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View AllIt can be hard to find community. We want to help you find a dinner group that works for you.
Dinner Groups have always been the core of Hoboken Grace and are a gathering of 6-12 adults who meet weekly to discuss and work out how Sunday’s conversation applies to our lives. People who attend Dinner Groups come from different careers, backgrounds, and stages of life but find common ground.
In a Dinner Group you will find a place to get connected and grow spiritually. This is the place where you begin to take your next step of faith that is practical in a community of authentic people.
Whether it is in the way you are cared for or how you care for others, the struggle you will walk through, or the parties you throw, it is here that you will experience family. In a Dinner Group, you can find a place to belong.
Ready to join us? Find a Dinner Group that fits your schedule or start one of your own.
Join a group. The process is simple. Just follow these three steps:
Dinner Groups open in the fall and will fill on a first-come, first-served basis.
We’re so glad you’re interested in joining a dinner group! Registration for new members will open in early September. Sign up to stay in the loop for when groups go live. We’ll notify you 24 hours before groups go live.
Our Men’s groups are available:
Mornings: Thursday
Lunch: Wednesday
Evening: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Our Women’s groups are available:
Morning: Thursday
Lunch: Wednesday
Evening: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Are you passionate about creating community? Or can’t find a group that fits your needs (but are willing to create one)?
When we first started Hoboken Grace, groups gathered over dinner to connect, hence the name Dinner Groups! Over time our groups have evolved to fit what works best for each leader’s gathering such as meeting for dinner, gathering to chat, or even meeting in the morning over coffee and more. Your group leader will provide details on the format with you prior to meeting.
All you need to prepare for Dinner Group is to listen to Sunday’s conversation before the group meets. Your group leader will let you know if they would like you to bring along food, drinks, or anything else.
Most groups meet in homes and are formed based on the leader’s location. The majority of groups meet in Hoboken with a few in the surrounding area. You can see their locations by filtering on the registration page.
All of our Dinner Groups meet with the same purpose in mind and consist of individuals of various ages and life stages. We encourage you to pick a night where you can be the most consistent. If you need help selecting a group, reach out to us at dinnergroups@hobokengrace.com.
You will not be the only new person in your group. Dinner Groups are always open by enrollment or invitation, so we have new members joining groups all the time. However, if you prefer a new group our new groups are labeled with a “new group” badge on the leader’s profile.
We understand every group is not a good fit for every person. If you have joined a group that doesn’t feel like the right fit we encourage you to reach out to us and we can help you get connected into another group. We do recommend that you try your group a few times, with the acknowledgement that attending once or twice may not give you an accurate picture of the group.
No, a Dinner Group is not a Bible Study in the traditional sense. Dinner Groups are designed for us to not only hear God’s Word, but to apply what we are learning together. Bible Studies, which focus on understanding the books of the Bible and learning tools to study scripture on your own, are not meant to take the place of a Dinner Group. If you are a member of Hoboken Grace and are interested in enrolling in a Bible Study, you can find more information about that here.
When first trying out Dinner Groups, you are welcome to attend multiple groups to get a feel for the group dynamics. After a few weeks, we encourage members to commit to one group where they can invest and attend consistently.
Married, Men’s and Women’s Group registration will open early September. Sign up for a reminder.
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