There are a number of different ways to get connected at New Season Church.  As you become connected you will meet people just like you who share the same concerns you share, dreams similar dreams to your dreams, and struggle with issues like you struggle with.  The primary ways persons get connected to each other and grow in their faith and become more like Christ is through our Journey Groups, Short Term Classes, and by Serving both in and outside the church setting. 

To learn more about Journey Groups go here. 

To learn more about Short Term Classes go here.

To learn about opportunities for service go here. 

Journey Groups
It is in Journey Groups that people can get close enough to know each other, to care and share, to challenge and support, to confide and confess, to forgive and be forgiven, to laugh and weep together, to be accountable to each other, and to grow together. Spiritual growth does not happen in isolation. It is the result of interactive relationships. Journey Groups  at New Season Church are God's gift to foster change in character and help people grow spiritually. We hope you will consider being a part of a Journey Group or Short Term Class. Our Journey Groups run on a semster basis.  Thus when you sign up to be a part of a Journey Group you are signing up only for that semester and the next semester you can try anotehr group or stay with that group.  There are a variety of groups that meet at a variety of times. 

Mom’s Journey Group
Meets: Thursday or Friday mornings.
At: Various locations.
Contact: church office 540/ 834-4413
Description: The moms group is for all women, don’t let the name fool you! The group is designed to allow the women in the church to have fun together, support one another and the families in the church, and to grow together spiritually. The group is comprised mostly of mothers with young children, but certainly any woman is welcome at any get together. The moms group in still in its infancy and began as a fellowship group. Although fellowship is still a large part of the group, this year the group is seeking to participate in a number of service activities.

BLAST Kids in Action Journey Group
Meets: Once a month at various times.
At: Varies.
Contact: Heather Baker, BlastKidsUMC@yahoo.com
540/ 898-6347
Description: This group is part of our over all BLAST (Bible Learning and Sharing Together) Children’s Ministry. This group meets once a month and is a group for children ages 4 to the 5th grade. Events usually include trips to places of interest to children. Previous events include trips to the Children’s Museum in Richmond and Chuck E. Cheese. The group also participates in events such as the Annual Egg Hunt and Vacation Bible School.

Golf Journey Group
Meets: Various Times
At: Varies
Contact: Roy Eason, 540-785-7262, corgiblues1@verizon.net
Description: The NSUMC Golf Group is open to any and all golfers and hackers are welcome. We would welcome any of the ladies that want to join our group as well. (We just ask that you not show us up too badly.) We play a lot of the charitable tournaments in the area as well as we try to get to together at minimum once a month to play one of the local courses.

Barker Group
Meets: Every other Tuesday—7:00 to 8:30 PM.
At: Brett and Melissa Barker's Home/ Artillery Ridge Subdivision
Contact: Melissa Barker at barker5173@verizon.net
Description: We’ll be using a study guide titled, “A Walk Thru the Book of Jonah,” which, according to the guide, will “help each member of your group understand the relevance of Jonah’s experience in our own time. You will pierce the heart of common moral, ethical, and social issues faced by both this iconic figure in the Bible and Christians today.” Whether you have little or no experience with regular Bible reading, or you would just like to experience reading and discussing a book of the Bible in a small group setting, we’d love to have you join us.

We have also learned through past studies that it is important to become God’s hands and feet in the world. Therefore, in addition to this study, we plan to spend some Tuesday evenings putting our faith into action in service to God and New Season Church through activities like distributing information to local business bulletin boards, canvassing subdivisions to leave information in mailboxes, etc.

Men’s Thursday Night Journey Group
Meets: Every other Thursday at 7PM.
At: Fredericksburg Orthodontics
Contact: Robb Almy, RAlmy@NewSeasonUMC.org
Description: This is a small group for men who get together every week on Thursday evening to discuss issues and have fellowship. We are currently studying Fearless by Max Lucado. 

Men’s Monthly Breakfast Journey Group
Meets: 3rd Saturday of the Month 8 AM
At: Various
Contact: Roy Eason, 540-785-7262, corgiblues1@verizon.net
Description: We meet the third Saturday of each month and have breakfast, fellowship and discuss issues that pertain to all of us. Our group also likes to help out around the church and community where we can. Some of the things that members of the group have done in the past include; ringing the Salvation Army Bell at Christmas time; helping get the church office cleaned up. 

Short Term Classes
Short Term Classes at New Season Church provide an opportunity like our Journey Groups to grow in your faith and make friends. They typically have a limited life span meaning sometimes they are just one time classes that meet one evening or they are classes that last from seven to thirteen weeks.