G.C. Hoops

Leader: Mike Tatlock

Time: Weekly

Place: TBA   - Wilsonville

Telephone: 503 - 570 - 2988

Description: Sweat bands, baggy shorts, knee braces. Whether you are a "has been" or a "wanna be" bring it to the court. Each Tuesday we will split guys up into teams and play full court hoops.

Mommy & Me Playgroup

Leader: Bernadette Tatlock

Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays  10:00am & 10:30pm

Place: Orepac, Wilsonville Library

Telephone: 503 682 - 8670

CHILDCARE PROVIDED

Description: Being a mom is a fulltime job and sometimes you just need a break. “Mommy & Me” is designed for moms with children under school age. Come to connect, be encouraged and get a break. Get ready to be refreshed in a welcoming and encouraging environment as we strive to be the best moms we can be!

Photography

Leader: Mark Pruitt

Time:Mondays, 2x/month 7 pm

Place: OrePac - Wilsonville

Telephone: 503 554 - 5576

Description: This group is for anyone, novice to professional, who has an interest in photography, from improving their skills to discovering the difference in equipment and how to use it. One of the ways members will improve is by sharing ideas, experiences and photographs. At the end of each meeting the group will discuss a particular passage from the Bible, a worship song, or a Biblical concept which will be the basis for a photographic assignment. Mark’s vision is that photographs taken by this group would be displayed at the church or used as a backdrop to worship lyrics and sermon slides on Sunday morning. Some members of the group may form the basis of a photography ministry team that is ready to serve the church by photographing events, mission trips, and other activities within the church.

“Hit for Show, Putt for Dough” Golfing

Leader: Mike Tatlock

Time: TBA

Place: Tualatin Island Greens, Various golf courses

Telephone: 503 570 - 2988

Description: Whether you are a golf pro, miniature golf champion or a weekend hacker, if you enjoy playing golf, this group is for you. We will meet twice a month. On the 2 nd Saturday of the month we will meet at the driving range and learn the basics or improve certain aspects of your game. On the 4 th Saturday of the month we will meet at various golf courses to play a round.

Sportsman Outdoor Adventure

Leader: Tony Morones

Time: Monthly

Place: Boberg Office - Wilsonville

Telephone: 503 248 - 4442

Description: For those guys who like to hunt or fish, this is the place for you. We will meet each month and have a guest speaker give a workshop on different aspects of hunting and fishing like: RIGHT SCOPE/ MOUNTING AND BORE SIGHTING, STURGEON FISHING 101, DRIFT FISHING FOR SUMMER STEELHEAD, ANCHOR FISHING FOR SALMON, FLY TYING, FIREARM CLEANING & MAINTENANCE, BOWHUNTING TACTICS, HUNTERS SAFETY ETC. We will also meet regularly for hunting and fishing trips, gun sighting, shooting and other events.

Cooking Connection

Leader: Angie Rettmann

Time: Once a month—3rd Friday of the month 7:00pm

Place: Various Locations

Telephone: Ann Christler 503-625-5342, Sandii Chase 503-625-0558, Angie Rettmann 503-625-5476

Description: The Cooking Connection is a monthly Community Group that will come together to cook, to laugh with each other, and practically speaking, to learn some of the skills involved with domestic living. Each month we will spotlight a certain element of cooking, whether it be the art of preparing the perfect dessert or salad, learning to create a meal plan, or tips in grocery shopping and stocking your pantry. Also, during the second hour there will be a presentation of a specific domestic skill like home decorating,
organization, hosting parties, and more!

Memory Keepers Scrapbooking

Leader: Toni Allen

Time: Once a month—Start Date TBA

Place: Boberg Office - Wilsonville

Telephone: 503 - 691 - 5858

Description: Do you share the love for scrapbooking and preserving memories? Would you like to meet other women in the church that do too? Then this small group is for you. This will be a time for women to come together to share ideas, scrapbook, and fellowship.

Couples Group

Leader: Mike Gerkman

Time: Sundays, 5 pm

Place: Gerkman's - Canby

Telephone: Gerkman: 503-266-3305

Everyone in our group is early forties and up. Youngest children represented by our group are 12 and 14.

We talk about the sermon we heard that day together with situations going on in the families represented. Trying to apply sermon and scripture to our lives.

Couples Group

Leader: Justin Stearns

Time: Bi Monthly Sundays 4-6pm

Place: Stearns - Canby

Telephone: Stearns - 503 449-8020 

CHILDCARE PROVIDED

Couples Group

Leader: Dennis Lakey

Time: TBA - Weekly

Place: TBA - Sherwood

Telephone:Lakey’s, 503 925-1433

Bio: Dennis and Terry have been attending Grace Chapel for over 3 years.  They are looking forward to being involved in establishing a small group where each person can experience the relationships, support, and accountability necessary for a strong, active faith in Christ both in their personal lives and as members of the Grace Chapel community.  The initial focus will be relational, and will also incorporate discussion on that week's sermon.

Couples Group

Leader: Bob Kayner

Time: Sunday 5:30 -8:00pm Weekly

Place: Tualatin

Telephone: Kayner 503.691.1501

CHILDCARE TBA

Mixed Group

Leader: Pete Stofle

Time:6:30pm Mondays

Place: various homes

Telephone: 503 - 682 - 2227

CHILDCARE PROVIDED

Description: Pete and wife, Babette, have many years of small group experience. With three kids, they enjoy family time, entertaining
and home projects. Their passion is to build community, building relationships which go beyond church on Sunday. This Fall
Pete will be leading Money, Possessions and Eternity, a study which has impacted the Stofle’s own life tremendously. As C.S.
Lewis has said, “He who has God and everything has no more than he who has God alone.”  focusing on "Money, Possessions & Eternity" and looking for ways to donate time, money, etc.  We're working on a plan for doing something at the end of our group (consistently visiting a senior center with our families, building an orphanage in India, etc.) 

Mixed Group

Leader: Mark & Terrie Zimel

Time: Sundays, 5:00 tp 7:00 pm Weekly

Place: Zimel's - Wilsonville

Telephone: Mark's Cell - 503-793 3584 / Terrie's Cell - 503-793-3584 /

Home 503-682-0120

We desire that every one grows in their relationship with Christ, follows Him, walks with Him, and grows with Him. Our hope is that they drink deeply of God and experiences Christ in an intimate and powerful way.

Mixed Group

Leader: Kendall & Anne Robinson

Time: Wednesdays, 7:00 pm

Place: Robinson’s—Lake Oswego

Telephone: 503 - 697 - 4070

Description: Kendall and Anne have attended Grace Chapel for 6 years and have extensive experience leading and participating in small groups. Kendall enjoys sailing, gardening, fishing and family. Anne enjoys gardening, calligraphy, music and family. They both have a heart for leading believers to have a stronger relationship and intimacy with the Lord, for teaching and building faith in others to receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and for praying for the sick, ministering to the hurting, and setting captives free!

Mixed Group

Leader: Mark & Wendy Newey

Time: Fridays, 6:30 pm Weekly

Place: Morones’ Portland

Telephone: 503 - 248 - 4442

Topic: Last weeks sermon.

Mixed Group

Leader: Ron & Gina Holbrook

Time: 7:30 - 9: 15pm Wednesdays

Place: Wilsonville

Telephone: Holbrooks 503 - 682 - 6715

Description: Their Life Group was formed out of a shared vision for relationship with each other and growth in their walk with the Lord. The members of their group are in various stages of raising families and they desire to support and encourage each other in that job. They also share the belief that Christians don’t have to be boring! They love to laugh and have fun and plan to spend time together this next year enjoying the lives God has given them. Gina and Ron have 3 kids and live in Wilsonville. They are very involved in
Wilsonville Young Life and Ron serves as the committee chairman. They have been involved in many ministries and have led various groups over the years. As a family they enjoy boating, camping, fishing and hanging out with friends.

Growth Group

Leader: Michael & Trisha Toons

Time: Weekly Thursdays 6-8 pm

Place: Toon's Oregon City

Telephone: 503 6574471

CHILDCARE PROVIDED

Young Marrieds Group

Leader: Chuck & Linda Florio

Time: Sundays, 5:00

Place: Florio’s—Lake Oswego

Telephone: 503 - 813 - 2543

Description: The Florios have 2 children, Matt, 23 and Megan18. They have been involved in leading small groups for over 10 years. They have extensive experience in helping others journey through life stages and grow deeper in their relationship with God and each
other. They both have a heart for leading small groups where there is an environment of support, joy, transparency and living out the Christian life.

Couples Group

Leader: Joe & Gayle Fidanzo

Time: Sundays, 6 pm

Place: Fidanzo’s—Aurora

Telephone: 503 - 678 - 2818

Description: Joe and Gayle Fidanzo have attended Grace Chapel for four years. They have been married 26 years, have four kids, two
daughtersinlaw and two grandchildren — and the entire family attends Grace Chapel. Joe, a rocker at heart, loves to worship the Lord through his musical abilities. A sometimes lead worshipper at Grace Chapel, he loves to play music with his four musician children and houses his own recording studio in the basement of their home. Joe and Gayle both love outdoor activity during the Summer, including water skiing, pickleball, horseback riding, biking, and golfing. And in the Winter, nothing beats football, game nights, and of course music. Gayle works at the Grace Chapel office and is on Women’s Council, focusing in the area of Women’s Bible Studies. The Fidanzos own a landscape construction business. Joe and Gayle love married life and family life. Having come out on the other side
of some major life struggles, their marriage is a witness that our God is a gracious God. He is good. He is faithful. He meets needs and goes way beyond to fulfilling our wildest dreams. Joe and Gayle feel God’s leading in starting a marriage focus group. There will be a wide range of topics explored, beginning with a Biblebased study designed to help any married couple; whether in marital crisis , wondering if something is missing, or desiring to stay happily married. Subsequent weeks will cover other marriagerelated topics — and adventures — while continuing to pursue an ever closer relationship with Jesus.

Young Marrieds Group

Leader: Peter & Sarah Ingraham

Time: Sundays, 5pm Starts Feb 12th

Place: Wilsonville

Telephone: 503 - 888 - 1636

Description : Peter, Grace Chapel’s Associate Pastor of Community and his wife Sarah have been married for 9 years. They have one four-year-old daughter Stephanie and a newborn son named Grant. They both have a desire to cultivate a group of couples with young marriages that fosters a balance of depth and fellowship, and to develop life-long friendships that have a strengthening impact on their marriages and family life. Discussion and study will include topics such as Personality Profiles and The Five Love Languages. And with Peter’s Young Life background, you can be sure that there will be plenty of fun planned as well!

Young Professionals Single Men's Group

Leader: Peter Ingraham

Time: Thursdays, 7:00 -9:00 pm

Place:Various Locations

Telephone: Peter Ingraham 503-888-1636

For several months I was hanging out with a couple different guys between 24 and 30 who were single young professionals at various places in their faith. The problem was that none of them knew each other and yet when I was with each of them we were talking about the same sort of stuff. Obviously they have all met each other and now we get together weekly to discuss life, God, business and whatever else comes up. If you are single and a young professional, this may be a great group of guys to start getting together with.

Young Adult Men's Group

Leader: David Searight

Time: Thursdays, 7:00 -9:00 pm

Place:McKillians Tualatin

Telephone: David Searight - 503 - 255-4684

Young Adult: Women

Leader: Jessica Schneider, Caitlin Low, Meredith Malkowski

Time: Monday's at 7pm

Place: Caitlin Low - Canby

Telephone: 503 804-6493

We believe that fellowship is: Loving, praying, living, laughing, growing, playing, studying, stretching, preparing, sharing, and daring.
God has called us as women to fellowship. Let's learn what that means together through the Word and through Life!

Our hope is to join with young women to experience life together by building lasting, meaningful relationships in order to support each other in our walk with Christ.

Support Group: Grief Share

Leader: Diana Tatlock

Time: 7:00 Tuesdays Weekly

Place: Orepac - Wilsonville

Telephone: 503 5702908

Description: Healing from a loss is not easy. It's a long, sometimes painful process. It may be hard for you to feel optimistic about the future right now. If you've lost a spouse, child, family member or friend, you‘ve probably found that there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel.

That’s the reason for GriefShare, a special seminar and support group for people grieving the loss of someone close. This group is sponsored by people who understand what you are experiencing and want to offer you comfort and encouragement during this difficult time.

Single Mothers

Anne Wolfer

Time: Tuesdays, 7pm

Place: Wilsonville

Telephone: 503 554-1345

Anne, mother of four spent one year as a single parent. Out of that experience she gained an understanding of the challenges women face as single parents. Anne desires to share the importance of drawing close to God and relying on him to provide every need. This will be a Bible based study relevant to the specific need of single mothers.

For Men Only

Leader: Roger Eaton

Time: TBA

Place: TBA

Telephone: 503 6825044

Description: For Men Only (FMO) exists to assist men in their pursuit of healthy sexuality and deeper relationships.
We meet in small groups to encourage each other and share our struggles with complete honesty. It is a safe, confidential environment where we allow grace, not shame, to motivate growth and healing.

Roger has been married to his wife Susie for 33 years and has 3 grown children. He is a former Marine, junior high math teacher, has a masters in school counseling and is approaching retirement after 22 years as an FBI agent. He loves sports, home renovation and landscaping. He loves gathering family together and serving as part of the body of Grace Chapel.

Womens Group : Beth Moore's - John The Beloved Disciple

Leader: Jen McCourt

Time: Weekly Thursday 9am

Place: Sherwood - McCourt's

Telephone: 503 925-1529

Womens Group : Beth Moore's - Living Beyond Yourself

Leader: Krystal Tucker - Holly Fidanzo

Time: Weekly Wednesday's 7pm

Place: Wilsonville - Zimel's

Telephone: 503 678-4323

CHILDCARE PROVIDED

Breaking Free

Serenity Coloumbe

Time: Weekly 9 am Mondays

Place: Wilsonville

Telephone: 503 860-8927

CHILDCARE PROVIDED