Our small group ministry hopes to provide a safe space for students to encounter holistic transformation. They create opportunities for: upward growth (as students learn more about God through Scripture and prayer), inward growth (as students build authentic relationships with one another) and outward growth (as students learn to live out their faith in a particular context).
Here is a list of our groups and contact info:
DORM SMALL GROUPS
For freshmen and those living in the dorms
[Unit 1]
Tuesdays, 7pm — meet in Unit 1 courtyard
Contact Chris Luo: buyco2@gmail.com / 510-304-1375
[Unit 2]
Mondays, 7:30pm — meet in Unit 2 courtyard
Contact Jaqueline Wu: jwwu@berkeley.edu / 858-397-8278
[Unit 3]
Tuesdays, 7pm — meet in front of Bear Market
Contact Jessica Lau: msjessicalau@gmail.com / 510-552-0469
[Unit 4] (Foothill, Bowles and Stern)
Mondays, 7pm — meet at Hillside
Contact Derek Wu: canadaian@gmail.com / 408-207-3164
[Clark Kerr Campus]
Tuesdays, 7pm — meet at the Horseshoe
Contact Christina Agoff: christina.agoff@gmail.com / 650-483-4655
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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
For sophomores and up.
[Social Justice]
Mondays, 7pm — 2725 Haste St. #308
Contact Andrew Huang: andrewhuang@berkeley.edu / 408-431-1465
We are a community of students exploring God’s heart for a variety of social and global issues through then lens of Scripture. We are also committed to actively reaching and serving people in our communities who are in need.
[Life Discipleship]
Tuesdays, 7:30pm — 2725 Haste St #301
Contact Sarah Lin: sarah_lin@berkeley.edu / 408-425-3605
We are a group that is seeking what it means to be disciples of Christ through the study of His Word and through community. This year, will be studying the gospel of Mark.
[Life Sciences]
Mondays, 7pm — 2725 Haste St. #106
Contact Grace Liu: gliu06@gmail.com / 510-697-8329
We are a community of life science majors seeking to reconcile our academic discipline with a belief in God. Through scripture study and discussions, the small group will tackle relevant questions of science and faith. Through prayer and community service, we hope to actively engage with each other and the campus life science community at large.
[Engineering]
Mondays, 7pm — 2437 Piedmont Ave. #207
Contact Tom Reichert: treichert99@gmail.com / 310-650-9559
Engineering small group is a community that seeks to discover the heart of God, specifically as it pertains to our calling as engineers. Through regular Bible study, prayer, and outreach, we seek to equip students to glorify God in all aspects of their lives- personally, academically, and vocationally.
[Creative Arts]
Mondays, 7pm — 2520 College Ave. #112
Contact Olivia Lau: olivia.o.olivia@gmail.com / 408-888-5130
The Creative Arts Small Group is a new small group for artists or anyone who just likes art. We will read scripture related to creativity and art, and witness to others, especially other art communities. This small group will also be a place of personal creative expression, and we encourage everyone to share whatever he/she is working on. All are welcome to join: poets, musicians, dancers, painters, photographers, pastry chefs, knitters, underwater basket weavers, actors, gardeners, or even if you just appreciate art but don’t consider yourself an artist. Please come!
[Marketplace Small Group]
Tuesdays, 7-9 pm — 2520 College Ave. #211
Contact Stephanie Yee: syee@berkeley.edu / 408-482-2617
Marketplace small group hopes to build a strong community that seeks to better understand the Word and what the Bible has to say about topics such as the love of money and evangelism in a corporate setting. This small group is popular with Business/Econ majors, Media Studies majors, and Sociology majors. This small group is welcome to all majors, as everyone will at some point experience the career world and wrestle with the issues and questions that come with practically living out the Word.
[Ethnic Identity & Racial Reconciliation (EIRR)]
Wednesdays, 7pm — 2514 College Ave. Apt. H
Contact Sara Fong: sarafong.intervarsity@gmail.com / 310-948-8510
EIRR small group will be a non-colorblind space to talk about issues relating to race in the Bible, on campus, and in our own experiences. We will see how God brings healing and restoration to our own identities as we also see how he reconciles different communities. We will read articles, share stories, celebrate different cultures & communities, eat different foods, and seek God’s heart together through Scripture study. All are invited.
[Women's Identity and Sexuality]
Wednesdays, 7-9pm — location TBA
Contact Becky Chiang: rebecca.chiang@gmail.com / 408-621-8109
*This small group is closed. Please contact Becky for more info or if you would like to visit
A safe space for women to discuss and explore their identity and sexuality as women in the world today. Topics covered include body image, sex and relationships, marriage, sexual orientation, women in the Bible, and more.