Friendship Club
Everyone Belongs. Everyone Serves.
The purpose of the Friendship program is to nurture the spiritual growth of people with intellectual disabilities in the context of personal and meaningful relationships. Bethel CRC hosts a Friendship Club every Tuesday evening at 7 pm from September to April. Participants with special needs are paired with a mentor friend for encouragement and support. Here's how the evening works:
- Most nights we begin in a large group with singing, sharing, and prayer.
- Next, a Bible lesson is shared, often with group participation.
- This is followed by one-on-one time, where mentors and friends meet to discuss the Bible lesson often while working on activities related to the Bible study.
- Finally, the group gathers enjoys social time with refreshments. The meeting ends at 8 pm.