Community Life Groups FAQ's
Church of the Hills
Community Life Groups
- What is a community life group?
- What kinds of community life groups are there?
- Are there groups that have married couples and singles together?
- Are there co-ed groups?
- Is childcare provided for each group meeting?
- When and where do groups meet?
- How often do community life groups meet?
- How long does a community life group last?
- How long does each group meeting last?
- What goes on at a group meeting?
- What does it mean when a group “ends” or “multiplies”?
- What do groups study?
- How do I join a community life group?
Community Groups are small groups of six married couples or eight individuals of the same gender that meet weekly in someone’s home for fellowship, Bible study, and prayer. They are for adults of all ages, stages of life, and spiritual maturity.
What kinds of community life groups are there?
Married Couples
Community life groups are comprised of married couples in the same stage of life (couples without children, with children, and empty nesters) and area of town.
Singles
Community life groups are comprised of single adults. Each group is either all men or all women in the same age range.

Ladies
Community life groups are open to all women of any age or stage of life (single, married, divorced, and widowed). Ladies Link groups have the option of meeting in the daytime or evening.
Are there groups that have married couples and singles together?
Unfortunately, not at this time. Anyone interested in joining a group with this current request must speak with someone from the community life groups staff.
Not at this time. We may pursue this in the future, but at the present time we only have groups for gender specific or couples who are married or engaged.
Is childcare provided for each group meeting?
Childcare is provided at the groups expense. Your group will decide on a childcare specialist and a price for the service.
When and where do groups meet?
Most of our groups generally meet Monday through Thursday evenings, and some groups meet on Sundays. Groups normally meet in one of the group member’s homes. Sometimes the location is consistent, and sometimes other group members take turns hosting the group meeting at their house.
How often do community life groups meet?
Most groups normally meet weekly or every other week. Some groups meet for three weeks out of the month and either take off the fourth week or do a social activity together. This is also a perfect time for your community life group to join in together and do a compassionate service project.
How long does a community life group last?
Community life groups initially commit to meet for eight weeks as a Starter Group. After those first eight weeks, the group members decide if they want to continue meeting together for an additional 16 - 22 months. Therefore, the total duration of a typical community life group is between one and a half to two years.
How long does each group meeting last?
Each community life group picks the length of time they will meet. However, most groups meet for an hour and a half to two hours.
What goes on at a group meeting?
Though each group differs in how they do things, many groups have a social time in the beginning, then they transition to a time where they discuss the book they are studying and pray for each other. At the very beginning of the group, the whole group decides how much time they will spend on social, discussion, and prayer time (as well as the order in which they take place).
What does it mean when a group “ends” or “multiplies”?
During the term of the group, the group leader will train an apprentice to be the leader of the next group. At the end of the group, the leader will take half the current group, and the apprentice (after becoming an approved leader) will take the other half of the group. Then they will both add more members to their respective new groups, therefore allowing others to join groups with seasoned leaders.
Each group picks their own curriculum to study with the help of the community life groups staff. Groups that form at LinkUp are given a free starter study provided by Church of the Hills.
How do I join a community life group?
Contact to start the connection process!
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