Community

Sermon Discussion Group

Would you enjoy hearing others’ thoughts on Sunday’s sermon? Do you want to dig deeper into Scripture? Then our mid-week Sermon Discussion group is for you! We meet on Wednesdays from 7:00 to 8:15 at the Sturgis’ home to fellowship and discuss the previous week’s sermon in a friendly and informative way. Please consider joining us; we’d love to see you!

I love being able to talk candidly about the questions I have and to learn from the others who attend our weekly discussions.
— Carrie

Women’s Fellowship Group

Women’s Community Group is High Desert’s informal get-together, held every other Thursday. The format has been designed for any woman looking for conversation, support, and prayer. There is no book study or homework, which keeps our group as an oasis in the midst of busyness! If you’d like to join us for Women’s Group, please email Jenna Berg (jennaannberg@gmail.com) for the current week’s meeting location.

It is a gift to share in life with other women who know and love Christ. I am encouraged and sharpened by our conversations, and blessed by our times of prayer. (And usually there’s chocolate.)
— Laurel

Men’s Bible Study

Men’s Bible Study is an opportunity for men to get together to eat a breakfast, listen to God’s word, share what is happening in our lives, and pray. This is a great way to start the day by encouraging each other to grow in our faith as in Colossians 2:6-7: Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. We meet every other Tuesday, 6:15am at the Kolache Factory (Northwest corner of Wyoming and Paseo).

As the youngest member of the men’s group, I most appreciate the opportunity for mentorship from more “experienced” men in what it means to be a Christian man, husband and father. It is also provides for me accountability and a regular time in the Word outside of Sunday morning.
–Richard

International Students Inc.

Volunteers from High Desert and other churches partner together to share Christ’s love with international college students through International Students Inc. (ISI) Albuquerque. Students interested in learning about the Bible can attend weekly Bible studies in a small group setting. In the first semester, students are taught the message of the Bible in a chronological, storytelling method. Returning students move on to a discovery Bible study that is more discipleship-oriented. Also, Bible study leaders usually organize a few outings for their group, such as a hike in the Sandia Mountains!

Through the Friendship Partners program organized by International Students, Inc, High Desert members have formed close relationships with international students attending the University of New Mexico. This has been a wonderful opportunity to show hospitality to people who have relocated, often completely alone, thousands of miles to a new country and alien culture. Many students hail from places that are antagonistic or indifferent to the message of Jesus, and these are the first true encounters with Christians that they have experienced.

A main focus of ISI is to help meet some of the practical needs of international students, especially the newly arriving ones. One area we assist in is the collection and distribution of donated furniture and household items. These items help the students set up their apartments. We work with furniture throughout the year, but the most intense period for donations is the summer, when we prepare for the nearly 500 new international students arriving for the fall semester. In August we partner with UNM’s Baptist Student Union, using their building across from campus as a distribution center. During the three weeks before school starts, we give away an incredible amount of furniture and household items. This is one way our members fulfill ISI’s motto of “demonstrating Jesus’s love.”