Groups at Providence

ProvYA | Providence Community Church

Providence young adults (or ProvYA) meets every Sunday evening from 6-8PM at the church to play games, share a meal, and have intentional discussion. We strive to foster meaningful relationship that glorify Jesus while reminding one another to not take life too seriously and have fun! Find your place with us on Sunday night! Please contact Micheal Evans at: Michael.Matthew.Evans@gmail.com

Ryan and Hollie Louchs | Providence Community Church

The homeschool small group is a group for homeschooling families to dig into God teachings and applying them to our schooling. We share experiences and do life together with the different members to encourage and help navigate through the calm waters and the rough waters alike. We just want to be a family and have a setting where we can be fully open and trusting with each other. We meet at Providence Church on the 1st, 3rd, & 5th Tuesday at 6:30PM. Children welcome. Please contact Ryan at: Ryan-draftsman2009@gmail.com or Hollie at: hes2132@gmail.com

Mothers Arise | Providence Community Church

Come join other mothers every 1st & 3rd Friday of the month at 9:30AM. We meet at Providence Church in the kid’s wing. This is for Mother of all ages and stages of life. We as a group want to love, support and encourage one another. My goal is to connect with all of you on some level as we face difficult times in motherhood and sometimes marriage. We are striving to raise our children for the Lord, let’s do that together! We realize it is not for the weak of heart, and that we need each other. Be brave! Have courage! Hear the battle cry mothers and arise to the calling God has on your life. Join us as we walk this road together and lift each other up. Teen helper for kids and your babies are welcome to stay with mom. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. Please Contact Hannah Laughman at: hannahlaughman@gmail.com

Linda Lewis | Providence Community Church

The group will be for those who have lost someone who are still grieving and in need of support. We will talk about steps of the grieving process, as well as read verses from the Bible regarding grief and healing. Those attending will be given time to share their stories, and where they are struggling. Meeting every other Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:00 at the church. Contact lovenfaith2021@gmail.com for more.

Tracy & Sher Young | York

Our growth group is for married couples who are seeking Jesus as the center of their marriage. We do life with the couples as we meet twice a month during the summer and then weekly in the fall/winter season. The essence of our group is to share a meal, have FUN, serve the community, travel together, and doing life/fellowship together! Thursdays at 6pm in York. Contact youngexperience2@gmail.com for more.

Dave Crockett & Kathy Albright | York

Who is the group for?
50 + empty nesters or who have children who are

almost out of the house.

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What will you do when you meet?

We’ll fellowship, get to know each other and pray for each other.

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Why do you meet?
To go deeper with God and to learn and live by his

word (Bible).

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We meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, at our House. Contact dave_crockett@comcast.net for more.

Scott & Mandy Barnhart | Hanover

Hi! We’re Scott & Mandy Barnhart. We meet in our home in Hanover on the 1st Friday of each month at 6PM. We share a meal and enjoy fellowship time together. Adults only, please. Please email Mandy if you have any questions or would like to join us! Please contact Mandy at: mandymay6281@gmail.com

Victor and Emily Pagan | East Berlin

Paul says of the Thessalonian church, “Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well’ (1 Thes 2:8). Our desire and our delight is that we live a life fully connected to God and to God’s people. We want to make a space in our lives to connect with each other so we meet every Tuesday at the Pagan house (pronounced puh-gahn, not like biblical pagans). We share a meal together and talk about our lives and what God is doing in our midst. Feel free to bring your kids and if it gets chaotic, I guess we will just lock them on the other side of the house while we make attempts to have adult conversations. Please contact Victor at: Victor.r.pagan@gmail.com or Emily at: Emily.joy.pagan@gmail.com

David and Erin Rasch | Maryland

We are David and Erin Rasch. We live right on the Maryland PA line in Maryland and enjoy camping, family time, and thrive on being busy! (Well, at least Erin does!) We meet because we missed the very large community group we had four years ago before Covid. Neither one of us like Bible studies, but we do like the gathering of friends so we get together twice the month to have potluck style (but still themed) meals, and to hang out, talk, and do life together. We have four, almost 5 kids, so kids of all ages are welcome to come hang out and play with our crazy crew! We meet on the first Saturday at 6 PM and the third Sunday at 1 PM most months. Contact erasch6212@gmail.com for more.

Duane and Tammy Kerstetter | Spring Grove

We are targeting empty nesters and retirees around the 50’s to 60’s age range who want to have fun and be involved. We meet every other Thursday night at 6:30 pm. We want to grow in our knowledge and experience with God by talking through questions, confusions, and insights always in relation to scripture. We’ll also be community-focused, looking for opportunities to serve and events to join in on. We want to have fun as a group to just “do things” together.  Please contact Duane at:

Dtkerstetter@yahoo.com

Andrew & Mary Baker | Spring Grove

Mary and I wanted to provide a space that was welcoming to others to come as they are. With the day to day challenges in life, we find it valuable to set aside time and space for the purpose of refilling our joy tanks. Each Tuesday, we play board games, laugh, and get to know each other. If you're looking for a place to belong, come to our house in spring Grove where we

gather weekly to fellowship together. Game Night adults 18 and older. Every Tuesday starting at 5:30 pm until 9 pm @ our house. Bring your own dinner. We will provide snacks and drinks. Let's relax and get to know each other better! Contact andrew.baker.r@gmail.com for more.

Jake and Julia Kent | Dover

We want to create an authentic community where people live life together, can connect with each other, and find a place where they belong. Take your everyday, ordinary life - your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around-life - and place it before God as an offering. Romans 12:1-2 MSG. We meet every other Tuesday evening at 5:30 for a potluck dinner. We welcome children, but childcare is limited please contact us. Please contact Jake at: Jacob.C.Kent@gmail.com or Julia at: julia.kent1983@gmail.com

Tammy Esbenshade | Dover

Who: Ladies

What: It will be a time of worship, prayer, ministry & teaching as the Holy Spirit leads.

Why: To go deeper and seek the heart of the Father--a safe place to lean in together to learn and grow in hearing His voice. No agenda, no judgment.

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When: 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month 6:30-8:30 PM 

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Contact: tesbenshade@comcast.net

Dennis and Amanda Zekany | New Oxford

We have been a part of Providence Community Church since October of 2011, about 12 1/2 years. We have been married for over 10 years. We have an amazing son, Mason, who is 9 years old, he is full of life and love. We enjoy living life together and exploring! We believe the Lord has called us to love his people. We take that very seriously. The heartbeat behind our group is to love ne another, see the unseen, and be the hands and feet of Jesus. We enjoy sharing good food together and just fellowshipping with each other. We meet to encounter, encourage, and share the love of God. We meet on the1st & 3rd Fridays of the month from 6:30 pm - 8:30pm. Contact Amanda at azekany79@gmail.com or Dennis at  dzekbear@gmail.com for more.