I used to attend the service, say hello to the same few people, and then go home. Now I feel that I know and care about the whole congregation, and that they care about me.
People feel more connected now.
That's how one participant described one effect of our small group programme. I was ready to leave the United Church to look for it somewhere else. Now I've found it in my home congregation. B.C. We had no idea we would soon be guiding the development of an exciting, small group programme. Two years before, an evaluation done by the congregation had named fellowship and spirituality as their church's needs.