The wait is over! We are excited to announce that a new small group experience at Knightsville Methodist Church is ready to launch. You have been hearing about Transformational Small Groups for the past several months and now we are finally ready to begin to form groups.

First, a brief introduction: The name says it all. Going Deeper, because we seek believers who have a desire to go deeper in many aspects of their relationship with Jesus Christ and others in their small group of fellow believers. The TLC part of the name is a catchy way to describe what happens to a group participant as they “Go Deeper.” They begin to experience TLC that is “Transforming our Lives through Christ” as a by-product of meeting weekly to pray for the Holy Spirit to come and join them as each member of the group has a “Sharing The Faith” moment. While sharing your faith with each other you will talk with each other about your daily and regular Acts of Piety, that keep you centered on God’s Word. You will share and hear about specific events and times from the past week where you felt the presence of Christ walking beside you in your life. You will share, and hear about encounters where you had the opportunity to be God’s beacon of hope for somebody. In addition, you will share how you and the others feel that your faith has been tested. Individually you will declare and hear from others about their plan for study and action for the coming week, in order to see our lives through the lens of Christ. Finally, the group will intimately share prayer requests, concerns and praises. Sounds a little different, right?

This may sound intimidating to some, but don’t discount the transformational power of developing close knit bonds with other believers and hearing that we all have the same fears, trials and tribulations. There is something miraculously transforming when you hear stories from others as they recall times from their week where they encountered a situation or event where they felt the closeness of Christ. You will begin to look for and note these occurrences in your own lives, just so you can share at the next small group meeting. And as you transform, your group members will transform. And as the groups transform, our church will begin to transform as well.
Well, are you ready to blast off with us?

Here is a list of the current groups that are open to join. In order to add some identification to the groups we are calling the groups TLC “followed by the name of a first century Christianity town or village.” The groups are limited to 6 members to insure confidence and intimacy. The meetings will be weekly and the time limit of 60-75 minutes will be stringently adhered to. Find a group that you are interested in and reach out to the leader by phone and claim your spot.

TLC Malta: Wednesdays at 2pm (male/female)
Lead by Al and Kathy Beaty
Hosted at Crestwind
(469) 236-1480

TLC Patmos: Tuesday evenings at 7:15pm (male/female)
Lead by Doug Hammond
Hosted at Knightsville Methodist Church
(843) 323-9234

TLC Magdala: Monday evenings at 6pm (female only)
Lead by Michelle Hammond and Amber Cathey
Hosted in Amber’s home in White Gables
206 Germander Ave, Summerville
A (843) 810-3481 or M (843) 693-7278

TLC Ephesus: Tuesday mornings at 10am (male/female)
Lead by Pamela Hoard
Hosted in her home
640 Snow Owl Drive, Summerville
(843) 367-6574

TLC Nazareth: Tuesday afternoon at 3pm (male/female)
Lead by Rick Stoltz
Hosted at the Crestview 55+ Clubhouse
(304) 676-1333

TLC Smyrna: Saturday afternoon at 4pm (male/female)
Lead by David and Trish Beal
Hosted at Knightsville Methodist Church
(843) 209-5242

TLC Jerusalem: AM time TBA (male/female)
Lead by Jan Brown
Hosted at Knightsville Methodist Church
(843) 489-0203

PLEASE CONTACT A LEADER TO ARRANGE A SPOT IN THE GROUP OF YOUR CHOICE. GROUP SIZE IS LIMITED TO 6 GROUP MEMBERS. IF RESPONSE DICTATES, DOUG HAMMOND WILL BE MANAGING A WAIT LIST AND WILL BE ARRANGING FOR ADDITIONAL LEADERS AND GROUPS TO BE FORMED.