Adult Ministry

Thornapple offers many opportunities for adults to join in community with other adults and to grow in their faith and knowledge.

The following ministries offer ways to learn, serve and fellowship with other adults at Thornapple:

Adult Formation/Education classes are offered on various days and in different formats. They offer an opportunity to grow in our faith and knowledge, as well as enable us to build community among the adults at Thornapple.  For information on Adult Formation Opportunities, click here.  

Life Groups are small groups that meet in homes or at church at various times throughout the week. They offer fellowship, study, prayer support and care in a small group setting.  For information on Life Groups, click here.  

Men's and Women's Ministries offer various programs throughout the year.
Men meet on Monday mornings for breakfast, fellowship and prayer at 6:30 am.  For information on men's ministry, click here. For information on the men's Monday morning gatherings, click here.
For information on Women's events and Bible studies go to the Women's Ministry page.  To go there now, click here.

Senior Scene offers fellowship events throughout the year for seniors. Soup and Study for seniors is the first and third Fridays of each month September to early June.  For information on Senior Scene, click here.

Marriage Ministry includes The Marriage Course (small groups of couples meeting for 8 weeks in homes focusing on marriage topics) and workshops that are given perioidically on marriage related topics.  For more information on the Marriage course, click here. 

Compassion, Mercy and Justice Ministry offers adults opportunities to serve in the city and the world as we together respond to the ever growing need to help the "least of these."  For information on Compassion, Mercy and Justice (including urban, refugee and justice ministries), click here.

Prayer Ministry enables adults to minister to others through prayer.  For information on prayer ministry, click here. Silent Retreats are offered periodically.  For information, click here.

Mentoring -For information from Pastor Rob's Spring 2012 class, click here.

Merge is Thornapple's ministry to 20 somethings, high school grads, college students and grads.  For more on this ministry, click here. We offer a "Be a Friend to a College Student" ministry. To know more about this fun ministry, click here.

Gospel Transformation: On Wednesday evenings a course called Gospel Transformation is offered during the program year. For details on this class, click here.

If you are interested in learning more about a ministry team or joining a team, contact Marny Danz through the church office or by e-mail at mdanz@thornapple.org.