Small Groups

Confession: I had never belonged to a church small group before City Church. I didn’t see the need, really. I had always been surrounded by peers my age and community seemed easy enough to find.

Fast forward to a warm Tuesday night in 2015. We were in Houston, tackling my first ‘real’ job, as well as that most daunting of tasks—making friends as an adult.

I love basketball. I love to watch, coach, and referee basketball. Last century, I actually played basketball.


But there’s one part of college basketball that I just don’t understand: the whistle huddle. Whenever a whistle is blown, the team rushes together, links arms, and starts talking over each other. I don’t understand. What are they talking about? They’ve watched tapes, read the scouting reports, and made a detailed plan. Why are they still talking?

In Cast Away (2000), the Tom Hanks-carried film that adapts the deserted island storyline to a modern age, something strange happens the moment our lead character (Chuck Noland) finds himself stranded on a shore in the South Pacific. The remarkable musical score, written by Alan Silvestri, is stripped away. For Chuck’s entire time on the island, you won’t hear so much as a piano key struck in the distance. His survival is marked not only by chalk lines cut into a cave wall, but also by intense, emotional silence.

Our stories of grace highlight examples of God’s grace through his people, church, and community. Our hope is that you find encouragement in these stories told by those at City Church.

SIGN UP Small groups are a great way to get to know others while also exploring faith and life. City Church offers two types of small groups: City Groups and Focus Groups. You are more than welcome to be in both as there are some differences between the two.  Focus Groups: Men’s and women’s groups that start […]

SIGN UP HERE This fall, City Church is launching a new initiative conceived to equip and train a new generation of leaders for the city of Houston and for our community at City Church. The Space City Fellows Program (SCFP) is a year-long, intensive seminar open to a small cohort of servant-leaders interested in articulating […]