Did you know that your faith needs friends?

We’re designed for community.

Consider joining one of our many small groups!

Stop by our table in the lobby this Sunday to learn more about how you can connect and grow with others. We’re designed for community, and our small groups are a great way to build friendships, encourage one another, and explore faith together. From couples and parenting groups to men’s, women’s, and young adult groups, there’s something for everyone. Check out all the options at nechapel.org/smallgroups and find a group that’s right for you!

Did you go to WICKED SMAAHT?

Sundays @ 10:30 a.m.
in Big Kids Zone

Do you like knowing the why's, when's, and how's? Most of Christianity is pretty easy to understand. God loves you, Christ died for you, the Holy Spirit is there to guide you. Easy! But there are also some crunchy bits. How was the Bible formed? Who wrote the book of Genesis? What was Jesus' theology? Is the church the same now as it was in Paul's time? If you want to explore the deeper parts of the faith, join us on Sunday mornings for a new, reimagined, and ongoing WICKED SMAAHT!

PRAYER SUNDAY

Next Sunday, Oct. 19
@ 10:30 a.m. in the Youth Room

Are you new to prayer? Are you beginning to recognize the power of prayer? Are there things going on in the world that you know need prayer? Every month, we set a special time aside to quiet our minds and pray together as a church family. We pray for NEC, the community and other world events. There is no pressure to pray out loud, do only what is comfortable for you. If you have been curious, if you have felt a nudge to explore prayer, we invite you to join us on the third Sunday of the month. Also, please know our prayer team is here to pray with and for you every Sunday in the prayer area (door left of the stage). It is confidential. It is powerful.

Prayer Sunday - every 3rd Sunday of the month in the Youth Room.

GOOD GRIEF: WIDOW SUPPORT GROUP

Next Sunday, Oct. 19
@ 11:30 a.m. at various locations

Are you navigating the difficult journey of grief? Join our supportive community for a monthly breakfast meet up. We come together to share, listen, and find comfort in knowing we are not alone.

This group is open to anyone who has experienced loss and is seeking a compassionate space to connect with others who understand.

For more details, please contact our fearless leader Laurie Martin at lauriemartin1@verizon.net.

A NEW SMALL GROUP FOR COUPLES

Fridays, Oct. 24 through Dec. 12

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at a Franklin home

Space limited

Are you interested in deepening your relationship? Would it be nice to meet other couples? Join this 6-week small group as you learn practical and powerful ways to connect using Gary Chapman’s 5 Love Languages book. For married couples. Space is limited.

Ladies, are you ready to getaway?

January 23-25, 2026

Come for the whole weekend or just a day!

This year’s women’s getaway is centered on the Holy Spirit—the One who breathes life into weary souls and fills us to live Fully Alive. Too often, the Spirit feels like the “Familiar Stranger”—present but unnoticed, available but underexperienced. In Scripture, the Spirit is described as living water—refreshing, cleansing, and overflowing. Just as water revives dry ground and sustains life, the Spirit renews our hearts and makes us flourish. This weekend, we want to create space to recognize, welcome, and be filled by the Spirit’s living water, so that we return home refreshed, renewed, and overflowing.

Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Big Kids Zone

Celebrate Recovery covers a wide range of life's "hurts, habits, and hang-ups," including various addictions (alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling), co-dependency, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, anger issues, grief, abuse, perfectionism, and dysfunctional family patterns. The program uses a biblically-based, Christ-centered approach, combining the 12 steps of recovery with the 8 Beatitudes to provide a supportive community where individuals can find healing and personal growth by accepting responsibility for their struggles.

Thursday at 7 p.m. Big Kids Zone

Third Sunday of the Month after second services  @ various locations. Next one is 10/19.

Wicked Smaaht our Sunday School for Grown Ups. Sundays @10:30 a.m. in Big Kids Zone.

Sundays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Youth Room  (Middle & High schoolers) Sunday, 10/12 is campfire night!

Third Sunday of the month @10 a.m. in the Youth Room. Next one is 10/19.

JOURNEY 101: A new session begins in September, November, January, March & May. 7-weeks long. NEC’s must-do, signature small group to ask all your faith questions. Next one starts 11/9.

First Sunday of odd months @ 11:30 a.m. in the Breakroom.  Next one is 11/2.

JOURNEY 201: Have you taken Journey 101? This is the next step. Last chance to join this time around! Sunday at 10 a.m.

Mondays @ 10 a.m. to noon in Big Kids Zone NEC ($25) No class on 10/13.

Mondays @ 7 p.m. in the Youth Room. No session on 10/13.

Fourth Monday of the month @ 1 p.m. in Big Kids Zone. Next one is 10/27.

Mondays @ 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

Tuesdays @ 10 a.m. in the Conference Room. Childcare available if needed!

Tuesdays @ 7 p.m. in the Conference Room. Based on the show The Chosen.

Wednesdays @ 6 p.m. in the Conference Room

Second Wednesday of the month @ 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Next one is 10/8.

NEW!

First Wednesday of the month @ 7 p.m. in the Dugout. Next one is 11/5.

1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from 10:30 to noon in the front lobby. If you know of someone that could use a shawl, please email Janice at jwilson491@verizon.net. Next one is 10/16.

Thursdays @ 7 p.m. in the Youth Room

NEW!

Thursdays @ 6 p.m. in the Youth Room.

First Friday of the month @ 6 p.m. in the Youth Room. Next one is TONIGHT, 10/3.

NEW!

Fridays beginning 10/24 through 12/12 (no session on 11/28). For married couples.

Every Saturday at @ 7 p.m. in the Youth Room.