Groups

At Celebrate Recovery, we know that God can heal the pain of our past sin, pain, abuse and trauma. He can work in our lives and help us lay down behaviors that have caused destruction in our [...]

At ENCOUNTER we give towards life change and one of the ministries supported through your giving is the Rescue Mission Alliance. The Rescue Mission Alliance is a Christian non-profit organization [...]

MOPS and MOMSnext are gatherings for moms that meet twice a month during the school year. Audrey McCoy, mom to Lauren, shared the impact MOPS has had on her life. “After the birth of my daughter, [...]

September is just around the corner and at ENCOUNTER that means Groups Launch is coming. Over the summer we have been meeting with leaders as they prepare to launch their new small groups. This [...]

At ENCOUNTER we value “engaging the world” meaning as Christ followers, our focus turns outward to the world around us – people who really need Jesus. One way we share the love of Jesus is by [...]

My name is Susan Plummer.  My husband John and I have been married for 20 years and he is both a step & spiritual father to “our” kids. Our son Jared is 28, a Captain in the Army, and [...]

Want to come over for dinner? Other people are coming and we hope you will join us. We have Singles, Young Families, Couples, and Grandparent Dinner for Eight (D48) opportunities for you to [...]

Margaret and Spence Gosenson retired and moved to Ventura in July of 2017. After visiting several different churches, they decided to call ENCOUNTER home and immediately looked for ways to get [...]

Groups that serve together, stay together. The Young Professional Women’s small group launched in the Fall of 2016 and has been going strong ever since.  The group’s vision is “to create a space [...]

We’re growing our ministry to moms and we couldn’t be more excited! MOMSnext is for moms who are – past the diaper years and kids are sleeping through the night – meeting [...]