A group of ladies meeting weekly to share, encourage, support & inspire one another whilst going deeper into the word and prayer together and overall forming great relationships! Not to mention lots of laughter & occasional tears with a fav cup of tea or coffee in hand. I love how every week I get to connect with ladies that I love spending time with and even if your week has been rough, you always leave feeling like your emotional tank has been topped up!

A bit about me:
I spend most of my days managing 2 very busy Boutique clothing stores in Harrogate. My passion for relationships has led me to believe that when ladies meet together regularly, strong bonds are formed through prayer, conversation, & good food of course and that vulnerability and trust grows our relationships over time. I'm inspired by the women in the Bible who had strong female friends who walked closely with the Lord like Ruth & Naomi, Mary & Martha, Elizabeth & Mary. What a blessing they were to each other's life story!


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Our main activity will be reading through and discussing books of the Bible together, starting with John's gospel. A typical evening would look like this: 7:30-7:50 catch up, 7:50-8:50 Bible study, 8:50-9:15 prayer.

Roughly once a month we'll dedicate an evening to something the group would like to do together, for example a social, praying deeply for long-term needs and passions or an evening practising our spiritual gifts.

A bit about us:
We moved to Harrogate and Hope Church when we got married four years ago. We both work part time for secular non-profits. We have a nearly two year-old who keeps us on our toes! We have loved leading and being part of a wide variety of midweek groups at Hope and before. We are excited to go deeper with our new group, support each other in prayer and grow in faith together.


Want to join this group? Fill out the Expression of Interest form!
https://hopeharrogate.churchsuite.com/-/forms/ajt0wtfh


If you aren't sure yet, you can try out a session on January 15th or 22th by signing up for a one-off session here: https://hopeharrogate.churchsuite.com/-/forms/szth6pg3

Our group will be a place to build and deepen relationships, with each other and also with God. We will "do life" with each other and point each other to God in all we do. We will make plenty of space each week for prayer, worship and sharing with each other. We are keen for the group to be intergenerational and for people who are new to faith or those who have been Christians for a long time to find a home in this group. What's important to us is that our group is a safe space for everyone to walk the highs and lows of life together and seek God in all of those moments of celebration or difficulty. We are passionate about creating spaces for Holy Spirit to move and for us to see what He will do. We want to also create spaces for discussions that will deepen understanding and sharpen faith. Most of all, we want people who join our group to feel known and loved, not only by us, but by God.

A bit about us:
Gemma works as a Lead Ceremonies Coordinator for the local council and as such is involved in lots of weddings. She has been part of the church for 10 years and has lead groups before and been a very active member of the church, serving on different teams throughout that time. She is married to Hamish and they have a 2 year old (Samuel) who keeps them very busy! Hamish works as a Private Housing Options Officer for the local council and is working hard to help those who find themselves homeless or in temporary accommodation. Hamish joined Hope after meeting Gemma and has been a member of the worship team and also has lead groups before too. Hamish & Gemma are leading a group to build and widen their friendships within the church, but also because they feel this is what God has called them back into, to use the gifts He has given them to serve the church in this way.


Want to join this group? Fill out the Expression of Interest form!
https://hopeharrogate.churchsuite.com/-/forms/ajt0wtfh


If you aren't sure yet, you can try out a session on January 15th or 22th by signing up for a one-off session here: https://hopeharrogate.churchsuite.com/-/forms/szth6pg3

When thinking about our lifegroup, we had a picture of a compass realigning to North. Where in the chaos of everyday life, we can feel like we are being spun and pulled in different directions, we want this group to be a point of connecting, grounding and recentering on Jesus. Each fortnight we will share a meal and create space to listen to one another and to God, as we share our lives authentically together. We hope to create an environment where people can be open, share deeply and then navigate through life together, continually realigning our focal point to be Jesus.

A bit about us:
We have been married for 6 and a half years, and have a 5 month old baby boy called Barnabas (Barney). We have lived in Harrogate for 2 and a half years since Dan got posted to work at the Army Foundation college within his role as an Officer- he now works in York but Harrogate won our hearts so we decided to stay here for this posting too! When Beth isn't on maternity leave, she is a primary school teacher at a local school in Harrogate. We met at church when we were both studying in Birmingham. We were both incredibly blessed to grow up in Christian families who introduced us to Jesus at a young age and encouraged us to be devoted to him. Both our families were always very intentional about being inclusive and building community wherever God sent us and that is now a high value for us; we try and live openly and under the conviction that "There is always space at our table for you".


Want to join this group? Fill out the Expression of Interest form!
https://hopeharrogate.churchsuite.com/-/forms/ajt0wtfh


If you aren't sure yet, you can try out a session on January 22nd by signing up for a one-off session here: https://hopeharrogate.churchsuite.com/-/forms/szth6pg3