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Community Groups

What are Community Groups?

Community Groups are small groups that meet in peoples’ homes during the week to share life together and encourage each other in following Jesus. Some groups discuss books or Sunday’s sermon, some pray together, and some simply break bread together and provide a place where everybody knows your name. 

Why Do We Have Community Groups? 

A recent article from Harvard states that nearly 36% of Americans feel substantial loneliness most of the time. It’s an unfortunate truth that some of us grew up in broken households where we didn’t have healthy examples of how to build relationships. Conversely, some of us grew up in secure homes and had no trouble at all building relationships, but recently the busyness of adult life has made it hard to connect with others. Whatever your story, one thing is for certain – we need friendship to thrive and be our best selves. Community Groups are a great way to build a bridge to that friendship we all seek. Deep, soul-sharing friendship where we bear each other’s burdens and joys can only be built with time and intention and is not something that can be achieved only on Sunday mornings. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 encourages us not to attempt to walk this life alone. It says “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!”

BARNABAS

  • Location: Jenks/South Tulsa
  • Meetings: Every Thursday (6:00pm)
  • Contact: Juli Armour
  • Description: We seek to be a group of encouragers who spur one another on to love and good deeds (Heb 10:24-25). We just recently formed, so come be a part of shaping what that will look like as we meet together regularly for food, fellowship, discussion and prayer.

BELMONT

  • Location: 111th & Louisville
  • Meetings: Sundays  (12:30pm)
  • Contact:  Austin Zellner
  • Description: We get together two to three times a month after church for food, discussion, prayer, and fellowship. Bring your children with you! 
  • Children Welcome

THE POTTS'

  • Location: 81st & Yale
  • Meetings: Most Sundays (6:30pm)
  • Contact:  Adrian Potts
  • Description: A great group for newcomers and long-standing members to find their place, meet more people in a relaxing home environment, and grow in fellowship and encouragement. No formal study; we simply eat and spend time together. Childcare is not provided.

JEREMIAH

  • Location: 121st and Mingo
  • Meetings: 2nd & 4th Sundays (12:30pm)
  • Contact:  Kay Hall
  • Description: We meet for a potluck lunch, fellowship, and prayer.  Our primary focus is prayer for our church family and for each other. We are mostly a group of empty-nesters and retirees. Childcare is not provided. 
  • Dry Group

SOUTH TULSA

  • Location: 91st & Yale
  • Meetings: Every other Thursday (7:00pm)
  • Contact: Blake Postelwait
  • Description: Our goal is to help people form strong friendships in the church and provide a community of care and encouragement for one another. We eat, relax, discuss the sermon or a book, and pray together. Childcare is not provided, but we sometimes have kids at our meetings.

SUN MEADOW

  • Location: 97th & Yale
  • Meetings: 1st & 3rd Mondays (6:30pm)
  • Contact:  Leanne James
  • Description:

La Bella Vida (New)

  • Location: 71st & Garnett
  • Meetings: Saturday evenings
  • Contact:  Chad & Teresa McDermott
  • Description: We believe community is not found but built among fellow Christ-followers. Our group wants to be open to all that need a way to get plugged in at RiverOaks. Our meetings are centered around building community, eating, and walking alongside each other. We can't wait to have you join us soon!

MARRIED WITH CHILDREN

  • Location: 4th & Memorial
  • Meetings: Sundays (1:00pm)
  • Contact:  Danny Lynam
  • Description: We are an informal group that seeks to love and support each other. Our meetings are casual and center on open conversation and prayer. And we eat good food and drink good drink (and we're allergy free). 
  • Children Welcome, Allergy Friendly

MIDTOWN AMIGOS

  • Location: 15th & Harvard, among other sites
  • Meetings: Every other Thursday (7:00pm)
  • Contact:  Paul Watson
  • Description: We are a younger group that (technically) meets bi-weekly to share about our lives and discuss the previous week's sermon. On many of the off-weeks we hope to have unstructured hang out nights so we can all become better friends. Childcare is not provided. 

UTICA

  • Location: 21st & Lewis
  • Meetings: 1st & 3rd Sunday (7:30pm)
  • Contact:  Bria Moore
  • Description: Life is a lot of work, and our goal is to provide a place where we slow down, get together with friends, share our burdens and triumphs. We enjoy fellowship and meals, and discuss the sermon. Childcare is not provided but kids are welcome at our monthly Sunday meetings.

WOODLAND HILLS

  • Location: 61st & Sheridan
  • Meetings: Every Friday (5:30pm)
  • Contact:  Josh Holestine
  • Description: We believe community is not found but built among fellow Christ-followers. Our group wants to be open to all that need a way to get plugged in at RiverOaks. Our meetings are centered around building community, eating, and walking alongside each other. We can't wait to have you join us soon!
  • Dry Groups, Children Welcome

TISDALE

  • Location: 3 miles northwest of downtown Tulsa
  • Meetings: 1st and 3rd Sundays (5:00pm)
  • Contact:  Dan Hahn
  • Description: We aim to provide a place of comfort, connection, joy, and support for people from any background, location, or life season. We will eat potluck brunch, talk, pray for one another, and have a good time doing it.
  • Allergy Friendly

YALE

  • Location: South Tulsa
  • Meetings: Every Tuesday (7:00pm)
  • Contact:  Eric Karraker, Kaitlyn Bueno
  • Description: An informal group with a focus on building relationships in our busy lives. We meet each week following a rotating schedule of Men’s night, Women’s night, Adults, and Family Night to enjoy fellowship in a variety of ways and to ease the need for childcare. We typically have light refreshments and lots of laughter. Childcare is not provided.
  • Allergy Friendly, Vegan/Vegetarian Friendly

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