Connect Groups at Calvary

Here at Calvary, we believe connecting with others in Biblical community is essential to a growing faith. We are not made to do this alone--we need Biblical community to encourage and challenge one another to cultivate the inner and outward life of Jesus. 

Connect groups meet weekly to share life together, pray, discuss the Bible, and help one another implement God’s Word into their lives. 

Connect Group Guides

  • Connect Groups are the foundation of our community at Calvary. It is a small group designed to meet with other Christians, build friendships, practice accountability and mature as an apprentice of Jesus. Connect Groups can be as small as 4 and as large as 12. Connect Groups are sermon-based groups. These groups typically meet from September through May. Some groups choose to meet throughout the summer.

  • Are you interested in finding authentic connection and community with people from Calvary? Connect Groups offer you the chance to do this! We gather weekly to reflect on the Sunday message, pray together, and share life with one another as we seek to live out Acts 2:42.

  • Check below to see all of the connect groups that are available!

 Orland Park Connect Groups

  • This Connect Group will use Bible studies from Heart of a Man. If you would like to join, please contact Chris Bekermeier.

  • If you’d like to join this connect group, please contact Ken Adair.

  • If you’d like to join this connect group, please contact Deanne Bekermeier.

  • If you’d like to join this connect group, please contact Mary Van Dahm.

  • If you’d like to join this connect group, please contact Theresa Smith.

  • This group’s age range is mostly between 18-25. If you’d like to join this connect group, please contact Kira Slager.

  • Singles and couples both welcome! If you’d like to join this connect group, please contact Megan Wise.

  • If you’d like to join this connect group, please contact Kim Billings.

  • This Connect Group meets bi-weekly and offers childcare. If you’d like to join, please contact Rebecca Zylstra.

 

Oak Lawn Connect Groups

  • If you’d like to join this connect group, please contact Robert Holwerda at rholwerda9@gmail.com or Elaine Holwerda baehofam@sbcglobal.net

  • If you’d like to join this connect group, please contact Rachel Meyer at RachelM@thisiscalvary.org

  • If you’d like to join this connect group, please contact Flora Chang florayimchang@yahoo.com or Jim Bolhuis at jbolhuis99@gmail.com.

  • This group meets men one week, women the following week, and then together once a month. If you’d like to join this connect group, please contact Matt or Gwen Layman at mlayman09@gmail.com or gmbolhuis9@gmail.com.