Growing Groups
Opportunities for young adults and beyond
Worship + 2
We want everyone who calls First Alliance their home church to:
- Commit to a weekly worship service
- Participate in a Growing Group
- Join a Serving Group
While our Sunday morning UP corporate worship experience is a great piece of any disciple’s faith journey, it is essential to be IN smaller groups where you can grow in your relationship with Christ, deepen your relationships with other believers, and encourage each other to be more like Jesus daily.
Our IN groups are numerous and varied in their aims, but primarily fall into two categories: Growing Groups and Serving Groups. It is our desire that you take part in one of each.
We want everyone plugged IN for growth, discipleship, care, and community!
Life Groups
Let’s do life together! Life Groups offer an opportunity to build meaningful relationships with Jesus at the center. Over thirty groups meet throughout the week, in Lexington, Nicholasville, Wilmore, and Versailles. Scroll down for a list of groups that are currently open. Click on a specific group for more information as to location and meeting times.
Please note that groups will be filled in the order that requests are submitted. Should your requested group reach capacity before you sign up, we will contact you and we will do our best to find you an alternative group to join. Thank you for understanding.
Adult Education
Sundays at 9:30am
Open Word
Ongoing
This long-standing class is centered around an in-depth study of a book of the Bible and taught by a team of teachers. They are currently studying the book of Hebrews.
Young Marrieds & Growing Families
Ongoing
If you are a newly married couple or have been married for a while and have a growing family, this class is for you! Join us in the Founder’s Dining Room for a class that is aimed at helping you navigate this season of your life with biblical teaching and community. The class is led by Dale & Louisa Ditto, Dave & Maribeth Burton, and David & Karen Thomas.
Sundays at 11:00am
Deeper Walk
Ongoing
Drop in anytime to check out what we are currently diving into. Our class purpose is to pursue spiritual maturity and discover spiritual freedom in this life with Jesus. Our class is open to everyone, from youth to senior adults. We are journeying together toward a Spirit-led deeper walk with Christ by focusing on matters of the heart.
Winter Quarter Electives
Christ & Culture: Navigating the Crisis of Our Civilization
February 1-March 29, 9:30am
This nine-week series with Pastor Eliseo Mejia is designed to explore how our cultural moment engages with the biblical roots of culture and to diagnose the deepest societal crises of our time. We will look at how Christ offers a robust response through the Kingdom of God, calling the Church to be a healing presence in a fractured world.
Additionally, through spiritual formation and practical mission, we, as followers of Jesus, learn to live as a faithful counterculture. Ultimately, this journey invites us to enjoy new cultural environments with Christ at its core—full of hope beyond the crisis.
The Marriage Course
February 1-March 22, 5:00-7:00pm
High School Room
In the busyness of life, it can be challenging to find the time and space to focus on your relationship. The Marriage Course is designed to help you prioritize your marriage, to have the conversations you need to build a stronger marriage, and better navigate life together.
Come join us for this 7-week video series led by Alpha leaders Nicky and Sila Lee. Desserts, workbooks, time and space to engage in private conversations, and free childcare for birth-4th grade will be provided. Watch for registration in the Church Center app.
Contact Kensi Duszynski for more info. This class is an extension of Congregational Care as we invest in marriages.
College Ministry
We love being the “home” church for so many college students! We invite every college student to participate in Worship + 2 during the school year.
The Table
We launched our new ministry called The Table this past September and will have sign-ups take place during January for the spring semester. This is a space where couples and families from our church open up their homes and invite you—college students and young adults—to come share a meal. It’s not about another church service or another lecture; it’s about real relationships. It’s about friendship, prayer, encouragement, and making room at the table for you. This ministry also came with a dream for a move of evangelism on college campuses. We want there to be a place for you guys to bring your friends who maybe aren’t believers, but are asking questions about faith and need a space to do that. We also have been using tools from Alpha USA. If you want to be aware of announcements, make sure to watch our Instagram.
The Furnace
Wednesdays, 7:00am
We have been working with the WGM Center on Asbury’s campus to help promote this Wednesday morning prayer group. It starts back up on January 14.
Young Professionals
Enriching community and impactful discipleship are two things that can seem fleeting when you enter into post college adulthood. It’s not unusual to become overwhelmed when searching for these two vital aspects of the Christian life. Our Young Professionals group is a community of post-school individuals, both single and married, in our 20s and 30s who are pursuing and learning together what it means to follow Jesus. We eat, laugh, study Scripture, praise God, serve our First Alliance family, and reach out to our neighbors together.
Throughout the fall, we will meet in various home groups throughout Lexington and Nicholasville on Thursdays at 7:00pm. We share a meal, fellowship, and encourage one another as we walk with Jesus together. The fourth Thursday of each month we host a large group gathering at FAC, bringing all our home groups together for a night of fun and fellowship. These large group gatherings are the perfect place to get plugged in with Young Professionals before attending at home group gathering.
Senior Adult Ministry
Senior Adult Ministry refers to ministries to, for, and with the more senior members of the FAC community. (We don’t draw a strict age range.) This is a vibrant, active, and important segment of our life and identity as a church family.
Senior adults of FAC are actively engaged in leadership in Worship, Adult Education, Children’s Ministries, Life Groups, Guest Services, as well as less visible work as mentors, prayer partners, and support for a variety of servant ministries.
The Lunch Bunch
You are invited to join a group of friends enjoying a casual lunch together on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 11:30am. The location varies. Check the Connector for location and details.
The Gathering
You are invited to a time of fellowship, laughter, encouragement, support, and prayer. Guest speakers and programs round out the evening. Bring a snack or dessert to share, and be ready to be welcomed, encouraged, and inspired. We meet the fourth Sunday of most months. Check the Connector for monthly details.
Women’s Ministry
We are excited for all God is doing in our FAC Women’s Ministry! Our new Wisdom Team, our various ministry leaders, and several of you have shaped our fall ministries, and there is so much to step into this fall.
If you are a woman who attends FAC, consider this your warm welcome to Women’s Ministries. Please contact us with any questions and sign up throughout the year on our app or website for any groups, studies, or opportunities that you think would bless you!
McNutt
Interim Director of Women’s Ministry
Barber
Women’s Ministry Administrative Assistant
Classes
Bible Study
Revelation by Jen Wilkin
Perhaps no other book of the Bible feels as intimidating to us as the very last one. The book of Revelation overflows with images and ideas that confound our modern ears. But if all Scripture is God-breathed and profitable, we should assume Revelation is as accessible and helpful as any other book of the Bible. Why don’t we see it that way?
Two thousand years ago, John’s Revelation was circulated and read aloud among seven churches in Asia Minor. Those who heard the letter understood it and drew encouragement from its message. The same can be true for you today. Over ten sessions of verse-by-verse Bible study, Jen Wilkin helps you discover how the last book of the Bible—the culmination of God’s great story—speaks both a steadying word of assurance and a strong call to endure to the church in every age.
Groups will begin the week of January 18 and will meet varying days and times and both in-person and online.
Start Here Class
(The Second Half: Identity, Purpose and You)
Are you new to faith in Jesus? Are you wondering what the basics of Christianity are all about? Then this class is for you. Start Here is just what it sounds like, a starting point in your faith journey to explore the incredible God we serve and His Word. We want you to feel equipped and supported as you learn more about who God is and as you explore the Christian faith.
The class will meet on Sunday mornings at 9:30am from January 25 to March 15 in Room 205. The other half of the class will be offered in the fall quarter. You do not need to commit to both classes to participate and can join this class even if you did not participate in the first half this past fall.
Events
Women’s Retreat
March 20-22
Join us for a weekend of fellowship, experiences, and teaching as we lean into the goodness of God and the grace He has poured out on us. The retreat begins Friday night and goes through Sunday morning. Hear stories from some of our FAC women and enjoy a true retreat with God in a beautiful setting. Saturday options will be available as well as the opportunity to stay offsite at a local hotel.
More information and registration will open on the website in mid-February. We hope to see you there!
Groups
Ascend
A Mentor Ministry
Join the nearly 40 women who took part in our new mentor ministry, Ascend. Mentors/mentees will commit to one quarter (January-April) meeting six times with specific parameters. If you think you would be interested in serving as a mentor or being paired with a mentor as a mentee, you can complete our online application.
Freedom Groups
Thursday nights
Finding Balance
Freedom and Food
Food is a gift from God. But like all gifts, we can develop habits and patterns that distort this good gift. This group is designed to help women find Jesus in the middle of their struggles with food, exercise and body image challenges. The group will meet beginning January 22 at 6:30pm in the Lower Auditorium Chapel. This group will be confidential in Planning Center.
The Journey
This is a newer group for women whose spouses have struggled with sexual integrity (infidelity, pornography, etc). This group will meet for 10-12 weeks and go through a curriculum exploring topics of anger, fear, trust, and forgiveness. This group seeks to be a Christ-centered safe place where you’ll be met with understanding, love, and hope.
Life to Life
Life to Life’s purpose is helping women grow deeper in our walks with God and each other. We encourage and invest in each other through genuine care and intentional conversation! There is no preparation or homework with these groups. Some groups meet in homes and others in coffee shops, depending on the facilitator of the group. We try to offer a variety of days and times that might suit your schedule.
After last year’s success, we will be expanding our niche Life to Life table offerings. The following tables will be available this fall:
- Single moms who have suffered the pain of divorce
- Widows over 60 in their second chapter
- Foster and adoptive moms parenting kids from hard places.
- Women who have experienced the pain of abortion (This group will be confidential and members will not be public to other members or viewers of the group in Planning Center.)
LIFT (formerly Secret Sisters)
1 Thessalonians 5:11 calls us to encourage one another and build each other up. LIFT is an intentional community of women that lift each other up in prayer and encourages women through the gift of presence, community and a one time small personal gift. LIFT will meet the 4th Sunday of the month, January-April.
MomGroup
Third Tuesday of each month at 9:30am
The goal of MomGroup is to encourage each other once a month through community and speakers while providing food and childcare for birth through Pre-K. Moms of any age are welcome!
Women’s Ministry Wisdom Team
This beautiful group of women represents different ages, stages, backgrounds, spiritual gifts, personalities, and ministry service areas and will serve as our new “wisdom team” during this time. They represent some of our ministry areas as well as valued wise voices at the table.
As we head into fall, you will see them serving at our Fall Kick-off and in various leadership roles in our different areas of ministry. We are thankful for their “yes!” to serve on this team and their commitment to providing prayer support, a listening ear, and wise counsel as they see the whole of our Women’s Ministry.
Christmas Team
Ascend
Bible Study
MomGroup
Men’s Ministry
Groups
Monday Night Men’s Study (MnMs)
Mondays, 5:30-6:45pm, Lower Auditorium, Room 11
We are discussing the book Stand Firm and Act Like Men by Joby Martin. We go through roughly half a chapter per week. The reading schedule is available when you join the group. Join us for rich discussion and scripture deep dives!
Men’s Mid(ish)-Week
Thursday mornings, 6:30-7:30am
Dining Room
Every Thursday we eat breakfast and study a chapter of the Bible, discussing how the scriptures apply to our lives today. We finish our time with prayer and then head out into the rest of our day on mission. It is a great time to connect with other men and be reminded of what it means to be a Godly man in every area of life.
Men’s Freedom Group
Thursdays, 6:30-8:45pm, Family Life Center, Rooms 203-204
The purpose of this group is to help each other walk in freedom from anything that keeps us from living the life that Jesus purchased for us on the cross. We meet in room 203 and 204. Please enter through the main entrance.
The Ember Circle
Just Men, Just Fire, Just Life
Every other Monday beginning January 5, 7:00-8:30pm
Join men for an outdoor, fireside chat (moves inside for harsh weather) to learn, grow, and challenge each other in all aspects of life. Bring a chair and be ready for real conversations.
Meets in the Roycrafts’ backyard. Specific dates for this quarter: 1/5, 1/19, 2/2, 2/16, 3/2, 3/16, 3/30, 4/13, and 4/27.
Events
No Regrets
Men’s Spring Conference
Saturday, February 21, 8:00am-4:00pm
We are excited to once again serve as an official host site for the annual No Regrets Men’s Conference, a global gathering designed to equip and inspire men to live boldly for Christ. This is our second year partnering with No Regrets, and we’re looking forward to another powerful day of teaching, worship, and community.
The 2026 theme is Surrender, rooted in Romans 12:1, calling men to offer their lives fully to God as an act of worship. Through nationally streamed sessions and local music and discussion, we’ll explore what it truly means to surrender—practically, spiritually, and courageously.
Join us for a full day of encouragement and challenge alongside men from our church and around the world.
Watch the Connector for when registration opens.
Men’s Mini Conference
Saturday, March 28, 8:00-11:00am
no cost
Join us for a powerful time of worship through music, teaching, and discussion.
Men’s Service Breakfast
Second Saturday of the month, 9:00am-12:00pm
Dining Room
Grab a hearty breakfast and enjoy a chat with other men, then put on your gloves as we head out to help people in our church community with various projects and work!
Intergenerational Ministry
Pastor of Intergenerational Ministry
A core strength of FAC is its intergenerational character. Newcomers quickly recognize this is a full family church home. While vibrant groups, programs, and ministries abound for every age and stage of life, we are committed to the integration of all the generations as we worship, learn, grow, and serve to live out our vision, mission, and values.
Intercultural Engagement
Pastor of Intercultural Engagement
We celebrate that over 22 countries are represented in our congregation on Sundays. If you have a heart to be a part of welcoming and serving in this area, reach out to Pastor Eliseo Mejia.
Translation Station
Every Sunday we offer translation in over 60 languages during all our Sunday services. Visit our Translation Station in the Atrium for more information!