Growth Groups
Growing in faith is never easy. While it takes personal strength and the willingness to look within, sometimes help from others on a similar journey can be a gift. Joining a group can put you in touch with those searching for answers and seeking a meaningful relationship with God and others. The small group size encourages insightful, open discussion and time for all perspectives to be shared.
If you have interest in learning more about, or joining an existing group – or even facilitating a new one – we encourage you to click the button below. A group leader or Pastor Becca Bateman will be in touch with you. You can also speak directly with Pastor Becca or any of the Adult Education Committee Members: Bob Maxwell (moderator), Dodie Shaw, and Marilyn Weichman.
DPC Dads
This group offers the opportunity for support, fellowship, and a shared experience for fathers of children who range in age from newborn to college. The Dads are looking forward to gathering again soon (stay tuned for details) and are always welcoming of new faces!
DPC Moms
These casual gatherings are where mothers can come together to share stories, discuss parenting issues, encourage one another, and nurture their faith. If you’re interested in learning more please reach out to Becca Bateman or Lindsay Shull.
Read & Chat
This book group meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 1 pm in AH-213. For the full schedule of books, Click Here.
Sunday Morning Group
The book The Anxious Generation is giving this generation of grownups raising kids some framework to understand. We will take some time to discuss major themes in the book, what stood out to each other and share in support of each other. We gather at 9:30 am on September 22 and October 6.
Sunday Night Men’s Group
The Plumsteadville Inn is the gathering spot each Sunday night at 7:30 pm for good drinks and inspired discussion about faith usually based on a book. The group will be studying: Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland.
Monday Morning Men’s Group
At 8 am, every other Monday, this group gathers in the DPC Library to examine a book and share thoughts on how it might enhance our own perspectives on life and faith.
Tuesday Night Group
In the Beginning...reexploring early stories of the women of Genesis: Eve, Emzara, Sarai, Salt, Hagar, and Sophia. We gather on Zoom for 6 weeks beginning on September 24.
Wednesday Morning Prayer Group
Members and friends gather seasonally from 9 to 9:30 am for a time of prayer and reflection on Wednesday mornings. This group is on hiatus. Check back for updates.
Wednesday Night iLIGHT
“Your remarkable life is happening right here, right now.” Let’s learn together how to “stop, look, and listen to life” as we read through Frederick Buechner’s beautiful book, “The Remarkable Ordinary.”
We’ll gather on Zoom every other Wednesday from 7-8 pm for 4 sessions (9/25, 10/9, 10/23, and 11/13). Please join us!
Wednesday Night Bethel Bible Study
Join this informal, ongoing group of faithful followers of Jesus as our dear friends at Bethel Presbyterian Church lead us in studies of the Bible, books about faith formation and growth, and sometimes just spirit-led conversations about how we use our faith as a call to action in today’s challenging world. Group meets every Wednesday evening at 7 pm via Zoom. Inquire if interested!
Thursday Morning Women’s Group
This book study group meets at 9:30 am on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month in DPC’s Andrews Hall and offers the opportunity to examine faith through the lens of a piece of Christian literature or Biblical text. Gatherings begin on September 26.
Thursday Night Women’s Group
This group has formed bonds of friendship over the years and is always welcoming of new members. A book is selected each season and discussed on occasional Thursdays at a member’s home. This group is on hiatus. Check back for updates.
Friday Morning Group
This group meets in the Andrews Hall Room 213 each week at 7:15 am (beginning September 27) to enjoy fellowship and discuss Christian writing and philosophy. This can come through a book study, watching a TV show at home and discussing each episode later, or examining other forms of content. This season’s focus is the How the Bible Actually Works by Peter Enns.
Saturday Morning Men’s Group
Gathering most Saturdays from 7:30 to 9 am in Andrews Hall Room 202, this group discusses a selected book or a book of the Bible with applications to help us be better Christians.
Earth Care
Developed from DPC’s Peace & Justice Committee, this group meets on the second Thursdays of each month to discuss environmental issues and ways in which our church can continue to thrive as an Earth Care Congregation.