Fall Groups go online August 18.
We offer in-person, online, and hybrid groups. Make sure to check the group’s description to discover how each group will be meeting. All times are Eastern Standard.
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Alpha [Fall 2024] – Ebenezers
Group Focus: Core Group
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Blake Nuwayhid
Location: DC: Northeast
When: Monday at 7:00 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
Arlington Food Assistance Center
Group Focus: Missions
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Natalia Guzman
Location: VA: Arlington
When: Saturday at 9:30 AM
Child Care Available: Yes
Details
Awaken: Freedom From Sexual Brokenness
Group Focus: Care, Support, and Recovery
Participants: Men
Group Leader: NCC Care
Location: Online
When: Tuesday at 7:30 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
Awaken is an intensive program for men seeking sexual integrity. Each module consists of 12 weeks of instruction, reflection, prayer, and small group work.
Awaken is offered by Regeneration Ministries and includes several options you can choose to engage in.
1) The Awaken Community
A free online community where men come together and support each other in pursuing freedom from sexual sin.
Uncover the hidden wounds, beliefs, and patterns keeping you stuck, and discover the good you didn’t know was there.
Share prayer requests, resources, and learn from Regeneration Coaches.
2) The Awaken Course
Online course comprised of 48 Lessons broken into 4 modules including videos, readings, reflection questions and more for men seeking a path toward sexual integrity.
Go through on your own or with a group of men you know.
Draw closer to Jesus as your source of healing by pressing into four key areas of your life: Strength, Heart, Mind, & Spirit.
3) Awaken Groups
You weren’t made for lust. You were made for love. Awaken helps you develop a vision for the man God created you to be.
Official groups that meet weekly and go through the Awaken course together led by Regeneration staff or vetted trained volunteers.
Experience a powerful place where accountability actually works, with a proven track record for helping men move toward sexual integrity in Jesus.
Awaken Groups begin on the 1st Tuesday of January, April, July and October. They meet from 7:30pm to 9:30pm on Tuesday evenings on Zoom. Groups are also offered in person in Towson, MD.
Costs for each component vary. Click here for further details or to register.
This program is offered by Regeneration Ministries, an NCC ministry partner. Regeneration equips men, women, and families to learn and live God’s good, holy, and beautiful design for sexuality. They do this in partnership with the local church through helping people deepen their union with Jesus Christ, grow in relational wholeness, heal from brokenness, and walk in sexual integrity. To that end, they provide one-to-one spiritual coaching and healing prayer, programs and support groups, conferences and events, trainings, and online and written resources.
Cancer Care Group for Women
Group Focus: Care, Support, and Recovery
Participants: Women
Group Leader: Susana Cecilia Samonte
Location: Online
When: Monday at 8:00 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
Carpenter's Shelter
Group Focus: Serving
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Natalia Guzman
Location: VA: Alexandria/ Old Town
When: Saturday at 11:00 AM
Child Care Available: No
Details
Celebrate Recovery
Group Focus: Care, Support, and Recovery
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Ryan Zempel
Location: DC: Southeast
When: Thursday at 6:30 PM
Child Care Available: Yes
Details
Crochet Love
Group Focus: Interest/Activity
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Roderick Durham
Location: VA: Alexandria/ Springfield
When: Monday at 7:00 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
DC Chapter of Revoice
Group Focus: Care, Support, and Recovery
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: NCC Care
Location: DC: Southeast
When: Saturday at Varies
Child Care Available: No
Details
DC Dream Center Volunteering
Group Focus: Serving
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Louise Harvey
Location: DC: Southeast
When: Saturday at 10:00 AM
Child Care Available: No
Details
Disordered Eating: Prayer Support Group for Family
Group Focus: Care, Support, and Recovery
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: NCC Care
Location: Online
When: Tuesday at 7:00 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
Life can often lead us and our families into unexpected places and leaves us to wonder, “Where is God in all of this?” No one plans to have an eating disorder, but it happens and those who struggle need the support of their family and friends. Our virtual prayer support group for parents and loved ones will help you connect with others who are on similar journeys and engage your faith to find hope in the recovery journey.
Each meeting will be led by dedicated Rock Recovery volunteer and trained dietitian, Beth Ask. This group is designed to provide connection to other parents and family members who are going through similar struggles. In each group, you and your family will be encouraged to lean on God and provided with tools to heal through scripture reading, journaling, group discussion and reflection.
This is a free prayer support group, open to anyone who is providing care for a loved one through the eating disorder recovery journey. Click the button at the top of the page to RSVP each week.
Each group meets on the first Tuesday of the month from 7:00 – 8:00 PM EST.
Ready to find connection and community support to help you navigate the journey of recovery with your loved one? Click here to learn more and RSVP.
Have questions about the group? Email Rock Recovery at [email protected].
This group is being offered by Rock Recovery, an NCC ministry partner. Rock Recovery strives to reduce stigma and spread awareness around eating disorders and provides affordable and transformational resources to those struggling and their support networks. Since 2009, the organization has served more than 125 adults through affordable clinical outpatient recovery programs and educated 15,000 community members to seek help for themselves or their loved ones.
DivorceCare
Group Focus: Care, Support, and Recovery
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: NCC Care
When: Varies at Varies
Child Care Available: No
Details
Eats Drinks & Chats
Group Focus: Social / Connection
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Jocelyn Broman
Location: VA: Other
When: Friday at Evening
Child Care Available: No
Details
Family and Parenting
Group Focus: Parenting
Participants: Couples / Families
Group Leader: Ruth Barron
Location: VA: Fairfax
When: Wednesday at 6:30 PM
Child Care Available: Yes
Details
Family Grace
Group Focus: Care, Support, and Recovery
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: NCC Care
Location: Online
When: Varies at Varies
Child Care Available: No
Details
Family Grace groups are for family members and spouses supporting a loved one through a mental or emotional health difficulty or disorder.
They are designed to integrate science and your faith in Christ to relieve your symptoms from mental and emotional health difficulties, renew your faith, and restore life and purpose for you and your relationships.
Family Grace is a 16-week Bible study packed with relevant Biblical stories, neuroscience, and practical tools designed to help you…
- Gain unique Biblical and scientific understanding to remove confusion and renew your faith with hope!
- Improve your relationship with new communication skills, healthy boundaries, and practical ways to handle all kinds of challenges.
- Improve the quality of your own life through practical tools and increased understanding of you and your loved one’s experience.
… and so much more!
Please note, while NCC is not currently able to offer Family Grace groups, other churches around the country are offering them online. Click here to see the options.
Interested in leading one of these groups? Check out Mental Health Grace Alliance’s free online training and let Ryan Zempel, our Pastor of Recovery and Care, know!
The Family Grace curriculum was created by Mental Health Grace Alliance. If you yourself are experiencing a mental or emotional difficulty or disorder, check out Living Grace!
First 5
Group Focus: Bible/Book Study
Participants: Women
Group Leader: Robin Kleis
Location: VA: Alexandria/ Springfield
When: Thursday at 7:00 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
This semester’s study is “40 Days Through the Bible” by Lysa TerKeurst and the Proverbs 31 Ministries Team.
40 Days Through the Bible study was created to help us understand the story of the Bible from start to finish. It will reveal the answers to some of our deepest longings; and together we’ll:
– Journey through the storyline of the Bible, looking at major themes, how they are all connected, and what that means for us today.
– Discover the eight major things humanity longs for, and how Jesus fulfills all of them.
– Stop the cycle of seeking and searching for satisfaction, and find the answers to our deepest longings.
This summer, we’ll meet Monday’s 5:45 – 6:45pm at Bozzelli’s in Springfield (& occasionally on Zoom). We look forward to welcoming new faces!
Inservice – Outreach
Group Focus: Serving
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Natalia Guzman
When: Sunday at 11:00 AM
Child Care Available: No
Details
Living Grace
Group Focus: Care, Support, and Recovery
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: NCC Care
Location: Online
When: Varies at Varies
Child Care Available: No
Details
Living Grace groups are for adults experiencing a mental or emotional health difficulty or disorder. They are designed to integrate science and your faith in Christ to relieve your symptoms from mental and emotional health difficulties, renew your faith, and restore life and purpose for you and your relationships.
Living Grace is a 16-week Bible study packed with relevant Biblical stories, neuroscience, and practical tools designed to help you…
- Manage stressors, tension, and difficult moods
- Increase calm through rest, relaxation, and joy,
- Decrease negative thoughts and reframe to confidence,
- Empower you to create safe and healthy relationships,
… and so much more!
Please note, while NCC is not offering Living Grace this semester, other churches around the country are offering it online. Click here to see the options. Check out the first chapter of the Living Grace workbook here.
Interested in helping lead Living Grace next semester? Check out Mental Health Grace Alliance’s free online training and let Ryan Zempel, our Pastor of Recovery and Care, know!
The Living Grace curriculum was created by Mental Health Grace Alliance. If you are a family member/spouse supporting a loved one through a mental or emotional difficulty or disorder, check out Family Grace!
NCC Young Adults
Group Focus: Social / Connection
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Nolan Nichols
When: Monday at 7:00 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
NoVA YoPros
Group Focus: Bible/Book Study
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Susannah Outhier
Location: VA: Arlington
When: Wednesday at 6:30 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Care Group
Group Focus: Care, Support, and Recovery
Participants: Couples / Families
Group Leader: Faith Dulany
Location: Online
When: Monday at 8:00 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
Refugee Care Family Friends
Group Focus: Serving
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Natalia BROWN
Location: Online
When: Varies at Varies
Child Care Available: No
Details
Steaks, Burritos & Sometimes Stogies – Fairfax/McLean
Group Focus: Book Study
Participants: Men
Group Leader: Brian Clayville
Location: VA: Fairfax
When: Monday at 7:00 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
The NCC Men’s Community consists of small groups meeting in different locations, all linked in the common purpose of fostering a safe place of spiritual, social and intellectual depth where men committed to God and building His Kingdom can grow in friendship with other men, draw closer in relationship with Jesus and become ever more the men God intended us to be as we navigate the challenges of modern life. This group meets in the Fairfax/McLean, VA area.
The small groups meet weekly, except for once a month when all the groups will meet together at The Turnaround to enable friendships to develop among men in the various small groups. At those monthly meetings, in addition to a couple of “TED” talks about our study topic and some mixed group discussions, we’ll follow up with “Social Time” where adult beverages, smoothies and cigars are likely to appear. The Community will also conduct quarterly retreats down at David Grizzle’s farm in Lexington, VA, which involve hard hikes, deep conversation, running chainsaws, time for reflection, skeet shooting and prayer, as well as unbelievably good food. The intention is that each man would be able to attend a retreat at least twice a year. We are also intent on building a service culture involving serving our homeless neighbors.
We also will study a common curriculum, which this semester is “Be Strong and Courageous.” We will be discussing fears that we face in all aspects of life, highlighting things happening in our country and culture and how scripture can help guide our thoughts and conversations. We will have a mixture of scripture, thoughts, and questions to discuss over 13 weeks. The guide will be rich enough to study on your own but will be best put into action by discussing it in the community. We always place a high priority on being known and seen in a safe community.
We intend for our group to be very inclusive. No one is not the right man for this group.
Steaks, Burritos & Sometimes Stogies – Springfield
Group Focus: Book Study
Participants: Men
Group Leader: Brian Clayville
Location: VA: Alexandria/ Springfield
When: Monday at 7:00 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
The NCC Men’s Community consists of small groups meeting in different locations, all linked in the common purpose of fostering a safe place of spiritual, social and intellectual depth where men committed to God and building His Kingdom can grow in friendship with other men, draw closer in relationship with Jesus and become ever more the men God intended us to be as we navigate the challenges of modern life. This group meets in the Springfield, VA area.
The small groups meet weekly, except for once a month when all the groups will meet together at The Turnaround to enable friendships to develop among men in the various small groups. At those monthly meetings, in addition to a couple of “TED” talks about our study topic and some mixed group discussions, we’ll follow up with “Social Time” where adult beverages, smoothies and cigars are likely to appear. The Community will also conduct quarterly retreats down at David Grizzle’s farm in Lexington, VA, which involve hard hikes, deep conversation, running chainsaws, time for reflection, skeet shooting and prayer, as well as unbelievably good food. The intention is that each man would be able to attend a retreat at least twice a year. We are also intent on building a service culture involving serving our homeless neighbors.
We also will study a common curriculum, which this semester is “Be Strong and Courageous.” We will be discussing fears that we face in all aspects of life, highlighting things happening in our country and culture and how scripture can help guide our thoughts and conversations. We will have a mixture of scripture, thoughts, and questions to discuss over 13 weeks. The guide will be rich enough to study on your own but will be best put into action by discussing it in the community. We always place a high priority on being known and seen in a safe community.
We intend for our group to be very inclusive. No one is not the right man for this group.
Strong Like Water
Group Focus: Care, Support, and Recovery
Participants: Women
Group Leader: NCC Care
Location: Online
When: Monday at 7:30 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
swHw Book Study Group
Group Focus: Bible/Book Study
Participants: Women
Group Leader: Marla Stanley
Location: VA: Other
When: Monday at 7:00 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
The Chosen
Group Focus: Discussion
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Jesse Bonifant
Location: Online
When: Monday at 7:30 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
We will be using the popular crowdfunded series about the life of Jesus as a springboard for discussion and community-building. Whether you’ve never watched it or you’ve binged it multiple times, you are welcome. We will meet weekly by Zoom (unless a centrally located participant is willing to host).
We are seeking a co-leader to help manage online logistics for this group. If you’re remotely tech savvy and available to assist, please reach out!
The Living Room
Group Focus: Serving
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Natalia Guzman
When: Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Child Care Available: No
Details
Thrive
Group Focus: Care, Support, and Recovery
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: NCC Care
Location: Online
When: Varies at Varies
Child Care Available: No
Details
Thrive groups are designed to help you master the science and faith experience to see whole-health results — physically, mentally, spiritually, and relationally.
Utilizing the Thrive workbook, you’ll discover God’s heart and design for your whole-health life purpose and meaning. Thrive reduces stress through tools designed to reduce your ongoing mental and emotional stressors. Thrive builds resilience as you’re empowered to manage the stressors causing anxiety, depression, etc. Thrive renews you. While anxiety, depression, etc. naturally make us question who we are, Thrive helps renew your identity, relationships, faith, and purpose. Thrive works wonderfully alongside professional therapy, not replacing it.
Please note, while NCC is not currently able to offer Thrive groups, other churches around the country are offering them online. Click here to see the options.
Interested in leading one of these groups? Check out Mental Health Grace Alliance’s free online training and let Ryan Zempel, our Pastor of Recovery and Care, know!
The Thrive curriculum was created by Mental Health Grace Alliance.
Upper Zoom Prayer Pod 4
Group Focus: Prayer
Participants: All (Co-ed)
Group Leader: Barbara Hollace
Location: Online
When: Varies at Morning
Child Care Available: No