LIFE Groups
Most LIFE Groups do not meet during June, July and August.
Check back in August for updated group information for the fall.
LIFE Groups consist of 6-12 people who meet regularly to study the Bible. Our desire is to see everyone involved in a LIFE Group at The Orchard. The acronym LIFE stands for:
Leader - a spiritually mature Christian who will take responsibility for leading the group
Intercession - the group will pray for each other and for the church
Fellowship around the Word - all LIFE Groups will study the Word of God together
Encouragement and Care - the leader and group members will encourage the group and care for them through prayer and practical opportunities
See below to register for a group. When you click 'Register', you'll provide your name, email, and phone number, which will be sent directly to the leader of that group. They will follow up with you soon after they receive your contact info.
Groups will likely include individuals from both campuses. You're welcome to join any group, regardless of where you worship. (AH) = Leader attends the Arlington Heights Campus, (B) = Leader attends the Barrington Campus, (I) = Leader attends the Itasca Campus
Questions about LIFE Groups?
Claire Bechard, Director of Connections, will be available to answer questions and help you connect with a group.
- August 22 - Arlington Heights Campus, Ministry Desk in the foyer outside of the sanctuary
- August 29 - Barrington Campus, Main Hallway
You can also email Claire Bechard or call 224-764-4083 to get more information about a particular group.
Step 1. Find a group
Step 2. Register for a group
| Group | Study | Day/Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Register | Couples Bill Punkay & Rich Huizinga (AH) |
Philippians/Colossians | Saturday 5:30-9 pm bi-weekly |
Rotates |
| Register | Women - 20s & 30s Kaitlin Ray & Summer Brown |
Calm My Anxious Heart (Dillow) | Thursday 8-9:30 pm |
Rotates |
| Register | Mixed ages and genders Bob & Nancy Warren (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Thursday 7-9 pm |
Mount Prospect |
| Register | Women Eri Heck (AH) |
Voices of the True Woman Movement (DeMoss) | Thursday 7-9 pm bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Couples - 20s & 30s Chris & Lauren Hiebert (AH) |
Left of Matthew (Hubbard) | Wednesday 7-8:45 pm bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Mixed ages and genders Jason & Amber Cussen (AH) |
Crown Biblical Financial Study | Wednesday 7-9 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Mixed ages and genders Young Lee (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Tuesday 7-9 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Couples Larry & Kim Erickson (AH) |
When Sinners Say I Do (Tripp) | Sunday 10:30-11:30 am |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Couples Scott & Cindy Lothery (B) |
Current Sermon Series | Thursday 7 - 9 pm |
TBD |
| Register | Mixed ages and genders Mark Gamalinda (AH) |
TBD | Friday 7:30 - 9:30 pm |
Glenview |
| Register | Men Nathan Hand (B) |
Current Sermon Series | Wednesday 6 - 7 am |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Couples Neal and Lisa Mrstik (AH) |
TBD | Tuesday 6:30 - 8 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Men - post-college, single, 20s Ken Zintak (AH) |
You Can Change: God's Transforming Power for Our Sinful Behavior and Negative Emotions (Chester) | Wednesday 7 - 9 pm bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Entrusted with a Child’s Heart Beth Olson (AH) |
Entrusted with a Child's Heart | Wednesday 9:15 - 11:05 am |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | GriefShare TBD |
GriefShare | Thursday 7 - 9 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | DivorceCare Liz Kruit (AH) |
DivorceCare | Thursday 7 - 9 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Life in Christ Discipleship - Women Suzy Mazur, Judy Miramonti, Chris Powers (AH) |
Life in Christ Discipleship; A Place of Quiet Rest; Voices of the True Woman Movement (DeMoss) | Wednesday 9:10 - 11:10 am |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Life in Christ Discipleship - Mixed Suzy Mazur & Judy Miramonti (AH) |
Life in Christ Discipleship; Galatians; Living the Cross-Centered Life (Mahaney) | Monday 7 - 9 pm bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Women Walking in the Word Jan Clarkson & Pam Pickle |
Believing God (Moore) | Thursday 6:45 - 9 pm bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Fathers and sons - 9-12 grade Kevin George (AH) |
TBD | Saturday 8 - 9:15 am bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Mothers and daughters - 3-5 grade Renae Burgess & Angie Ryg (AH) |
The Princess and the Kiss (Bishop) | Saturday 8 - 9:30 am (2nd Sat. of month) |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Mothers and daughters - 1-2 grade Linda Ringstrand (AH) |
TBD | Saturday 8:30 - 10 am (1st Sat. of month) |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Families Karl & Amy Wilson (AH) |
TBD | Thursday 7 - 9 pm |
Rotates |
| Register | Men Leo Tyska (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Wednesday 7 - 9 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Mixed ages and genders Lyle & Sue Hampton (AH) |
TBD | Wednesday 7:30 - 9:30 pm bi-weekly |
Rotates |
| Register | Mixed ages and genders Bruce Tincknell (AH) |
Hand of God (Begg) | Thursday 7 - 8:30 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Mothers and daughters - 9-12 grade Laura Kleinschmidt & Stephanie Bucataru (B/AH) |
Lies Young Women Believe (DeMoss/Gresh) | Sunday 5 - 6:30 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Mothers and daughters - 6-8 grade Janet George (AH) |
Women of the Bible - Book 2 | Monday 5 - 6:15 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Fathers and sons - 5-6 grade Kevin George (AH) |
TBD | Thursday 7 - 8:30 pm bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Women - 40s-70s Cathy Gregg (AH) |
TBD | Monday 7 - 9 pm |
Park Ridge |
| Register | Mixed ages and genders Christopher Szemraj (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Sunday 5:30 - 7 pm bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Mixed ages and genders Pete & Carla Himpelmann (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Sunday 4 - 5:30 pm |
Des Plaines |
| Full | Families Joe & Patty Zaino (AH) |
Love and Respect (Eggerichs) | FridaySaturday 6- 8 pm bi-weekly |
Elk Grove Village |
| Register | Men Bill Karasek (AH) |
Isaiah | Saturday 6:45 - 8:15 am |
Arlington Heights |
| Full | Families Jeff Rylander (AH) |
TBD | Friday 6:30 - 8:30 pm bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |
| Full | Couples Dan & Laura Eder (Itasca) |
When Sinners Say I Do (Tripp) | Friday 7 - 9:30 pm bi-weekly |
Elk Grove Village |
| Full | Families Kevin & Janet George (AH) |
TBD | FridaySaturday 7 - 9 pm bi-weekly |
Rotates |
| Full | Couples Dick Nordman & Keith Foley (AH) |
TBD | Friday 7 - 9 pm bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |
| Full | Couples - 50s and 60s Don & Lenore Scherrer (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Thursday 7 - 9 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Women Barbara Hassan (AH) |
TBD | Thursday 7 - 9 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Mixed ages and genders Jim and Colleen Kaiser (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Thursday 6:53 - 8:30 pm bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Couples Charlie Hess (B) |
Current Sermon Series | Thursday 7:30 - 9 pm bi-weekly |
Rotates |
| Register | Men Jack Halloran (AH) |
40 Key Chapters of the Bible | Thursday 6:45 - 9 pm bi-weekly |
Mount Prospect |
| Register | Couples - 20s and 30s Matt & Sehr Chinski (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Wednesday 7:15 - 9 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Men (18-80) Ed Young (B) |
Current Sermon Series | Thursday 6:30 - 8 am |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Couples - 20s and 30s Mike and Kristin Russell (B) |
Current Sermon Series | Thursday 7 - 9 pm |
Lake Zurich |
| Full | Women Pam Meyers (AH) |
Fruit of the Spirit | Wednesday 6:30 - 8:30 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Full | Mixed - 50+ Perry & Phyllis Brown (AH) |
TBD | Wednesday 7 - 9 pm |
Rotates |
| Register | Couples - 20s Steve & Heather Safford (AH) |
TBD | Wednesday 7 - 9 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Couples - 20s & 30s Nathan and Carrie Mosher (AH) |
TBD | Wednesday 7 - 9 pm |
Rotates |
| Full | Couples Dave & Laura Kleinschmidt (B) |
Current Sermon Series | Wednesday 7 - 8:45 pm |
Palatine |
| Full | Mixed ages and genders Jeff Bonta (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Wednesday 7-9 pm bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Women Amy Walker (B) |
Rewriting Your Emotional Script (Harling) | Wednesday 7 - 9 pm |
Buffalo Grove |
| Register | Mixed ages and genders Gordy and Pris Gault (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Wednesday 7 - 9 pm |
Palatine |
| Register | Women - 20s Claire Bechard (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Wednesday 7 - 9 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Full | Mixed ages and genders (Seniors) Stan Hedrick (AH) |
TBD | Tuesday 1 - 3 pm bi-weekly |
Rolling Meadows |
| Full | Mixed ages and genders - 20s- early 30s Mike and Melanie Hurley (AH) |
Romans | Tuesday 7 - 9 pm bi-weekly |
Mount Prospect |
| Register | Men - 20s & 30s Josh Boerman (AH) |
Hebrews | Tuesday 7:30 - 9 pm |
TBD |
| Register | Mixed ages and genders Gray Watters & Paul Benson (AH) |
TBD | Tuesday 7 - 9 pm |
Mount Prospect |
| Register | Women Joy Goreham (AH) |
The Disciplines of a Godly Woman (Hughes) | Tuesday 9:30 - 11 am |
Arlington Heights |
| Register | Women – 20s and 30s Jenny Diehl & Adrienne Gillette (AH/B) |
TBD | Tuesday 8 - 10 pm |
Buffalo Grove |
| Full | Mixed ages and genders Jim Coyle (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Monday 7 - 9 pm bi-weekly |
Rotates |
| Full | Women 45+ Ginnie Elmer (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Monday 7 - 9 pm |
Palatine |
| Register | Men Rich Gregg (AH) |
TBD | Monday 7 - 9 pm |
Park Ridge |
| Register | Men Robb Hansen (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Sunday 7 - 8:30 pm |
Arlington Heights |
| Full | Mixed - 20s Ryan & Kelly Beardsley (B) |
TBD | Thursday 7 - 9:30 pm |
Rotates |
| Full | Mixed ages and genders Greg & Ruth Scharf (AH) |
Current Sermon Series | Sunday 6:30 - 8:30 pm |
Vernon Hills |
| Register | Families Cory Masters (AH) |
James | Sunday 5 - 7 pm bi-weekly |
Arlington Heights |