If you are newer to Faith E Free a New Friends group might be a great fit for you. Come meet others who are experiencing the similar transition of attending a new church.

Sermon Based (Wednesdays)
Brian and Cindy Anderson
785-587-9003
brian@faithmanhattan.org
Starts September 16
Will meet weekly, 7:00-9:00 pm
Childcare: No
New group
Group Code: NF1

Sermon Based (Wednesdays)
Mike & Mary Graham
402-619-0694
785-776-1601 (after five)
mmgraham@kansas.net
Starts September 16
Will meet weekly, 7:00-9:00 pm
Childcare: No
New group
Group Code: NF2

General groups are for people who prefer the benefit of mixing with people from all ages, stages and life situations. If you enjoy having the benefit of other people's experience and a wide variety of people in your life, then this is a great choice for you. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Sermon Based
Sutton & Karen Stephens
770-3260
sutton_karenstephens@hotmail.com
Starts September 16
Will meet weekly, 7:00 pm
Open to all
Childcare: No
Continuing group
Group Code: GW1

Sermon Based
Scott and Julie Coonrod
776-3276
sjcoonrod@gmail.com
Starts September 16
Will meet 3 times a month, 7:30-9:30 pm
Open to all
Childcare: No
New group
Group Code: GW2

Sermon Based
Steve and Brenda Ratliff
785-776-2086
steve@faithmanhattan.org
Starts September 16
Will meet weekly, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Open to a mix of ages and stages of life
Childcare: No
New group
Group Code: GW3

Sermon Based
Brent & Jenni Watson
341-4071
brent_watson@mac.com
Starts September 16
Will meet weekly, 7:00 pm
This group is for single professionals, married without kids and married with young kids.
Childcare: No (unless someone in the group has a bigger home and can host. Then childcare might be possible.)
New group
Group Code: GW4

Sermon Based
Kevin & Jan Carnes; Bill & Kim Moir
785-776-0259
kjcarnes@kansas.net
Starts September 16
Will meet weekly, 7:00 pm.
We are currently a mix of middle-aged folks, both married and single; open to all ages.
Childcare: No
Continuing group
Group Code: GW5

Sermon Based
Allyn & Emily Weddle; Chris & Amy Barker
785-539-9719 (Weddle)
aw@weddleandsons.com
chris@faithmanhattan.org
Starts September 16
Will meet weekly, 7:30-10:30 pm (sometimes goes later)
We are generally a group of younger married people, but we are open to older married folks and singles as well. We love to hang out together, which is reflected in the fact that often we hang out until 10:30 - 11:30 on our group nights.
Childcare: no
Continuing group
Group Code: GW6

Sermon Based
Mark & Annette Duff; Chris & Nikki Reinhardt
785-564-1586
maduff@cox.net
Starts September 17th
Will meet 3-4 times a month, 7:00-9:00 pm.
We are currently a group of married couples and graduate students; all are welcome
Childcare: No
Continuing group
Group Code: GW7

General groups are for people who prefer the benefit of mixing with people from all ages, stages and life situations. If you enjoy having the benefit of other people's experience and a wide variety of people in your life, then this is a great choice for you. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Book of James & Pertinent Life Questions
Lowell and Robynn Bliss
410-3525
lowell@edenvigil.org
Starts September 18
Will meet 3-4 times a month, 7:00-9:00 pm
Includes spiritual seekers, new and long time Christians
Will occasionally meet in Westmoreland area
Childcare: No
Continuing group; Currently Full
Group Code: GF1

General groups are for people who prefer the benefit of mixing with people from all ages, stages and life situations. If you enjoy having the benefit of other people's experience and a wide variety of people in your life, then this is a great choice for you. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Sermon Based
Mike & Edie Wilcox; Steve & Barb Frank
785-457-3945 (Wilcox); 785-457-3519 (Frank)
sfrank@bluevalley.net
Starts September 19
Will meet every other week, 6:00 pm - ??
We meet out of town a ways (Westmoreland area), but it is worth the drive. Each time we meet we share a meal, discuss the sermon, pray and typically wrap up around 9:00 pm. We are very oriented around families.
Childcare: Yes
Continuing group
Group Code: GS1

Ignition (Sunday Mornings 9:30)
Owen & Becky Carnes
785-226-5150
owen.carnes@gmail.com
Starts September 13
Meets weekly
Faith EFC Adult Ed Wing Room 14
This group focuses on topics and issues relevant to college age people. Come connect with others and pursue your relationship with Jesus.
Group Code: SM4

The Five Love Languages (Wednesdays)
Scott and Kaci Wenzel
785-341-2241
wenzels2@gmail.com
Starts September 16
Will meet weekly, 7:00 pm
Still in those early years of marriage? If so, this group might be for you. Our study will focus on a topic relevant to early married life. We will decide on our topic together at our first meeting.
Requirements: Young married couples, no kids
New group
Group Code: YM1

Home Builders: Building Your Marriage (Mondays)
Paul and Wendy Scheele
785- 236-1989
paul.scheele@uscm.org
wendy.scheele@uscm.org
Starts September 14
Will meet three times a month, Mondays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
We will be using a Home Builders study, but will also complement the series with other marriage building activities
For married couples with or without children
Cost: $8 for book
Childcare: Yes
New group
Group Code: C1

Sermon Based (Mondays)
Jerry & Kathleen McCarty
539-4889 or 410-8585
mccartyjk@cox.net
Starts September 14
Will meet weekly, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
New group
Group Code: EN1

Sermon Based (Wednesdays)
Mitchell & Cathy Foote
785-537-8500 W
ffg@cox.net
Starts September 16
Will meet weekly, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Continuing group
Group Code: EN2

Red Card: Standing Against Oppression, Providing Hope (Monday Evenings)
Chris & Amy Barker
785-341-2531
chris@faithmanhattan.org
Will have a meet/greet on September 7; study starts September 14th
Will meet weekly, Mondays at 6:30 pm
Faith EFC Elementary Wing
This is an intergenerational group focused on children at risk around the world. It will help you understand God's heart for those children and the biblical mandate to respond. Come learn how we can work together to provide hope and help to children at risk. This Life Group would be a great group for families looking to participate together in a Life Group.
REQUIREMENTS: We recommend children be at least 7 years of age.
Childcare: Yes
New group
Group Code: RC1

Sunday morning Life Groups are mid-size groups (15-40). There are opportunities at both 9:30 and 11:00. It would be helpful to have you register for these Life Groups, however, if you don't get registered you are free to just show up.

9:30 Groups

Koinonia (New Study: Marriage on the Rock)
Brian Faris
785-457-9843
brfaris@aol.com
Starts September 13
Meets weekly
Faith EFC Adult Ed Wing Room 10
We study a variety of topics, but regularly focus on marriage and parenting issues. This fall we are studying Marriage on the Rock, which looks at God's design for a dream marriage.
Cost: TBA.
Childcare: yes
Continuing group
Group Code: SM1

Renewed Minds (Currently studying Revelation)
Kraig Roozeboom, Kevin Carnes
785-539-6646
normakr@juno.com
Meets weekly
Faith EFC Adult Ed Wing Room 12
We regularly study a book of Bible in a verse-by-verse inductive approach.
We are mostly middle-age folks with a few younger people in the mix. Everyone is welcome.
Childcare: Yes
Continuing group
Group Code: SM2

All Nations
Nate Arthur and Dave Stuckenschmidt
785-410-4847
narth7@hotmail.com
Meets weekly
FEFC Adult Ed Wing Room 9
We are currently doing a study of the book of Mark.
We have a special focus on our international friends. If you have an international friend this is a great group to attend with him or her. Or, if you simply enjoy meeting people from around the world we would invite you to join us.
Childcare: Yes
Continuing Group
Group Code: SM3

Ignition (College age)
Owen & Becky Carnes
785-226-5150
owen.carnes@gmail.com
Starts September 13
Meets weekly
Faith EFC Adult Ed Wing Room 14
This group focuses on topics and issues relevant to college age people. Come connect with others and pursue your relationship with Jesus.
Group Code: SM4

11:00 Groups

Red Card (Intergenerational)
Chris & Amy Barker
785-341-2531
chris@faithmanhattan.org
Will have a meet/greet on September 6; study starts September 13
Will meet weekly
Faith EFC Elementary Wing
This is an intergenerational group focused on children at risk around the world. It will help us understand God's heart for those children and the biblical mandate to respond. Come learn how we can work together to provide hope and help to children at risk. This Life Group would be a great group for families looking to participate together in a Life Group.
Requirements: We recommend children be at least 7 years of age.
Childcare: Yes
New group
Group Code: RC2

Business by the Book
Steve Frank
785-457-3519
sfrank@bluevalley.net
Starts September 13
Will meet weekly
Faith EFC Adult Ed Wing Room 12
This in-depth study is designed to teach business people in all walks of professional life how to conduct business according to biblical principles. Each week’s lesson contains Scriptural teaching and thought-provoking studies to practically apply what you’ve learned.
Cost: $38 (book and work book)
Childcare: yes
New group
Group Code: SM5

A pastorate life group functions like “the church in microcosm” and typically involves around 30 to 40 people.  It is a "mid-sized" life group--large enough so you have room to explore, yet small enough to get to know others in the church. The pastorate Life Group is a safe place of belonging for (a) members of the body of Christ seeking to experience God, (b) those who, for whatever reason, may be only “loosely connected” with the church, and (c) others who want to “get a taste” of the church, but not on a Sunday morning.

We enjoy a meal, worship, a talk, a time during which we study the Bible and pray together, and discussion.

Leaders:
Darren and Tracy Emery
785-565-0011
tlemery@gmail.com
darrenemery@gmail.com

Justin and Susie Kastner
785-539-7799
jkastner@k-state.edu
susie.kastner@gmail.com

Starts Friday, October 2
Will generally meet on the first Friday of the month, 6:30-9 pm @ in the Faith EFC south wing (and occasionally in a home)
Childcare: No
Group Code: P1

Wednesday Mornings

Lord is it Warfare? Teach Me to Stand
Wendy Condra
785-712-7271
wcondra@gmail.com
Starts September 9th - Nov. 18th
Wednesdays 9:15-11:15 @ Faith EFC
This Kay Arthur inductive study is open to women of all ages. It is designed to equip you to recognize and understand that spiritual warfare is inevitable for those who follow Christ; to better understand the tactics of the enemy as well as scriptural ways to overcome the enemy by turning to Christ.
Cost of book ($16)
Childcare: Yes ($10)
New group
Group Code: W2

Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed: A Study of David
Tracy Emery & Dallas Bieker
785-565-0011
dtemercy@gmail.com
Starts September 9th - Nov. 18th
Wednesdays 9:15-11:15 @ Faith EFC
Laugh and cry with Priscilla Shirer, Beth Moore, and Kay Arthur in this study as they share from their own lives as well as from the life of David. This study looks at the life of David at different stages of his life: as a young man, as a middle-aged man, and as a man facing the final third of his life. Come and learn through the life of David how to love God.
Cost of book ($16)
Childcare: Yes ($10)
New group
Group Code: W3

Tuesday Lunch Hour

Book of James
Julie Coonrod
785-776-3276
sjcoonrod@gmail.com
Starts Tuesday, September 8th
Meets every other week, 12:00-1:00 pm, place TBA
We will gather over lunch to discuss the book of James, which is full of practical wisdom for daily living. Our group is open to women of all ages.
Childcare: No
New group
Group Code: W1

Thursday Evenings

A Heart Like His
Wanda Klozenbucher
785-537-8344
garwan@cox.net
Starts September 24th
Meets every other Thursday, 7:00 pm @ Faith EFC
This Beth Moore study will guide us into seeking the heart of God through a study of David. It is an exciting and intimate journey to know King David, the man after God’s own heart. The study will demonstrate how God loved and was able to use David despite his disobedience, and it will offer lessons for those seeking to have a heart like God’s.
Cost: TBA
Childcare: No
New group
Group Code: W4

The Great Adventure

Life should be an adventure, but too often it seems tiring, even boring. The Great Adventure will challenge you to break free from the bondage of boredom and begin the great adventure that God uniquely designed for you. This 20-session study (fall and spring semesters) will look at such issues as:
How to live wisely with the end in mind
How to develop a satisfying, personal mission for your life
How to deal with "unfinished business"
How to focus your life
How to leave a legacy that blesses others
As well as many other topics.

Men's Fraternity is designed to help men come together and strengthen each other through weekly sessions that combine biblical teaching and small group interaction.

Requirements: Must be 18 and over.

Cost: $11 for book. In the spring semester of The Great Adventure, a required component of the study is an online personality assessment that will help you understand your natural strengths and the environments in which you thrive. The inventory costs $35 per person.

Friday Morning Men's Fraternity
Brian Anderson
785-776-2086
brian@faithmanhattan.org
Starts September 18 (Part 2 will meet late January - March)
Meets weekly, Fridays, 6:15-7:45 am
Breakfast is provided each week
Group Code: M1

Thursday Night Men's Fraternity
Michael Welsh
785-410-8233
drmwelsh@msn.com
Starts September 24 (Part 2 will meet late January - March)
Meets weekly, Thursdays, 7:30-9:00 pm
This group will be held if at least 5 guys sign up
Group Code: M2

The Alpha Course

If you have questions about Christianity, or are a new Christian, we would love to invite you to join the next Alpha Course.

Alpha—a practical introduction/re-introduction to the Christian faith—is an opportunity to explore the meaning of life. The Alpha Course consists of a series of talks looking at topics such as “Who is Jesus?”, “Why and how do I pray?”, “How does God guide us?”, etc. We meet each week for dinner and each talk is followed by an opportunity for discussion in small groups. There’s also a weekend retreat about two-thirds of the way into the course.

If you have friends whom you would like to introduce to the Christian faith, consider inviting them to Alpha—it’s a safe place to explore. Bring your friends, and check out Alpha at the next preview Alpha Dinner Party: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 6 p.m. Free childcare is provided! The Fall 2009 Alpha Course runs Sept 15—Dec 8.

Find out more by visiting our Alpha page.

Justin and Susie Kastner
785-539-7799
jkastner@k-state.edu
Starts September 15 with the preview Alpha Dinner Party
Will meet weekly, Tuesdays, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Faith E Free (south end of building)
Childcare: Yes
Group Code: AC

Youth Life Groups, by God’s grace, will be a place for youth to share, be encouraged, explore and grow in faith, love and hope while experiencing authentic community and Christ’s love. Youth Life Groups begin August 30th and run from 6-8pm on Sunday Nights.  For a more complete schedule check out Faith's youth site.

Senior High Boys
Host Home:  Matt and Karlene Floersch, 3016 Montana Court  Manhattan KS - 539-4100
Mentors:  Tim Hawkinson - 236-9157; Daniel Snell - 620-6178164
Group Code: Y1

Middle School Boys
Host Home: Theoden and Katie Wedel, 1412 Beechwood Terrace #7 Manhattan, KS 
Mentors:  Theoden Wedel - 405-219-0858
Group Code: Y2

Senior High Girls
Host Home: Cherrine Case and Rachel Carnes, 2411 Apt F Woodway Manhattan, KS
Mentors:  Cherrine Case (313-4369) and Rachel Carnes (477-3352)
Group Code: Y3

Middle School Girls
Host Home:  Russell and Alison Soppe, 2505 Nutmeg Manhattan KS - 313-4902
Mentors: Courtney Mooney (410-8765) and Abby Wilson (316-519-9412)
Group Code: Y4

Contact Youth Pastor, Russell Soppe, with any questions.