that help us remember the spark of God that created each of us, and still hums at our center. We meet weekly, Thursdays, in the Conference Room at the church.

NOTE: The group does NOT meet on Thanksgiving Thursday

Fall 2023 - Godbreathed: What it Really Means for the Bible to be Divinely Inspired

This group loves to tackle topics where church and culture intersect. We meet twice a month, only on 1st & 3rd Thursdays, and we like to gather in rotating homes of group members.

Fall 2023 - "You Are Changing the World" by David Lamotte

Pub Theology is about honest theological conversation over in a casual public setting, with good food and drink on the table, just like Jesus used to do it. We meet twice a month, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays only, from 600-730pm at The Retriever Bar on High Street in Chestertown.

Fall 2023 - "Who We Are - A Chronicle of Racism in America" a Netflix documentary film

Rev. Joel Tolbert of PCC and Bishop Ron Fisher of Faith Life Church co-moderate this intentionally interracial conversation. We are growing relationships and mutual understanding as we honestly confront the racism in our history and culture, with hopes of being one human race again. We meet monthly, 3rd Fridays, from 600-730pm. Aug and Oct are at PCC, and Sep and Nov are at Faith Life.

This book in the popular For Today series introduces the reader to the main parables of Jesus in an engaging and accessible way. Professor, author, and preacher Alyce McKenzie makes the familiar parables come alive with new meaning, using the best of biblical scholarship to provide an easy entrance to this major form of Jesus' teachings.

In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explores the common ground upon which all of those of Christian faith stand together.

Drawing on her Irish-Celtic heritage, Julianne Stanz helps us explore those times and holy places of transformation. Inspired by faith and guided by spiritual practices, we can experience each thin place as a point of departure on a sacred journey to a truer understanding of who we are meant to be.

PC(USA) study of led by Rev. Joel on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Join the discussion in the Activities Room at Heron Point.